Kissena Park

Queens, NY

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Kissena Park - Queens, NY Area Guide

Beloved city park sprawls across north Queens

Lake Park Outdoors Golfing Wooded

As one of the larger parks in Queens, Kissena Park is a beloved outdoor space for residents and visitors alike. As the home of Queens Botanical Garden, you can admire the beautiful flowers, trees, and lawns that surround this well-landscaped attraction.

Weeping willows are just one of the many trees in the park’s historic tree grove that attracts admiration from many. Kissena Park is a premier location for outdoor recreation and relaxing under the shade of trees in lush lawns in northern Queens. Jog through wooded trails, explore the gardens, tee off at Kissena Park Golf Course, or fish on Kissena Lake.

You wouldn’t necessarily think of sprawling parks and towering trees when you think of New York City, but this bustling borough offers the best of both worlds! Enjoy proximity to public schools, hospitals, restaurants, supermarkets, and more conveniences when you put down roots in the residential streets surrounding this scenic park!

Getting Around

Exceptionally Walkable

Walkability

100 / 100

Exceptional Public Transit

Transit

100 / 100

Moderately Drivable

Drivability

60 / 100

Exceptionally Bikeable

Bikeability

90 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 5 Minute Walk

Groceries

100 / 100

Great Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

80 / 100

Fair Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

40 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

70 / 100

Recreation

Exceptional Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

100 / 100

Exceptional Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

90 / 100

Local Vibe

Vibrant Atmosphere at Times

Vibrancy

50 / 100

Fair Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

40 / 100

Somewhat Noisy

Quiet Score

80 / 100

Points of Interest

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.