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Roberto Clemente State Park

1973 establishments in New York CityAC with 0 elementsMorris Heights, BronxNew York City geography stubsParks in the Bronx
Protected areas established in 1973State parks of New York (state)
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Roberto Clemente State Park is a 25-acre (10 ha) state park in Morris Heights, Bronx, New York City. The park is adjacent to the Harlem River, the Major Deegan Expressway (Interstate 87), and the Morris Heights station on Metro-North's Hudson Line.

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Roberto Clemente State Park
Major Deegan Expressway, New York The Bronx

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N 40.855 ° E -73.92 °
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Major Deegan Expressway
10453 New York, The Bronx
New York, United States
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