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    4.5 (88 reviews)

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    Amazing skies!! Life is beautiful
    Steffanie G.

    Juniper Valley Park is such a peaceful, well-kept spot in the heart of Middle Village. It has something for everyone wide open fields, a great walking track, tennis courts, and playgrounds that are always full of life. I love how clean and safe it feels, and there's a real sense of community here. Whether you're going for a run, walking your dog, or just sitting on a bench enjoying the breeze, it's one of those places that makes you appreciate living in Queens.

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    Carl N.

    Juniper Valley Park is one of many public parks in Queens. It is the most beloved parks in the borough and an integral part of its Middle Village neighborhood. It has a full race track. basketball, handball, tennis courts, roller hockey, baseball, soccer and football fields. Similarly, it has a functional public restroom and children's playground. Overall, this park is good for families, children, and is well maintained.

    Sheila M.

    Juniper Park is a hidden gem located in Queens. There are tennis courts, baseball field, playground. They are lots of activities in the summertime. In the other field , there are places to sit and enjoy the beauty. In the wintertime, you can go sledding.

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    Mely Y.

    I enjoy coming to Juniper Valley Park. A quick Q47 bus ride and we here. What a great park near the Shops at Atlas Park Mall too. Pretty spacious, has many sections for all sports. I love seeing this group that always claim these two handball courts in the back. When I see the camp chairs, you know you don't stand any chances of infiltrating on those courts. Lol. My favorite feature would have to be the tennis courts. On one end, they have two mini designated tennis courts for the kids. Or maybe it's for pickle ball. Either way, that's not something I see everywhere. Juniper has a couple of playgrounds. There's a huge one by the tennis and basketball section of the park. The restroom is right in the middle of it all. Great park in the center of Queens.

    What are you doing Starlight? Did you just bite my girlfriend? Juniper in the butt?
    Fox E.

    Not to be confused with the Junesniper Park, which is a place I don't recommend you go in summer, without a bulletproof vest on anyway. In an urban jungle like New York City you can never get enough Parks. This park is one of the better ones in Queens. It's not always clean and not always safe at night, but it's still a fantastic place to bring your family or relax or study. It gets cold in the summer and hot in the winter but then so does your mother.

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    Mike is the parks person who maintains the park. Great guy, does a great job in maintaining the tennis courts as well!

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    Joseph F Mafera Park - www.soccercric.com

    Joseph F Mafera Park

    3.8(5 reviews)
    0.8 mi

    As a kid I would come to this park all of the time. It's fairly big and never too packed. There is…read morea small area for dogs( if you have a small dog just be careful because the gates are large and they may slip through the gates) there is a nice size playground, water area, basketball courts, handball,skating area and bathrooms in the middle. This park is hidden in the neighborhood so I dont think many people in the ridgewood area know about it. A block or so up is the YMCA and a police station. Its also not far from the freshpond train station for the M train. It's about 2-3 blocks from freshpond. I really like this park and I definitely recommend this place to others.

    This should be categorized under PARKS, but the menu did not allow that…read more Mafera Park is located just a few blocks from the Fresh Pond Road station of the M Line. It is the best park in this part of Ridgewood, and is only steps away from the Police Precient. It is equipped with softball fields, racket ball courts, a basketball court, and possibly a roller-hockey field. (Although I'm not sure if it is still in place after the renovation.) The softball field recently has a major renovation which turned the grass into astroturf. I'm not sure if that is an improvement, but I know it makes for very uncomfortable picnicking. The softball field is very actively used by the community. My review here will focus on the playground, which is what I use the most. This playground is extremely active and often very crowded, except in the very early morning hours. It can often be too crowded which is why we exclusively go when it is less crowded. This community has a LOT of children, more than MANY neighborhoods. The playground has two distint areas, one for toddlers, and the other for grade-school kids. The toddler area is equipped with baby swings, and a jungle gym featuring two slides, a bridge, a fireman pole, a tick-tac toe and various other features on this kind of equipment. The grade-school kids area has larger swings, and a jungle gym area featuring a bridge, various levels of height, a double slide, and a twisty curvy slide. It also has many ladders and a various fireman poles and a some monkey bars. Lastly there is another piece of equipment detached from the other areas that features a double slide and a few levels. The middle of the park has a sprinkler area in the shape of round balls with a central area for getting wet. Now that the description is out of the way.... I go to this park nearly every weekend with my daughter. In the summertime, the sprinklers aren't open till around 10:00 - 10:30. The Park Dept generally comes around 9 and opens the bathrooms that are typical park bathrooms, stinky and "clean enough if you have no where else to go". There is also one water fountain that is usually clogged with leaves, debris and water balloons. I find the equipment adequate for it's purposes by am dismayed by the lack of attention this well used park gets in terms of maintenance. The double-slide in the grade-school area has had a sharp ding on the right slide for over six months. If a kid is going down this slide fast, they can easily cut their hands on this ding. After repeated complaints, the city has not fixed it. All it takes is a metal file to file it down. Why it still hasn't been fixed is beyond me. An area near the toddler swings, just short of the sprinklers has indentations in the cement where it has sunk. As a result this area is always filled with water and leaves. Why hasn't the city flattened this area out? The playground itself is open to the rest of the park without a fence seperating it from the rest of the park. Almost all decent playgrounds have some sort of containing fence to contain the kids who WILL wander off. I don't understand why this park does not. On the weekends, this park gets very dirty. I wish it was cleaned more often. There are rubber tiles on the ground of the park in only a few areas that are coming apart. Toddlers learning to walk easily trip on this thing. My basic complaint is the lack of resources this park has. Comparing this park to other parks around the city. -3rd Street Playground in Prospect Park. It has triple the number of features and equipment for a larger variety of age groups. It is particular important for the really young babies, where there is a large learning curve between 12 months and 24 months. It was cordoned off, like most playgrounds. - 9th Street Playground in Prospect Park. Features a sand pit, two sets of sprinklers, and two extra large jungle gyms, and a staff that is on duty during the day. And wow, what nice bathrooms for the public. - Hecksler Playground - The biggest sandpit I have ever seen in a park. A mote on various levels. The asphault on the ground is very soft so when kids fall they don't get hurt. - Union Square Park - Again much nicer. - 23rd Street Park (Manhattan) - Again much nicer. So the elephant in the room is.... How come parks in Ridgewood aren't this well equipped? We are one city where resources are allocated equally... I think not... We know the truth.

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    Ridgewood Reservoir - The infamous stairs to get to the upper area of Highland Park.

    Ridgewood Reservoir

    4.4(7 reviews)
    1.8 miGlendale

    Ridgewood Reservoir use to be a freshwater wetland on the border between Brooklyn and Queens. What…read moreis now the upper area of Highland Park. I either go for a walk or run along the trailway all the time. Just recently after doing some research the 3rd basin used to be Ridgewood Reservoir until 1989 when the reservoir was drained out. One of the many fascinating history of this once Reservoir. There use to be a waterfall. At a certain distance while walking on the trail way you get to see portions of the abandoned and once waterfall. At first you would assume it was used as stairs to get to somewhere down, but nothing like it. I could only image the view. Another fascinating history behind the Ridgewood Reservoir, there used to be a keepers house and guest house. Only a small part of that house remains while the other part is long gone. Not sure if people while out running or just taking a stroll notices these tiny historical fragments distance away. Ridgewood Reservoir is very peaceful, quiet, and very well preserved naturally. If you are the walker type it can take you about 20 minutes to walk Ridgewood Reservoir. For those bike or running enthusiasts less.

    One of my good friends who lives in East New York recently told me about this magical place just a…read morefew months ago. While visiting my folks the other day in Fresh Meadows, I decided to bike to the Reservoir and see what all the hype was about. I have friends who live nearby and they are always telling me to visit. While visiting my parents the other day, I borrowed my dads old 79s Italian road bike and went for it. It was about about 8 miles but it was worth it. The reservoir is not to be confused with Highland Park though they are right near each other. If you've ever have noticed a bike path on the right hand side of the Jackie Robinson highway going east bound (nearby exit 2 or 3 perhaps), this it where that leads to. If you're biking like I was, there's a pretty decent amount of bike rack space on both sides of the water. The bike racks are also pretty publicly facing so seemed decently safe to me, as long as you have a decent or good lock. With by bike secured, I was able to walk around and take in the spectacular views of the water while enjoying the sounds of hundreds of singing birds, who too decided to spend the day relaxing by the reservoir. I couldn't help but forgot that I was still technically in New York City. Seriously, it felt like I was somewhere here on Long Island. The best part about this park, is that if you're adventurous, it turns out there are some really cool hidden paths all around. I found one that gave took to this unobstructed and extremely private view of the water. I had the entire one half of the park to myself. It was just me, my thoughts and nature. Bring some binoculars if you have any and go bird watching. I spotted some beautiful Red Robin's and blue jays. If you're ever out this way, I HIGHLY suggest you check this place out.

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    Ridgewood Reservoir - Part of the gatehouse still remains.

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