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52 Park |
Longwood |
Bronx |
Park revitalized by 52 People for Progress, a local volunteer group |
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Alice Kornegay Triangle Playground |
East Harlem |
Manhattan |
Playground named after a community advocate |
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Alley Pond Park |
Douglaston |
Queens |
Second largest park in Queens and home to the largest high ropes adventure course in the Northeast |
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Astoria Pool & Park |
Astoria |
Queens |
One of the city's 11 giant WPA-era pools |
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Barretto Street Garden |
Hunts Point |
Bronx |
Community garden in Hunts Point |
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Battery Park |
Financial District |
Manhattan |
Home to monuments, performance events and ferry docks |
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Benches at Isham Park |
Inwood |
Manhattan |
Granite benches in a serene setting |
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Brooklyn Bears Community Garden |
Prospect Heights |
Brooklyn |
A community garden for over two decades |
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden |
Prospect Heights |
Brooklyn |
Extensive gardens and diverse greenhouses mark this Brooklyn oasis |
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Brower Park |
Crown Heights |
Brooklyn |
Beloved park next to the Brooklyn Children's Museum |
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Callahan-Kelly Playground |
Ocean Hill |
Brooklyn |
A park popular with handball enthusiasts |
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Central Park |
Central Park |
Manhattan |
Perhaps New York's most famous oasis |
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Central Park Reservoir (or Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir) |
Central Park |
Manhattan |
A focal point in the park for joggers, photographers and sightseers |
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Chess and Checkers House, Central Park |
Central Park |
Manhattan |
Offers 24 chess tables under a shady pergola open to all |
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City Hall Park |
Civic Center |
Manhattan |
Historic public space that forms the lawn of City Hall |
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Coffey Park |
Red Hook |
Brooklyn |
Neighborhood park offering benches, basketball courts, handball courts, a baseball diamond and space for picnicking |
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Columbus Park |
Chinatown |
Manhattan |
Formerly the Mulberry Bend slums, now a park used by mahjong and basketball players alike |
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Conservatory Garden, Central Park |
Central Park |
Manhattan |
A formally landscaped garden in the upper reaches of Central Park |
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Crotona Park |
Crotona Park |
Bronx |
A 127-acre green space in the heart of the South Bronx |
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David Fox Playground |
Flatlands |
Brooklyn |
A place to hang out and be outdoors in Flatlands |
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Dias y Flores Community Garden |
East Village |
Manhattan |
East Village community garden in operation since 1978 |
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Dyker Beach Golf Course and Park |
Dyker Heights |
Brooklyn |
Recreational oasis in the city |
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Dyker Beach Park |
Dyker Heights |
Brooklyn |
Destination for kite enthusiasts, golfers and anyone who wants to get outside |
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East River Park |
Lower East Side |
Manhattan |
Lower East Side park conceived by Robert Moses in the 1930s |
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Eib's Pond Park Preserve |
Park Hill |
Staten Island |
A freshwater pond and bordering wetlands available for public enjoyment |
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Flushing Meadows-Corona Park |
Corona |
Queens |
Vital open space and home to two World Fairs |
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Fort Greene Park |
Fort Greene |
Brooklyn |
Brooklyn's first public park |
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Fort Hill Park |
St. George |
Staten Island |
Community-initiated park, once site of military fortifications |
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Gaelic Park |
Kingsbridge |
Bronx |
Sports arena and gathering place enjoyed by Irish immigrants |
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Gantry Plaza State Park |
Hunters Point |
Queens |
Former industrial site transformed into a park |
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Garden at 111 E. 85th St. |
Yorkville |
Manhattan |
Lush urban garden with fishpond |
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Governors Island |
Governors Island |
Manhattan |
Former military base now transformed into a public park |
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Grand Ferry Park |
Williamsburg |
Brooklyn |
Pocket park next to the East River in Williamsburg |
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High Line (formerly High Line Elevated Railroad) |
Chelsea |
Manhattan |
Manhattan's first and only elevated all-freight rail service, now an innovative park |
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Highbridge Park, Pool & Water Tower |
Washington Heights |
Manhattan |
Waterfront park in northern Manhattan |
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Hua Mei Bird Garden |
Lower East Side |
Manhattan |
Community garden in Sara Delano Roosevelt Park that houses beautiful songbirds |
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Indian Caves at Inwood Hill Park |
Inwood |
Manhattan |
Rock formation used by American Indians |
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Inwood Hill Park |
Inwood |
Manhattan |
Large and beautiful park along the Hudson offering NYC's last natural forest and the Urban Ecology Center |
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Jefferson Market Courthouse and Garden, now a branch of the NYPL |
Greenwich Village |
Manhattan |
Former site of a Women's House of Detention and one of the most loved buildings in Greenwich Village |
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Kingston Park (St. Andrews Playground) |
Crown Heights |
Brooklyn |
Ball fields and courts are well used at this Crown Heights park |
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La Guardia Corner Gardens |
Greenwich Village |
Manhattan |
Luxuriously-planted community garden on land owned by New York City |
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La Perla Garden |
Manhattan Valley |
Manhattan |
A dangerous lot rehabilitated into a vibrant community garden |
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La Plaza Cultural |
East Village |
Manhattan |
A vast community garden and performance space |
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Liz Christy Community Garden |
East Village |
Manhattan |
New York City's first community garden |
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Mapes Ballfields |
East Tremont |
Bronx |
A dangerous lot transformed into a public amenity |
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New York City Garden District |
East Village |
Manhattan |
A constellation of community gardens, many threatened by development |
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Prospect Park |
Prospect Heights |
Brooklyn |
Sprawling Olmstead & Vaux park in Brooklyn |
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Queens Botanical Garden |
Flushing |
Queens |
A Flushing resource celebrating botanical and cultural diversity and sustainability |
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Rincon Criollo Casita |
Melrose |
Bronx |
The oldest and largest casita in New York |
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Riverbank State Park |
Hamilton Heights |
Manhattan |
Popular park atop a wastewater treatment plant |
