Parks and Recreation
Tenney Park consists of 3 acres (1.2 ha) located at the intersection of 260th street and 74th Avenue (the intersection is a traffic circle around the park). It serves as the home of Glen Oaks Little League as well as having basketball courts and playground equipment. It was originally named Glen Oaks Park. In 1977 it was named Tenney Park after Jerry Tenney, a former owner of Glen Oaks Village. However, it is most commonly known as "the Oval", after its shape. The official name was also changed to The Oval in 2010 after much of the public urged Bob Friedrich(a politician who represents Glen Oaks) to request a change. There is also a 2-acre (8,100 m2) playground at Little Neck Parkway and 72nd Avenue, adjacent to P.S. 186. South of the playground on Little Neck Parkway is the Queens County Farm Museum, 47.7 acres (19.3 ha) that re-create of the historic agricultural phase of the county, housing an array of farm animals and antique farming equipment.
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