NYC parks are everywhere. There are 10 national parks and more than 1,700 parks, playgrounds and recreation facilities in New York City. It’s all run by the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation.
Manhattan Parks
Bryant Park
Bryant Park is the home of the New York Public Library Main Branch. The lawn is built over the library’s underground…
Central Park
Central Park is New York City’s lungs. It is the home of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Museum Mile, SummerStage,…
City Hall Park
City Hall Park is the public park around New York City Hall in Manhattan’s Civic Center. The home of New York…
Fort Tryon Park
Fort Tryon Park is a wooded park on the hills of Hudson Heights overlooking the Hudson River. It has very romantic…
Hudson River Park
Hudson River Park transformed over four miles of decaying Manhattan riverfront into a lovely public park with amenities including a promenade,…
Tompkins Square Park
Tompkins Square Park in Manhattan’s East Village is sort of a counterculture park – like its neighborhood. It’s more family oriented…
Brooklyn Parks
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden is an urban garden inside Prospect Park. It is famous for its spring cherry trees, and Japanese…
Prospect Park
Prospect Park is the big park in Brooklyn. Its home to the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Public Library and Brooklyn Botanic Garden.…
Queens Parks
Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Flushing Meadows Corona Park is the big park in Queens. The Unisphere and New York State Pavilion remain from the 1939…
Queens Botanical Garden
The Queens Botanical Garden is a lovely public garden in Flushing, Queens. Latin Art Blooms in the Queens Botanical Garden. Ankhlave…
Socrates Sculpture Park
Socrates Sculpture Park is the only New York City park dedicated to outdoor sculpture. Visit Socrates Sculpture Park socratessculpturepark.org Socrates Sculpture…
Staten Island Parks
Staten Island has Clove Lakes Park, Willowbrook Park and High Rock Park. Freshkills Park is a big 2,200-acre park that is slowly opening.
