From: Date: Sun, 21 Aug 1994 09:57:18 -1000 From: ajames@k12.ucs.umass.edu(Ann James (Carlisle PS))) Message-Id: <1994Aug21.195718.4183@k12.ucs.umass.edu> Organization: University of Massachusetts K-12 Outreach Subject: Manhattan stunt kiteing Dose anyone know any good places to fly in Manhattan? It would be nice if they were accesable on public transportation = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 19:21:36 -1000 From: radow@netcom.com (Roy Radow) Message-Id: Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Subject: Re: Manhattan stunt kiteing ajames@k12.ucs.umass.edu (Ann James (Carlisle PS)) writes: >Dose anyone know any good places to fly in Manhattan? >It would be nice if they were accesable on public transportation The Great Lawn in Central Park is one obvious location, although I've always found it too full of civilians when the weather is nice. There was a small space behind the new Styvessant H.S. in the new Battery City Park, but this too is often used for other things. I've found that the most popular places to fly around Manhattan are: Liberty State Park in New Jersey (lots of wind with the Statue and Manhattan skyline in the background), an area next to the Belt Parkway (southern Brooklyn) just east of the Verrazano Bridge, Coney Island (southern Brooklyn), Eisenhower Park in Nassau County, and Jones Beach (also on Long Island). The two kite shops in the NYC area are: Big City Kite Co, 1201 Lexington Avenue, NYC, NY 10028 (212 472 2623), and Kite World, 250 Post Avenue, Westbury, Long Island 11590 (516 338 6811). You can phone them for further recommendations. (Or check the FAQ for stores in New Jersey.) Happy Flying ! Roy -- Roy Radow * Now: radow@netcom.com * (was: roy@panix.com) North American Man/Boy Love Association -For membership info & brochure write to: NAMBLA, Dept. RR, PO Box 174, Midtown Station, NYC, NY 10018. Send $5 for current Bulletin with amount credited toward membership fee. Publications list available upon request. -- = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Fri, 26 Aug 1994 02:45:29 -1000 From: uspehmev@ibmmail.COM Message-Id: Organization: Division of Applied Sciences, Harvard University Subject: RE: MANHATTAN STUNT KITEING ----------------------- Mail item text follows --------------- The Great Lawn in Central Park may seem like a perfect place to fly your stunt kite, but I suspect the winds are pretty sloppy since the park is surounded by tall buildings. It is easier to fly in no wind than wind which is swirling around. (Stunt kites don't like having wind come from behind them) Stick to the water's edge where you have a chance for clean wind. Has anybody tried to fly in Central Park? Mark = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =