Regina King (No Relation to M.L.K.!) Takes on Shirley Chisholm

In 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled Shirley Chisholm State Park, in Brooklyn: four hundred acres on the northern shore of Jamaica Bay. Although the park has some views of the Manhattan skyline, it’s mostly just a big open field with brown grasses and a series of gravel paths. Planes constantly roar overhead. (J.F.K. Airport is not far away.) During a recent trip to New York, King visited the park. It was largely deserted. “Very cool that Brooklyn did this for her,” King said. She wore a black jumpsuit and sneakers.