Crocheron Park

Before becoming a park, the area facing Little Neck Bay was the summer hotel called the Crocheron House, which stood for nearly half a century. The building resembled an Italian villa and included a square tower at one corner, large windows, and a broad piazza facing the water. Furthermore, this hotel included festivals and seafood dinners. This place also became a magnet for a criminal named William Marcy "Boss" Tweed, the notorious Tammany Hall leader, who hid there following his escape in 1875. Boss Tweed had escaped to this place from the Ludlow St. debtor's jail in December 1875 and it was said that Tweed, while heading for Spain, embarked to Cuba aboard a schooner brought to anchor in the bay by his friends The hotel's owner, Joseph Crocheron, was a well-known and experienced racer of horses along with Cornelius Vanderbilt, August Belmont, and more. There is also a distinct number of Crocheron family members such as John Crocheron, who was a planter, whose will was dated December 13, 1695 and died a year after that date; another was Henry Crocheron (1829–1931), a member of Congress. However, around 1907–08, the hotel was leveled in a fire and was since never rebuilt. After it was burned down in 1908, the community took it upon themselves and raised funds to purchase and gave them to the city to become Crocheron Park. ==Park==

The original parcel of land was acquired during 1924. The park was to comprise the entire area bounded by Crocheron avenue from 214th place, Maxwell avenue, 215th place, Vista avenue, and other blocks in the surrounding area. The day before this answer was made, the Crocheron Park Tennis Committee issued a complaint that the courts were in a "deplorable state". The ceremonies were attended by Mayor Wagner, Park Commissioner Newbold Morris, and Mr. Hymes, the sister of the late John Golden. ==Events held==

A concert was held and given at Crocheron Park on August 13, 1965, and was attended by over 20,000 people. Due to the increasing number of fans and audience, those in charge had to make use of two baseball fields. People cheered "bravos" for the musicians, for conductor Lukas Foss, and for Marian Anderson. The celebration included the day's re-enactment of parts from the American Revolution played out by the Historic Commands of the American Revolution. This event was hosted by The Broadway Ultramarathon Society and headed by Ben Grundstein and Richard Innamorato who finished third in the race and ran over 77 miles. The race, after 12 hours of running, walking, and sweating, was won by 42-year-old Bob Vandekieff, who covered a distance of a little over 84 miles. ==References==