The first municipal airport in the city (developed to lure business away from Newark) was Floyd Bennett Field, now an historic, recreational, and sporting area and part of the Gateway National Recreation Area, in turn part of the National Park System (NPS). The New York City Police Department leases facilities for their helicopter operations from the NPS there.
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