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Big Rock |
East Elmhurst |
Queens |
Neighborhood gathering place and impromptu playground |
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Brooklyn Heights Promenade |
Brooklyn Heights |
Brooklyn |
Waterfront walkway offering spectacular views along the East River |
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Brooklyn Museum Plaza |
Prospect Heights |
Brooklyn |
A welcoming public plaza with wonderful fountains |
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Brown Place stickball field |
Mott Haven |
Bronx |
Playground that hosted childhood street games |
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Brownsville Student Farm Project |
Brownsville |
Brooklyn |
Formerly abandoned Brownsville lot reclaimed as an educational farm |
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Canal Street Triangle/Canal Park |
Tribeca |
Manhattan |
Site of a now restored park |
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Columbus Circle |
Columbus Circle |
Manhattan |
Grand rotary adjacent to the southwest corner of Central Park |
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Coney Island |
Coney Island |
Brooklyn |
Legendary seaside boardwalk, beach and center for entertainment |
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Crack is Wack Playground |
East Harlem |
Manhattan |
Park decorated with the work of Keith Haring |
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Declaration of Independence Reading Site |
Civic Center |
Manhattan |
Where George Washington stood as the Declaration was read to the American Army |
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Fireman's Memorial |
Upper West Side |
Manhattan |
Neighborhood meeting place |
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Fort Wadsworth |
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Staten Island |
19th century harbor fortifications |
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Fruit Street Sitting Area |
Brooklyn Heights |
Brooklyn |
Park with views of Lower Manhattan and the harbor |
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Gerry's Place |
Annadale |
Brooklyn |
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Goodhue Center |
New Brighton |
Staten Island |
Open space and home to recreational programs for children sponsored by the Children's Aid Society |
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Green Meadows Farm |
Floral Park |
Queens |
Farm with educational and visitor programs |
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Green-Wood Cemetery |
Sunset Park |
Brooklyn |
Beautiful and historic cemetery |
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Hall of Fame for Great Americans |
University Heights |
Bronx |
Historic outdoor hall of fame offering panoramic views |
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Harry Van Arsdale Jr. Plaza |
Pomonok |
Queens |
Plaza dedicated to a working class advocate |
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Inwood |
Inwood |
Manhattan |
Manhattan's northernmost neighborhood |
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Kissena Velodrome |
Pomonok |
Queens |
A cyclists' track built in the 1960s and active today |
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Lion's Rock/Jones Woods (site of) |
Yorkville |
Manhattan |
19th century meeting place |
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Luna Park (site of) |
Coney Island |
Brooklyn |
One of Coney Island's most storied amusement parks |
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Metropolitan Oval |
Maspeth |
Queens |
The city's oldest soccer field |
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Minton's Playhouse Stickball Field |
Central Harlem |
Manhattan |
Where jazz musicians held stickball games |
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Naumburg Band Shell, Central Park |
Central Park |
Manhattan |
Intimate performance space in Central Park |
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North Bronx Bikeway (Mosholu-Pelham Greenway) |
Pelham Bay Park |
Bronx |
Scenic bike path from Van Cortlandt to Pelham Park |
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Orchard Beach |
Pelham Bay Park |
Bronx |
Popular beach on Long Island Sound |
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Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto, St. Lucy's |
Bronxdale |
Bronx |
Pilgrimage site at Roman Catholic Church |
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Pier 45 |
West Village |
Manhattan |
Hudson River Park pier and location of many outdoor festivities |
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Police Athletic League |
Bedford-Stuyvesant |
Brooklyn |
Young people's centers, Play Streets and summer camps |
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Prison Ship Martyrs Monument |
Fort Greene |
Brooklyn |
Memorial to American Revolutionary War prisoners |
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Queens County Farm Museum |
Floral Park |
Queens |
The city's largest working farm and a historical site |
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Ridgewood Reservoir |
Cypress Hills |
Queens |
Heart of the old Brooklyn water supply system, now part of Highland Park |
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Roosevelt Island |
Roosevelt Island |
Manhattan |
Historic and modern buildings mark the history of this island |
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Rotunda at the 79th St. Boat Basin |
Upper West Side |
Manhattan |
Scenic waterfront patio |
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Rucker Park basketball courts |
Central Harlem |
Manhattan |
A popular spot for pick-up games |
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Salt Marsh in Inwood Hill Park |
Inwood |
Manhattan |
Natural salt marsh next to old growth forest |
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Schoolyard at P.S. 15 and P.S. 27 (former) |
Red Hook |
Brooklyn |
Once, the site of a playground |
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Sheep Meadow, Central Park |
Central Park |
Manhattan |
Sprawling lawn in Central Park, site of important events and general recreation |
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Shore Road Bicycle Path |
Bay Ridge |
Brooklyn |
Waterfront bicycle trail, offering views of the Narrows and the Verrazano Bridge |
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Split Rock |
Pelham Bay |
Bronx |
Giant boulder and century old Pelham landmark |
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Thain Family Forest |
Bronx Park |
Bronx |
Old growth forest at the New York Botanical Garden |
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The Cage (West 4th St. Courts) |
Greenwich Village |
Manhattan |
Basketball court preferred by players and spectators |
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The Labyrinth for Contemplation |
Battery Park City |
Manhattan |
Labyrinth created as a memorial to the victims of the attacks of September 11, 2001 |
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Young Devils Stickball Field |
East Harlem |
Manhattan |
One spot where a popular street game was played in the 1930's |
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Zuccotti Park (formerly Liberty Plaza Park) |
Financial District |
Manhattan |
Park rebuilt after 9/11/01 terrorist attack |
