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Outdoors in New York City

26% of New York City’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 26% of New York City’s land is conserved, about 49,208 acres. 496 miles of mapped trail cross New York City, 1.6 per square mile of land.

Ahead of 89% of U.S. towns · #130 of 758 in New York State. What drives it

Conserved land

26%

49,208 acres · of 300.5 sq mi of land

Trails

496 mi

1.6 per sq mi of land

Park land

46,030 ac

5.4 acres per 1,000 residents

Near a park

99%+

of residents within ½ mile

Bike routes

1,026 mi

668 mi lanes · 206 mi paths

Highest peak

410 ft

Todt Hill

Lakes & rivers

168

160 beaches · 55 boat launches

What kind of outdoors town is New York City?

Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.

Land that stays wild26% of the land is conserved; a typical New York State town, 5%.Parks close to homeVirtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park.Trails in the parks1.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, more than 90% of U.S. towns.

Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does New York City have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, New York City is ahead of 89% of U.S. towns, #130 of 758 in New York State. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.

OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of New York City’s overall grade.

Conserved land26% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%A Trails1.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (496 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A Park land5.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (46,030 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13C Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%A

All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 89%

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New York State towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 83%

Among the 400 U.S. cities of 100,000 or more, New York City ranks #91 on Outdoors.

Water is 36% of New York City’s area (172 of 472 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 16%.

Park acres per resident are where New York City trails most U.S. towns: 5.4 per 1,000 against 12.6 typical, since 8.6 million people share 46,030 acres.

How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it. A citywide figure averages neighborhoods that differ a lot.

PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →

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Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Places to walk

Pick a walk

The longest trail network is Van Cortlandt Park, with 23.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Van Cortlandt Park

Managed by New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

1,121 acres23.1 mi of trail

John Muir TrailOld Croton Aqueduct TrailJohn Kieran Nature TrailJohn Muir Nature Trail+1

Dog rules not recorded

Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗

Forest Park

Managed by New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

557 acres16.6 mi of trail

Dog rules not recorded

Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗

Pelham Bay Park

Managed by New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

2,057 acres15.1 mi of trail

Kazimiroff Nature TrailSiwanoy TrailTwin Island PathSplit Rock Trail+1

Dog rules not recorded

Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗

Governors Island

Managed by National Park Service

173 acres14.7 mi of trail

Dogs usually limited

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Central Park

Managed by Central Park Conservancy

839 acres14.6 mi of trail

Stephanie and Fred Shuman Reservoir Running TrackNorthwest Central Park LoopNorth WoodsGreat Hill Oval+1

Dogs on leash

Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗

Alley Pond Park

Park

618 acres14.3 mi of trail

Yellow TrailTulip Tree Trail

Dog rules not recorded

Directionsto the trailheadWebsite ↗

Bronx Park

Managed by New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

716 acres13.3 mi of trail

Red TrailBlue TrailSpicebush TrailRidge Trail+1

Dog rules not recorded

Directionsto Southern Boulevard ParkingWebsite ↗

Cunningham Park

Managed by New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

596 acres11.7 mi of trail

Cunningham Park Orange TrailGreen AppleThrillaTeepee+1

Dog rules not recorded

Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗

All 792 parks & preserves

Van Cortlandt Park1,121 acres · 23.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Forest Park557 acres · 16.6 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Pelham Bay Park2,057 acres · 15.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Governors Island173 acres · 14.7 mi of trail · National Park Service

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Central Park839 acres · 14.6 mi of trail · Central Park Conservancy

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Alley Pond Park618 acres · 14.3 mi of trail

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Bronx Park716 acres · 13.3 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Cunningham Park596 acres · 11.7 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Flushing Meadows-Corona Park1,182 acres · 11.3 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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La Tourette Park600 acres · 10 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Prospect Park461 acres · 9.6 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Marine Park612 acres · 8.6 mi of trail

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Wolfe's Pond Park241 acres · 8.5 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge10,162 acres · 6.6 mi of trail · National Park Service

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Shirley Chisholm State Park402 acres · 6.3 mi of trail · New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

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Fort Tilden498 acres · 6.1 mi of trail · National Park Service

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Floyd Bennett Field1,268 acres · 5.4 mi of trail · National Park Service

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Kissena Park148 acres · 5.4 mi of trail

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Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve227 acres · 5.2 mi of trail · New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

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Bergen Beach134 acres · 5.2 mi of trail · National Park Service

Brookfield Park241 acres · 4.6 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Silver Lake Park100 acres · 4.4 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Jacob Riis Park261 acres · 4.2 mi of trail · National Park Service

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Baisley Pond Park116 acres · 4.2 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Blue Heron Park257 acres · 4.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Inwood Hill Park196 acres · 4.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Ocean Breeze Park139 acres · 3.8 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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High Rock Park98 acres · 3.6 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Great Kills Park698 acres · 3.3 mi of trail · National Park Service

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Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden77 acres · 3.3 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Richmond Parkway102 acres · 3.2 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Highland Park139 acres · 3 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Spring Creek Park414 acres · 2.9 mi of trail · National Park Service

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Juniper Valley Park55 acres · 2.9 mi of trail

Conference House Park164 acres · 2.5 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Kissena Corridor Park100 acres · 2.5 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Williamsbridge Oval18 acres · 2.5 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Hudson River Park Estuarine Sanctuary346 acres · 2.4 mi of trail · Hudson River Park Trust

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Riverside Park239 acres · 2.4 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Canarsie Park155 acres · 2.4 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Saint Mary's Park34 acres · 2.3 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Willowbrook Park255 acres · 2.2 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Blood Root Valley180 acres · 2.2 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Highbridge Park134 acres · 2.2 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Mariner's Marsh Park109 acres · 2.2 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Crocheron Park43 acres · 2.2 mi of trail

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Claremont Park36 acres · 2.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Randalls Island Park207 acres · 1.9 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Arden Woods189 acres · 1.9 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Clove Lakes Park186 acres · 1.9 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Shore Road Park52 acres · 1.9 mi of trail

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Fort Wadsworth216 acres · 1.7 mi of trail · National Park Service

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Fairview Park61 acres · 1.7 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Marcus Garvey Memorial Park20 acres · 1.7 mi of trail

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Soundview Park157 acres · 1.6 mi of trail

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Riverdale Park48 acres · 1.6 mi of trail

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Seton Falls Park39 acres · 1.6 mi of trail

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Mount Loretto Unique Area196 acres · 1.5 mi of trail · New York State Department of Environemntal Conservation

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Roy Wilkins Park52 acres · 1.5 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Bloomingdale Park157 acres · 1.4 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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McGuire Fields89 acres · 1.4 mi of trail

Queens County Farm Museum43 acres · 1.4 mi of trail

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Owl’s Head Park25 acres · 1.4 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Morningside Park27 acres · 1.3 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Dyker Beach Park211 acres · 1.2 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Saint Nicholas Park23 acres · 1.2 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Walter Gladwin Park14 acres · 1.2 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Ferry Point Park132 acres · 1.1 mi of trail

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Bronx River Parkway100 acres · 1.1 mi of trail

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Arverne East Nature Preserve34 acres · 1.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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McCarren Park32 acres · 1.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Miller Field168 acres · 1 mi of trail · Natinal Park Service

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Reed's Basket Willow Swamp Park66 acres · 1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Fort Tryon Park64 acres · 1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Brooklyn Bridge Park61 acres · 1 mi of trail · Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation

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Deere Park48 acres · 1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Park Village's36 acres · 1 mi of trail

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Macombs Dam Park16 acres · 1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Idlewild Park225 acres · 0.9 mi of trail

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Fort Washington Park143 acres · 0.9 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Calvert Vaux Park75 acres · 0.9 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Astoria Park45 acres · 0.9 mi of trail

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South Beach32 acres · 0.9 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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College Point Fields16 acres · 0.9 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Franz Sigel Park16 acres · 0.9 mi of trail

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Rufus King Park11 acres · 0.9 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Paerdegat Basin Park100 acres · 0.8 mi of trail

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Moshulu Parkway73 acres · 0.8 mi of trail

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Midland Beach73 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Fort Totten Park57 acres · 0.8 mi of trail

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Riverbank State Park30 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

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Wards Island Park84 acres · 0.7 mi of trail

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Owl Hollow Fields25 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Saint Francis Woodlands27 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

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Serpentine Art and Nature Commons20 acres · 0.6 mi of trail

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Powell's Cove Park16 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Archie Spigner Park14 acres · 0.6 mi of trail

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Francis Lewis Park9 acres · 0.6 mi of trail

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Freshkills Park2,289 acres · 0.5 mi of trail

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Rockaway Community Park189 acres · 0.5 mi of trail

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Lemon Creek Park82 acres · 0.5 mi of trail

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Sweet Brook Bluebelt50 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · New York City Department of Environmental Protection

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Little Bay Park39 acres · 0.5 mi of trail

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Riverside Park South32 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Carl Schurz Park16 acres · 0.5 mi of trail

Bayswater Point State Park14 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

Frank M. Charles Memorial Park14 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · National Park Service

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John Golden Park14 acres · 0.5 mi of trail

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Chelsea Waterside Park11 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Hudson River Park Trust

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Arthur von Briesen Park11 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Gantry Plaza State Park9 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

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Mount Prospect Park9 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Marsha P. Johnson State Park7 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

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Cooper Park7 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Bushwick Inlet Park7 acres · 0.5 mi of trail

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Domino Park7 acres · 0.5 mi of trail

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Hudson River Park407 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Hudson River Park Trust

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New Creek Bluebelt116 acres · 0.4 mi of trail

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Brookville Park91 acres · 0.4 mi of trail

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Fresh Creek Nature Preserve55 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Red Hook Park43 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Udall's Cove And Ravine Natural Resource Area39 acres · 0.4 mi of trail

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Prospect Park Parade Ground34 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Goodhue Park34 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Battery Park18 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Reverend T. Wendell Foster Park14 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Hunter’s Point South Waterfront Park9 acres · 0.4 mi of trail

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Isham Park9 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Henry Hudson Park7 acres · 0.4 mi of trail

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Rochdale Park7 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Raymond O'Conner Park7 acres · 0.4 mi of trail

Barretto Point Park5 acres · 0.4 mi of trail

Washington Park5 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Pelham Parkway70 acres · 0.3 mi of trail

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Fort Greene Park27 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Broad Channel American Park25 acres · 0.3 mi of trail

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Cedar Grove Park25 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Raoul Wallenberg Forest23 acres · 0.3 mi of trail

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Eibs Pond Park18 acres · 0.3 mi of trail

Butler Manor Woods16 acres · 0.3 mi of trail

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Jones Woods Park16 acres · 0.3 mi of trail

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Tudor Park16 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Bowne Park14 acres · 0.3 mi of trail

Theodore Roosevelt Park11 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Harris Park11 acres · 0.3 mi of trail

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Corporal Thompson Park11 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Bicentennial Veterans Memorial Park11 acres · 0.3 mi of trail

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Betsy Head Park9 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Captain Tilly Park9 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Callahan-Kelly Playground9 acres · 0.3 mi of trail

Bill Rainey Park7 acres · 0.3 mi of trail

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Seaside Nature Park7 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Corlears Hook Park7 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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John Paul Jones Park5 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Julius Richman "Echo" Park5 acres · 0.3 mi of trail

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The Big Park5 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Brower Park2 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Faber Park2 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Vladeck Park2 acres · 0.3 mi of trail

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The Quadrangle2 acres · 0.3 mi of trail

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North Mount Loretto State Forest68 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

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John V. Lindsay East River Park48 acres · 0.2 mi of trail

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Hutchinson River Parkway30 acres · 0.2 mi of trail

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Roberto Clemente State Park20 acres · 0.2 mi of trail

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Leif Ericson Park20 acres · 0.2 mi of trail

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Crescent Beach Park18 acres · 0.2 mi of trail

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Udell's Cove16 acres · 0.2 mi of trail

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Long Island Motor Parkway16 acres · 0.2 mi of trail

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Jackie Robinson Park11 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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John J. Carty Park11 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · NYC Parks Department

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Seton Park11 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Ewen Park11 acres · 0.2 mi of trail

Frank Golden Park9 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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St. John's Park9 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Ocean Breeze7 acres · 0.2 mi of trail

Pier 17 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation

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Frank Principe Park7 acres · 0.2 mi of trail

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O'Donohue Park7 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Brigadier General Charles Young Playground5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Schmul Park5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Helen Marshall Playground5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Northerleigh Park5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail

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Pier 845 acres · 0.2 mi of trail

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Hinton Park5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Sternberg Park5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Colucci Playground5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Pomonok Playground5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail

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Rachel Carson Playground5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail

Lighthouse Park5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail

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Gerard P. Dugan Park5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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North 5th Street Pier and Park5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Joseph Rodman Drake Park5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail

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Travers Park5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Ida Court Park5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Joan of Arc Park5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail

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Marion-Hopkinson Playground5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Gansevoort Peninsula2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail

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Swindler Cove Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail

Hallett Nature Sanctuary2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail

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Hero Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Westerleigh Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail

Grace Playground2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail

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Stars And Stripes Playground2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail

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Mahoney Playground2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Sumner Playground2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail

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Newtown Barge Playground2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Newtown Creek Nature Walk2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail

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Jennifer's Playground2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Pulaski Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Brevoort Playground2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Double Nickel Playground2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail

Nicholas Lia Memorial Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Greenpoint Landing Esplanade2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Murray Hill Playground2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Eastchester Playground2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail

Schaefer Esplanade2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail

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St. Peter's Garden2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Fordham University

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Breezy Point Tip352 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · National Park Service

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Sweet Bay Magnolia Preserve186 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Leif Ericson Drive141 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Crotona Park134 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Piping Plover Protected area105 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Arbutus Creek Bluebelt100 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Environmental Protection

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Canarsie Pier64 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · National Park Service

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Mill Creek Bluebelt59 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Lemon Creek Tidal Wetlands Area50 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Michaelis-Bayswater Park27 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Sunset Park25 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Historic Richmond Town25 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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King Fisher Park23 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Bensonhurst Park20 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Starlight Park20 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Springfield Park20 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Flushing Fields18 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

East River Waterfront Esplanade18 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Last Chance Pond Park16 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Cadman Plaza Park14 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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The High Line14 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Friends of the High Line

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Harvey Park11 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Wood Duck Pond Bluebelt11 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Environmental Protection

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Rockaway Boardwalk11 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Gemini Fields9 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Allison Pond Park9 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Southpoint Park9 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Union Square Park9 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Coney Island Creek Park9 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Commodore Barry Park7 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Joseph F. Mafera Park7 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Joyce Kilmer Park7 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Old Town Playground7 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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McKinley Park7 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Under The K Bridge Park7 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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MacArthur Park7 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Frederick Cabbell Park7 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

University Woods Park7 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Amersfort Park7 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Mill Pond Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Town of North Hempstead

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Leavitts Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Erie Basin Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · IKEA

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Concert Grove5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

DeWitt Clinton Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Hamilton Beach Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · National Park Service

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Grover Cleveland Playground5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Alice Austen House and Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Fort Independence Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

Graniteville Quarry Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Vinmont Veteran Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

Quarry Ballfields5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Marconi Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Stapleton Waterfront Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Italian American Organizations of Queens Soccer5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Jacob H. Schiff Playground5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Saint Andrews Playground5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Heritage Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Big Bush Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Lefferts Playground5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Pacific Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Little Island5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Hudson River Park Trust

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Linnaeus Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Winthrop Playground5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Sara D. Roosevelt Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

Oak Grove2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Walker Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Paerdegat Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Hoffman Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Greencroft Playground2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Naples Playground2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Peters Field2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Maple Grove Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Frederick Johnson Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

Julio Carballo Field2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Malt Drive2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Poe Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Bushwick Playground2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Astoria Heights Playground2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

John Jay Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Hamilton-Metz Field2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Hoyt Playground2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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River Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Redfern Playground2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · NYC Parks

Carroll Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

West Harlem Piers Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · NYC Department of Parks and Recreation

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Doughboy Plaza2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

South Cove Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Paul W. Kolbert Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Beach 17th Street Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

Lost Batallion Playground2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Cedar Playground2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Hallets Cove Playground2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Playground One Twenty Five CXXV2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Vietnam Veterans Plaza2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Broad Channel Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Each One Teach One2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Cadwallader Colden Playground2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Nautilus Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

Vidalia Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

Brooklyn Banks2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Dean Playground2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Veterans Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Brooklyn Commons2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Brookfield Properties

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Hawthorne/Rooney Tennis Courts2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Elijah Stroud Playground2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Rock Garden Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Fidler-Wyckoff House Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Poppenhusen Playground2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Underwood Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

Francis Lewis Playground2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Christopher J. Igneri Playground2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Dawson Playground2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Brighton Playground2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Bartlett Playground2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Great Kills Veterans Playground2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Yolanda García Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Fresh Meadows Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Powell Playground2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Walter Ward Playground2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

Gilbert Ramirez Playground2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Martin Luther King Playground2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Barrier Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Seaside Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Newport Playground2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Virginia Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

Captain Roald Amundsen Plaza2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Mayaro Playground2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

14th Street Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Hudson River Park Trust

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Lawrence Virgilio Playground2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Prospect Plaza Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Fraser Square2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Grant Playground2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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McBaine Estate Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Squibb Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Dongan Playground2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Hillman Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Tompkinsville Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Tribute Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Queens Village Veterans Plaza2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail

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Lieutenant Frank McConnell Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Public Plaza2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · 25 Kent Avenue

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Saw Mill Creek Wetland221 acres

Long Pond Park123 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Hook Creek Wildlife Sanctuary105 acres

Old Place Creek Tidal Wetlands Area80 acres

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Island of Meadows77 acres

Goethals Pond Complex State Tidal Wetland75 acres · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

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Plumb Beach73 acres · National Park Service

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Jamaica Bay Park70 acres

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Lemon Creek - Sandy Brook Bluebelt70 acres

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Four Sparrow Marsh64 acres

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Pralls Island55 acres

Meredith Woods50 acres

Hybrid Oak Woods Park50 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

South Beach Wetlands45 acres

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Richmond Creek Bluebelt39 acres

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Rookery39 acres

Pugsley Creek Park34 acres

Arlington Marsh Park32 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Bunker Ponds Park32 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Dubos Point Wildlife Sanctuary32 acres

Kaiser Park30 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Manhattan Beach Park30 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Seidenburg Park25 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Sharrotts Shoreline23 acres

Hermon A MacNeil Park23 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Lincoln Terrace Park / Arthur S. Somers Park20 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Gwen Ifill Park20 acres

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Six Diamonds Park20 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Brant Point Wildlife Sanctuary20 acres · NYC Parks

Shooters Island18 acres

Vernam Barbadoes Peninsula18 acres

Broad Channel Wetlands16 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Bush Terminal Park16 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Breukelen Ballfields16 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Father Macris Park16 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Queensbridge Park16 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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The Esplanade16 acres

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Neck Creek Preserve14 acres

Thomas Jefferson Park14 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Elmjack Little League14 acres

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Starrett City Park14 acres

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Graniteville Swamp Park11 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Decker Farm11 acres

Egbertville Ravine11 acres

Haffen Park11 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Kings Bay Field11 acres

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Jerome Park11 acres

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Columbus Park11 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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St. James Park9 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Washington Square Park9 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Tompkins Square Park9 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Hoffman Island9 acres

Neck Creek Bluebelt9 acres · New York City Department of Environmental Protection

Linden Park9 acres

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Norton Basin Natural Resource Area9 acres · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Bloesser's Pond9 acres

City Hall Park9 acres

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Kingdom Pond Park9 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Arden Heights Woods9 acres · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

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United Nations Garden9 acres

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Landing Lights Park9 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Westwood Park9 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Nansen Park9 acres

Fort Hamilton Athletic Field9 acres

Harlem River Drive Park9 acres

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Devoe Park9 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Bayside Athletic Field7 acres

Rainey Park7 acres

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Monsignor McGolrick Park7 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Coffey Park7 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Herbert Von King Park7 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Madison Square Park7 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Seagirt Avenue Wetlands7 acres

Asser Levy Park7 acres

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Samuel H Young Park7 acres

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Castle Hill Park7 acres

Maria Hernandez Park7 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Friends Field7 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Doctor Charles R Drew Memorial Park7 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Lindower Park7 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Pier 427 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Elmhurst Park7 acres

Wingate Park7 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Shore Boulevard Mall7 acres

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Hamilton Park7 acres

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Kelly Park Playground7 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Creedmoor Soccer Fields7 acres

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FDR Four Freedoms State Park7 acres

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Joseph Austin Playground7 acres

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Jacob Joffe Fields7 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Mentone Playground7 acres

Aqueduct Walk5 acres

Detective Keith L Williams Park5 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

J. Hood Wright Park5 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Turtle Reintroduction Site5 acres

Bryant Park5 acres · Bryant Park Corporation

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Saint Michael's Playground5 acres

Pier 765 acres · Hudson River Park Trust

Trinity Park5 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Brady's Pond Park5 acres

North Shore Esplanade5 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Manton Playground5 acres

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Gravesend Park5 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Stuyvesant Square5 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Socrates Sculpture Park5 acres

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Main Street5 acres · Brookyln Bridge Park Cooperation

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Ingram Woods5 acres

Rev. Dr. Maggie Howard Playground5 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Haggerty Park5 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Governor Smith Playground5 acres

Bailey Playground5 acres

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Grant Park5 acres

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Andrew Freedman House Gardens5 acres

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Tottenville Shore Park5 acres

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Arbutus Woods Park5 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Glen Oaks Oval (Tenney Park)5 acres

Windmuller Park5 acres

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Saratoga Park5 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Holcombe Rucker Park5 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Bill Brown Playground5 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

McDonald Playground5 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Marcy Playground5 acres

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Louis Pasteur Park5 acres

Riverdale Playground5 acres

Scarangella Park5 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Basil Behagen Playground5 acres

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Zuckermann Natural Resource Area5 acres

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Noble Playground5 acres

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Nostrand Playground5 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Robert E Venable Park5 acres

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Sperandeo Brothers Playground5 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Green Central Knoll5 acres

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Farm Playground5 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Pondside Greene Park5 acres · Pondside Greene Home Owners Association

Dutch Kills Playground5 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

McLaughlin Park5 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Bayview Terrace Park5 acres

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Van Voorhees Playground5 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Power Playground5 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Homecrest Playground5 acres

Police Officer Reinaldo Salgado Playground5 acres

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Brust Park5 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Alfred E. Smith Playground5 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Castle Hill Little League Field5 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Belmont Playground5 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Greenwood Playground5 acres

Mount Eden Malls5 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Saul Weprin Playground5 acres

Peter Detmold Park5 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Prall Playground5 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Alameda Malls5 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Holocaust Memorial Park5 acres

Greenstreets5 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Memorial Park2 acres

Inwood Park2 acres · Town of Hempstead

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Jacks Pond Bluebelt2 acres

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Concrete Plant Park2 acres

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Nelson A. Rockefeller Park2 acres

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Spuyten Duyvil Shorefront Park2 acres

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Memorial Field Park2 acres · Douglas Manor Association

Cypress Hills Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Seth Low Playground2 acres

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Hamilton Fish Park2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Wegener Park2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Will Cintron Soccer Fields2 acres

Midland Field2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park2 acres · Battery City Park Authority

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Bridge Park2 acres

Harlem River Park2 acres

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Breininger Park2 acres

Chelsea Park2 acres

Judge Moses Weinstein Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Seward Park2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Vito Locascio Field2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Ravenswood Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Park of the Americas2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Ralph Demarco Park2 acres

Coleman Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Empire Fulton Ferry2 acres

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Locust Point Marina2 acres

Huguenot Ponds Park2 acres · New York City Department of Environmental Protection

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Walt Whitman Park2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Aqueduct Walk (West 183rd to West Fordham)2 acres

Engeldrum Bluff2 acres

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Ambrosini Field2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Delphin H. Greene Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Irving Square Park2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Gorman Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Evergreen Park2 acres

Patrol Officer William T Gunn Junior Park2 acres

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Ye Olde Burial Ground of Flushing2 acres

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Public Square and Gardens2 acres

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Jamaica Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Colonel David Marcus Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Hickman Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Clove's Tail2 acres

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Asser Levy Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Challenge Playground2 acres

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Mill Rock Park2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Frederick B. Judge Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Swinburne Island2 acres

Harry Maze Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Saint Vartan Park2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Clinton Cove2 acres · Hudson River Park

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Vleigh Playground2 acres

Jesse Owens Playground2 acres

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Washington Market Park2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Pier 972 acres · Hudson River Park

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David A Fox Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Olmsted–Beil House Park2 acres

Patterson Playground2 acres

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Laredo Avenue Parcel2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Thursby Basin Park2 acres

Fulton Park2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Thomas Boyland Park2 acres

Thomas Paine Park2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Centreville Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Daniel M O'Connell Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Benjamin Cardozo Playground2 acres

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Sakura Park2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Story Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Century Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Aqueduct Walk (West Burnside to West 181st)2 acres

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Loreto Playground2 acres

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Israel Putnam Playground2 acres

Sheepshead Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Wallenberg Playground2 acres

Steeplechase Park2 acres

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Stuyvesant Cove Park2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Osborn Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Briarwood Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Locust Manor Playground2 acres

Rosemary's Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Bulova Park2 acres

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Naval Cemetery Landscape2 acres

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Crowley Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Terrace Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Al Quiñones Playground2 acres

Bufano Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Sutter Avenue Ballfield2 acres

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Luna Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Reverend Polite Playground2 acres

Mapes Ballfield2 acres

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Taaffe Playground2 acres · NYC Parks

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Westbourne Playground2 acres

Bridge Park 32 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Yellowstone Municipal Park2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Marble Hill Playground2 acres

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Louis J. Valentino Jr. Park2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Frank D O'Connor Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Happy Warrior Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Wilson Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Roger Morris Park2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Midland Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Clumber Corner2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Willis Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Doctor Richard Greene Playground2 acres

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Grand Army Plaza2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Howard Bennett Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Wagner Houses Pool2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Burns Playground2 acres

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Corona Golf Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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DiMattina Playground2 acres

Tanahey Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Reiff Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Allerton Playground2 acres

Lewis Simeone Park2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Russell Sage Playground2 acres

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Susan Smith McKinney Steward Park2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Real Good Park2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Pacific Playground2 acres

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Poor Richard's Playground2 acres

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One Hundred Percent Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Spuyten Duyvil Playground2 acres

Curtis Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Hempstead Ballfield2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Bayview Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Police Officer Hilario Serrano Playground2 acres · NYC parks

Bildersee Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Howard Von Dohlen Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Playground 802 acres

Columbus Square2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Playground Twenty-One2 acres

Castle Hill Playground2 acres

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Wakefield Playground2 acres

Van Dyke Playground2 acres

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Whitestone Playground2 acres

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Pulaski Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Glenwood Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Almeda Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Sheltering Arms Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Hope Ballfield2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Hillside Dog Park2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Classon Playground2 acres

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Banneker Playground2 acres

Liberty Park2 acres

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Austin J. McDonald Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Lyons Square Playground2 acres

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Edenwald Playground2 acres

Morgan Playground2 acres

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Seven Gables Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Woods Playground2 acres

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John Allen Payne Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Collect Pond Park2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Police Officer Nicholas Demutiis Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Triborough Bridge Playground B2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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East Springfield Playground2 acres

Conrad Grauer Field2 acres

Beach 9th Street Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Playground Ninety2 acres

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Gouverneur Morris Playground2 acres

Gonzalo Plasencia Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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West Farms Rapids Park2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Admiral Farragut Playground2 acres

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Sedgwick Playground2 acres

Marie Curie Park2 acres

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Emerald Playground2 acres

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Dry Dock Playground2 acres

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Hillside Park2 acres

Admiral Park2 acres

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Sobel Court Park2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Albert J. Parham Playground2 acres

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North Rochdale Playground2 acres

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Corporal John A. Seravalli Playground2 acres

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Tiffany Playground2 acres

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Neptune Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Marc and Jason's Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

John D'Emic Senior Memorial Park2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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"Uncle" Vito E. Maranzano Glendale Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Seward Park High School - Community Playground2 acres

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Robert Moses Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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South Rochdale Playground2 acres

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Annadale Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Maurice A Fitzgerald Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Ten Eyck Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Detective Joseph Mayrose Park2 acres

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El-Shabazz Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Remsen Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Beach Channel Playground2 acres

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Oxport Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Bruckner Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

De Hostos Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Haven Esplanade2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Fish Playground2 acres

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Marlboro Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Jackie Robinson Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Bay Terrace Playground2 acres

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Bergen Beach Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Riverbend Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks & Recreation

Ten Mile River Playground2 acres · NYC Parks Department

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Houston Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Carter G. Woodson Children's Park2 acres

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Alice Kornegay Triangle2 acres

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Marx Brothers Playground2 acres

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Markham Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Greene Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Brigadier General Charles Young Triangle2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Willoughby Playground2 acres

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Crispus Attucks Playground2 acres

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Pontiac Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Zuccotti Park2 acres

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Ampere Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Evergreen Playground2 acres

Riverwalk Commons2 acres

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Bedford Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Arrochar Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Newtown Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Forest Grove2 acres

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Alexander Hamilton Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Korean War Veterans Memorial Park2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Bellaire Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Ethan Allen Playground2 acres

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Ciccarone Park2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Nathan Weidenbaum Park2 acres

Andrew Haswell Green Park2 acres

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Lilliann D. Wald Playground2 acres

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Pershing Square2 acres · Grand Central Partnership

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Fruit Street Sitting Area2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Harold Schneiderman Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Courtney Callender Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Chester Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Brizzi Playground2 acres

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Playground 112 acres

Cedar Grove Playground2 acres

Montefiore Park2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Maspeth Park2 acres

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Jefferson Field2 acres

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Auburndale Playground2 acres

Elton Playground2 acres

Beach 59th Street Playground2 acres

Little Claremont Playground2 acres

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Mannahatta Park2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Queensboro Bridge Greenway2 acres

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Sean's Place2 acres

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Captain John McKenna IV Park2 acres

Elizabeth H. Berger Plaza2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Triborough Bridge Playground E2 acres

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Oakwood Beach Wetlands Area2 acres

First Park2 acres

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Brinkerhoff Mall2 acres

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Levy Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Augustus Saint-Gaudens Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

McCaffrey Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Zion Triangle2 acres

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Silverstein Family Park2 acres

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Peck Slip2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Rudin Family Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Rodney Playground North2 acres

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Strawberry Playground2 acres

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Frederick Douglass Circle2 acres · Central Park Conservancy

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Rodney Park South2 acres

Grand Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Balsley Park2 acres

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Maritcha R. Lyons Park2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Bobbie Lewis Jr. Playground2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Ralph Bunche Park2 acres

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Whalen Park2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Marcy Green Center2 acres

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Marsh Point Triangle2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Murray Street Triangle2 acres · Battery Park City Authority

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Forsyth Plaza2 acres · NYC DOT

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P.O. Reinaldo Salgado Playground Children’s Play Area2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Nat Schneider Triangle2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Field of Dreams Park2 acres

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Elmhurst Sculpture Garden2 acres

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Devanney Triangle2 acres

Coenties Slip2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Lady Moody Triangle2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Barry Plaza2 acres

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Irving Schloss Triangle2 acres

Featherbenches2 acres · New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Corporal Walter J Fufidio Square2 acres

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George Meade Plaza2 acres

Who protects it

49,208 conserved acres

26% of New York City’s land. Water is left out: New York City has 300.5 square miles of land and 171.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages New York City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city28,780 ac

National Park Service18,480 ac

State parks1,082 ac

State conservation805 ac

Other state land552 ac

Private owners127 ac

Land trusts & nonprofits45 ac

Local Park · 26,434 acNational Recreation Area · 18,427 acLocal Recreation Area · 2,221 acState Conservation Area · 871 acState Park · 843 ac

Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 70 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels

Parcel (PAD-US)	Managed by	Acres	Public access
Gateway National Recreation Area National Recreation Area	National Park Service	18,427	Open
Pelham Bay Park Local Park	Town or city	2,662	Open
Van Cortlandt Park Local Park	Town or city	1,064	Open
Freshkills Park Local Park	Town or city	916	Open
Flushing Meadows Corona Park Local Park	Town or city	905	Open
Marine Park Local Park	Town or city	848	Open
Central Park Local Park	Town or city	839	Open
LaTourette Park & Golf Course Local Park	Town or city	759	Open
Bronx Park Local Park	Town or city	655	Open
Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach Local Recreation Area	Town or city	634	Open

5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.

Things to do

2,963 places to go in New York City

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in New York City

(105th Street Tot Lot) Children's Play Area

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(110th Street Tot Lot) Children's Play Area

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(112th Street Tot Lot) Children's Play AreaIn Riverside Park

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(117th St. Playground) Children's Play AreaIn Riverside Park

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(ABC Playground) Children's Play Area

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(Arlington "Ollie" Edinboro Playground) Children's Play AreaIn Saint Nicholas Park

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(Captain Jacob Joseph Playground) Children's Play AreaHours: Mar 02-Oct 31 Mo-Su 06:00-21:00; Nov 01-Mar 01 Mo-Su 06:00-18:00

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(Claremount (Dolphin) Playground) Children's Play AreaIn Riverside Park

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22 more playgrounds

(Dinosaur Playground) Children's Play AreaIn Riverside Park

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(Evelyn's Playground) Children's Play AreaIn Union Square Park

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(First Park Playground) Children's Play AreaIn First Park

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(J. Hood Wright Park Playground) Children's Play Area

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(Joseph C. Sauer Park Playground) Children's Play Area

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(Little Flower Playground) Children's Play Area

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(Neufeld Playground) Children's Play Area

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(Palisades Playground) Children's Play Area

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(Play Hills) Children's Play AreaHours: Nov 1-Mar 1 Mo-Su,PH 07:00-18:00; Mar 2-Oct 31 Mo-Su,PH 07:00-21:00 · In Washington Square Park

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(Playground 103 CIII) Children's Play Area

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(Playground of the Americas) Children's Play Area

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(River Run Playground) Children's Play AreaIn Riverside Park

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(Riverbank Playground) Children's Play AreaHours: Mar 02-Oct 31: 07:00-21:00; Nov 01-Mar 01: 07:00-18:00 · In Riverside Park

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(Sakura Park Playground) Children's Play Area

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(Scylla Playground) Children's Play AreaIn Wards Island Park

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(Seward Park Playground) Children's Play AreaIn Seward Park

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(St. Catherine's Park Playground) Children's Play Area

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(St. Nicholas Park Playground) Children's Play Area

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(St. Nicholas Park Playground) Children's Play AreaIn Saint Nicholas Park

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(St. Vartan Park Playground) Children's Play AreaIn Saint Vartan Park

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(Ten Mile River Playground) Children's Play AreaIn Ten Mile River Playground

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(Toddler Playground) Children's Play AreaHours: Nov 1-Mar 1 Mo-Su,PH 07:00-18:00; Mar 2-Oct 31 Mo-Su,PH 07:00-21:00 · In Washington Square Park

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1,858 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.

Trails & water

25 named trails and 87 lakes & rivers

Named trails

Open to bikes · 45.0 miHorses · 26.8 miUnpaved · 143.0 mi

Red Trail3.4 mi

Kazimiroff Nature Trail2.4 mi

Riegelmann Boardwalk2.0 mi

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge - West Pond1.9 mi

Gull Trail1.7 mi

Blue Trail1.6 mi

Stephanie and Fred Shuman Reservoir Running Track1.6 mi

Great Blue Heron Loop1.5 mi

Siwanoy Trail1.5 mi

Yellow Trail1.3 mi

15 more trails

North Forty

1.3 mi

John Muir Trail

1.3 mi

Old Croton Aqueduct Trail

1.2 mi

Cunningham Park Orange Trail

1.2 mi

North Spur

1.2 mi

Green Apple

1.1 mi

East Firebreak

1.1 mi

Marine Park Salt Marsh Nature Trail

1.1 mi

Tulip Tree Trail

0.9 mi

Orange Trail

0.9 mi

Thrilla

0.9 mi

Falcon Trail

0.7 mi

Teepee

0.7 mi

Brooklyn Bridge Promenade

0.7 mi

Ringer

0.7 mi

Lakes & rivers tap for directions

Abraham's Pondpond Alley Pond Allison Pondpond Altamont Pondpond Ambergill Pond Andrew Freedman Home Pondpond Arbutus Lakelake Aurora Pondpond Azalea Pondpond Baisley Pond Bethesda Fountain Binnen Waterreservoir Blue Heron Pondpond Bosque Fountain Brooks Lake Butterfly Pondpond Cameron Lake Cherry Hill Fountain Clay Pit Pondpond Clifton Lakepond Clove Lake Conselyeus Pondpond Conservatory Waterpond Cope Lakereservoir Crescent Waterpond Crotona Pond Crystal Lake Cunningham Pondpond Decondon Pondpond Dell Waterpond Dry Dock 1 Dry Dock No. 4 Dry Dock No. 5 Dry Dock No. 6 Duck and Waterfowlpond East Pondpond Eibs Pond Flamingos Fort Totten Lake Fountain of the Continents Fountain of the Fairs East Fountain of the Fairs West Fountain of the Grapes of Wrath Fountain of the Planet of the Apes Goethals Pond Golden Pondpond Goode's Pondpond Goodhue Pondpond Goose Pondpond Grasmere Lakelake Bridge Creek Bronx Kill Bronx River Buttermilk Channel Dutch Kills East Channel English Kills Flushing Creek Fresh Kills Gabler's Creek Gerritsen Creek Gowanus Canal Great Fresh Kills Harlem River Hudson River Hutchinson River Lemon Creek Little Fresh Kills Luyster Creek Main Creek Maspeth Creek Mill Basin Mill Creek Mill Pond Neck Creek Newtown Creek Old Place Creek Plumb Beach Channel Pugsley's Creek Richmond Creek Sawmill Creek Shell Bank Creek Springville Creek Spuyten Duyvil Creek West Channel Westchester Creek Whale Creek

Biking & sports

1,026 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

668 mi

painted or protected bike lanes

206 mi

off-road bike paths

153 mi

shoulders & shared lanes

Courts & fields

2172Basketball

1200Tennis

910Baseball

374Soccer

94Football

82Volleyball

70Pickleball

59Tracks

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1,039 places on the National Register, 116 of them National Historic Landmarks

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 97 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black CultureNational Historic Landmark · Building

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Brooklyn BridgeNational Historic Landmark · Structure · listed 1966

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Brooklyn Heights Historic DistrictNational Historic Landmark · District · listed 1966

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Carnegie HallNational Historic Landmark · Building · listed 1966

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Central ParkNational Historic Landmark · District · listed 1966

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Chester A. Arthur HouseNational Historic Landmark · Building · listed 1966

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City HallNational Historic Landmark · Building · listed 1966

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Conference HouseNational Historic Landmark · Building · listed 1966

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Cooper UnionNational Historic Landmark · Building · listed 1966

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Hamilton Grange National MemorialNational Historic Landmark · Building · listed 1966

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Morris-Jumel MansionNational Historic Landmark · Building · listed 1966

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New York Public LibraryNational Historic Landmark · Building · listed 1966

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1,027 more on the History page.

When to get out

The best walking months in New York City: April to September

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Daylight (h)	9.6	10.6	11.8	13.2	14.4	15.1	14.8	13.8	12.4	11.0	9.8	9.3
High (°F)	40	43	50	61	71	80	85	84	77	66	55	45
Rain (in)	3.4	3.0	4.2	3.8	3.8	4.2	4.4	4.3	3.9	4.1	3.4	4.2

February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in New York City →

Next door

New York City and its neighbors

New York City has the most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

New York496 mi Hempstead75 mi North Hempstead25 mi Yonkers24 mi Mount Vernon3.2 mi Woodmere1.9 mi Inwood0.7 mi Lawrence0.0 mi

Town	Conserved of land	Trail mi per sq mi	Park acres per 1,000	Near a park ½ mile	Outdoors
New York City	26%	1.6	5	99%+	A
Hempstead	13%	0.6	10	94%	A⁻
Yonkers	9%	1.3	5	99%+	A⁻
Mount Vernon	4%	0.7	2	99%+	B⁺
Woodmere	— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
North Hempstead	7%	0.5	10	99%	B⁺
Inwood	— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lawrence	under 1%	under 0.1	2	89%	C⁻

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in New York City

Where can I hike in New York City?

The longest trail networks: Van Cortlandt Park, 23.1 miles; Forest Park, 16.6 miles; Pelham Bay Park, 15.1 miles; Governors Island, 14.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

How much of New York City is conserved land?

26% of its land, against a typical 5% for a New York State town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.

Are dogs allowed on New York City’s trails?

OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Central Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in New York City?

1,026 miles of bike routes are on the map: 668 of painted or protected lanes, 206 of off-road paths and 153 of shoulders and shared lanes.

Is there public land near New York City?

108,816 acres of parks and open public land lie inside New York City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 46,518 of them inside the city line.

How much outdoors does New York City have?

Ahead of 89% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #130 of 758 in New York State. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from New York City neighbors.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →

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49,208 conserved acres

2,963 places to go in New York City

25 named trails and 87 lakes & rivers

1,026 miles of bike routes

1,039 places on the National Register, 116 of them National Historic Landmarks

The best walking months in New York City: April to September

New York City and its neighbors

Questions about parks and trails in New York City

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