Marine Park: Salt Marsh Nature Center, 3302 Avenue U, Brooklyn
Historic Victorian Flatbush. Monday, Nov. 5, at 7 p.m
Borough Historian Ron Schweiger presents the lecture on this historic district filled with beautiful homes and memories from the Victorian era. Free. For more information, call 311 or visit www.nyc.gov/parks.
Sun rise over the Marine Park Golf course in Brooklyn - by Peter Paulding"...following allegations and legal wrangling over alleged mob ties. But Parks Department officials vowed the 18-hole course would remain open while they look for a new company to run it. The changes come after months of uncertainty at the public golf course following questions raised by Controller William Thompson in January linking operator Domenick Logozzo to a reputed Colombo crime family soldier. Logozzo sued the city last spring for canceling his 20-year, $10 million contract over the allegations, which he disputes." continue reading...Thankfully, the temperatures have dropped in recent days so this decision will not affect most golfers handicap this season. On my last trip to Marine Park the course was in great shape and really is the best golf course in New York City. The driving range is not far from completion and the new practice area along with the course were in heavy use. Hopefully, a legitimate company that has experience operating golf courses in addition to the pro shop and bar/restaurant is found before next season.
With this recent nice weather summer may be almost over, but it is still golf season in Brooklyn.
The favorite course in Brooklyn is Marine Park which was designed by Robert Trent Jones and is a links course built off Jamaica Bay in the southern end of Brooklyn. The course at Marine Park is almost 7,000 yards, the longest in the city, and feels even longer with a constant in-your-face wind that blows off the bay. With the greens and fairway in great shape, the new management team has cleaned up the course adding a brand new pro shop along with new golf carts and a driving range is on the way. Twilight hours start after 4pm and you can play as many holes as you can fit it before it gets dark for $15 bucks, just don't forget the bug spray.
Marine Park Golf Course (718) 338-7100
2880 Flatbush Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11234
Directions: Belt Parkway to Exit 11N; Make left at 2nd light. Mass Transit: Take No. 2 or 5 train to Flatbush Ave. (last stop) then Q 35 bus.
photo by captkenjerooDyker Heights Golf (718) 836-9722
86 7th Ave Brooklyn, NY 11217
Directions from Brooklyn: Take the Belt Parkway East to VanWyck Expressway North to the Grand Central Parkway North. Exit at 9P. Follow Western Queens Directions.
