Steven's Parks Guide

Steven
Steven's Parks Guide

Manhattan

Here are some of my favorite/more visited parks in the city, but there are so many not listed.
A former elevated train, this narrow park runs from the Village to Hudson yards. Watch the city transform as you walk the length of the park. Can even stop to watch the cars in its various traffic theaters.
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Park High Line
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A former elevated train, this narrow park runs from the Village to Hudson yards. Watch the city transform as you walk the length of the park. Can even stop to watch the cars in its various traffic theaters.
A beautiful park on the north east side of Manhattan, you can surround yourself in local life, stroll along the East River, play basketball, swim, and walk the footbridge between Manhattan and the Bronx.
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Highbridge Park
Amsterdam Avenue
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A beautiful park on the north east side of Manhattan, you can surround yourself in local life, stroll along the East River, play basketball, swim, and walk the footbridge between Manhattan and the Bronx.
Separating Central Harlem from Morningside Heights, locals come here to exercise, let their dogs play, and look out over 6 story elevation difference in this park.
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Morningside Park
Morningside Drive
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Separating Central Harlem from Morningside Heights, locals come here to exercise, let their dogs play, and look out over 6 story elevation difference in this park.
Right behind the Public Library, this small park sees a lot of action: a christmas market during the holidays, yoga, concerts, and outdoor movies in the summertime. It's a nice place to sit and take a break from shopping or site seeing.
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Bryant Park
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Right behind the Public Library, this small park sees a lot of action: a christmas market during the holidays, yoga, concerts, and outdoor movies in the summertime. It's a nice place to sit and take a break from shopping or site seeing.
Located right next to the Flatiron building, this park is a prime spot for art installations and outdoor performances (the shake shack isn't bad either).
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Madison Square Park
11 Madison Ave
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Located right next to the Flatiron building, this park is a prime spot for art installations and outdoor performances (the shake shack isn't bad either).
The Southern tip of Manhattan, you can catch the ferries to the numerous islands (Governors, Staten, Ellis, Liberty). You can visit Castle Clinton, the several veteran memorials, and see views of the statue of Liberty.
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Battery Park
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The Southern tip of Manhattan, you can catch the ferries to the numerous islands (Governors, Staten, Ellis, Liberty). You can visit Castle Clinton, the several veteran memorials, and see views of the statue of Liberty.
Right off the L, this park hosts a near daily farmers market. It's also regular spot for local craft/art vendors.
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Union Square
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Right off the L, this park hosts a near daily farmers market. It's also regular spot for local craft/art vendors.
This park is located in the heart of Greenwich Village. It's a favorite of NYU students and the location of New York's Arc de Triumph.
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Washington Square Park
Washington Square
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This park is located in the heart of Greenwich Village. It's a favorite of NYU students and the location of New York's Arc de Triumph.
This beautiful uptown park is the location of the Cloisters: the city's religious art museum modeled after a Franciscan monastery.
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Fort Tryon Park
Dr To Broadway
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This beautiful uptown park is the location of the Cloisters: the city's religious art museum modeled after a Franciscan monastery.
This is the spot where Manhattan Island was "traded" to Peter Minuit in 1626. This spot was central to indigenous life in ways we're still discovering to this day.
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Park Inwood Hill
Seaman Avenue
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This is the spot where Manhattan Island was "traded" to Peter Minuit in 1626. This spot was central to indigenous life in ways we're still discovering to this day.
A very cool park built out into the Hudson River. There is are food trucks, a theater, and lots of installed fun music makers (think the Big piano). This park has free but ticked entry during peak hours to make sure to look it up beforehand.
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Majhen otok
West 13th Street
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A very cool park built out into the Hudson River. There is are food trucks, a theater, and lots of installed fun music makers (think the Big piano). This park has free but ticked entry during peak hours to make sure to look it up beforehand.

Brooklyn

This park looks across the river at Manhattan. Numerous piers line the park with various sports, skating, etc.
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Park Brooklyn Bridge
334 Furman St
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This park looks across the river at Manhattan. Numerous piers line the park with various sports, skating, etc.
The promenade is to Brooklyn Bridge Park what Brooklyn Bridge Park is to the East River. It's a beautiful paved walkway looking over the park.
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Brooklyn Bridge Promenade
Brooklyn Bridge Promenade
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The promenade is to Brooklyn Bridge Park what Brooklyn Bridge Park is to the East River. It's a beautiful paved walkway looking over the park.
Brooklyn's Central Park. Unlike Central Park, however, in Prospect Park, you cannot see surrounding sky scrapers. You can truly escape the city.
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Park Prospect
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Brooklyn's Central Park. Unlike Central Park, however, in Prospect Park, you cannot see surrounding sky scrapers. You can truly escape the city.
One of my favorite parks. It's a simple square in the beautiful brownstone neighborhood of Ft. Greene. In summer, this is a great spot for tennis. There is a farmer's market. It's a great spot to feel the local/family oriented side of Brooklyn
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Fort Greene Park
South Portland Avenue
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One of my favorite parks. It's a simple square in the beautiful brownstone neighborhood of Ft. Greene. In summer, this is a great spot for tennis. There is a farmer's market. It's a great spot to feel the local/family oriented side of Brooklyn
A spacious park in the heart of Greenpoint.
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McCarren Park
776 Lorimer St
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A spacious park in the heart of Greenpoint.
A fun, narrow park under the Williamsburg Bridge. There's volleyball, tacos, and a playground located under a giant blue crane.
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Domino Park
15 Kent Ave
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A fun, narrow park under the Williamsburg Bridge. There's volleyball, tacos, and a playground located under a giant blue crane.
A common spot for intramural sports and the food truck festival known as smorgasburg.
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Park East River State
90 Kent Ave
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A common spot for intramural sports and the food truck festival known as smorgasburg.
This is a small, chill park to play tennis, sit in the grass, or watch skaters at the skate park.
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Cooper Park
Maspeth Avenue
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This is a small, chill park to play tennis, sit in the grass, or watch skaters at the skate park.

Island

This island is the former seat of the British colonial government. It has beautiful bike paths and old architecture.
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Governors Island
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This island is the former seat of the British colonial government. It has beautiful bike paths and old architecture.
Accessible from Battery Park, this is the island hosting the statue of liberty. IMO, viewing the statue of liberty from the Staten Island Ferry is the way to go.
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Liberty Island
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Accessible from Battery Park, this is the island hosting the statue of liberty. IMO, viewing the statue of liberty from the Staten Island Ferry is the way to go.
This island is effectively one big park. People go here to exercise, hike, there is a riding school too if I'm not mistaken.
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Randall's Island Park
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This island is effectively one big park. People go here to exercise, hike, there is a riding school too if I'm not mistaken.
The former through point of American Atlantic immigration.
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Ellis Island
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The former through point of American Atlantic immigration.

Queens

Large park under the RFK bridge with views of Randall's Island
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Astoria Park
19 19th St
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Large park under the RFK bridge with views of Randall's Island
On the Southwest corner of Queens, this park is the home of the famous Pepsi Cola sign
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Gantry Plaza State Park
4-44 47th Rd
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On the Southwest corner of Queens, this park is the home of the famous Pepsi Cola sign
Home of the 64 world's fair. This is the site of the globe and saucers (perhaps most known from Men In Black).
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Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Van Wyck Expressway
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Home of the 64 world's fair. This is the site of the globe and saucers (perhaps most known from Men In Black).
Forest Park is a park in the New York City borough of Queens, spanning 538 acres. It is the tenth-largest park in New York City and the third-largest in Queens.
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Forest Park
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Forest Park is a park in the New York City borough of Queens, spanning 538 acres. It is the tenth-largest park in New York City and the third-largest in Queens.

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Traveler Safety

While parks in general are very safe in the city, you still want to avoid these places at night.