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Queens
Alley Pond Park, Queens Village
Union Tpke at Winchester Blvd
Pros
3 grills
Brimming with wetlands and meadows, the park reveals glimmers of sunshine through a canopy of trees.
Cons
Small, mostly blacktop BBQ area
Forest Park, Woodhaven
Woodhaven Blvd at Forest Park Dr
Pros
5 grills
This is the largest continuous oak forest in Queens.
Cons
Traffic runs through an otherwise all-natural backdrop.
Flushing Meadows, Corona Park
Jewel Ave and Van Wyck Expwy
Pros
24 grills
Meadow Lake, NYC’s largest lake (84 acres), is perfect for biking, and you can follow up all that char with ice cream from the concession stand, while ogling the Unisphere that immortalizes the 1964 World’s Fair.
Cons
Yankees fans might find it hard to savor hot dogs so close to Shea Stadium.