 It is located in City Council District 25, which ranks 50th out of 51 Council Districts in the city in terms of park space, according to the nonprofit group New Yorkers for Parks; the only Council district in the city with less park space is on Manhattan's Upper East Side, near Central Park.In April 1948 the City of New York acquired land for Travers Park by condemnation.The park was named in honor of Jackson Heights community leader Thomas J. Travers, and dedicated on July 26, 1949.