Amazing Parks in New York City

Location: 59th to 110th Streets (5th Ave to Central Park W.), NYC
Details: Central Park is the largest Park in NYC (1.2 Sq miles or 843 acres) and host to 25 million visitors each year. Favorite spots include Sheep Meadow, Bethesda Fountain, the Mall, The Rocks, the Great Lawn and much more.
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Shakespeare in the Park at Central Park
SummerStage Central Park & More
New York Philharmonic Summer Concerts
Jamaica Underwear Run
Top 3 Central Park locations for Fall Foliage
Walk Through the Heart of Central Park
Music of Central Park
Japan Day Festival
Central Park Calendar

Location: 40th to 42nd Sts. (5th to 6th Aves.), NYC
Details: Deemed "Manhattan's Town Square" and voted best public bathroom in America, Bryant Park is an oasis—a refuge of peace and calm. Home to FREE Ice Skating in the Winter, FREE Summer Film Festival & much more.
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Bryant Park Summer HBO Film Festival
Broadway in Bryant Park
MB Fashion Week at Bryant Park
"The Pond" Ice Skating at Bryant Park
Bryant Park Calendar of Events

Location: 11 Madison Ave. (btw 23rd & 26th Sts.), NYC
Details: Historic Madison Square Park is the vibrant center of Manhattan's Flatiron District offering flourishing gardens, lush lawns and amazing public art. It is also home to Shake Shack and watching US OPEN Tennis.
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Big Apple BBQ Block Party
Madison Square Park Events

Location: Riverside Drive (72nd - 158th Sts.), NYC
Details: Riverside Park contains rocky precipices, sylvan lawns, and groves of mature elm trees. From Riverside Drive, the land terraces down steeply in three levels to a manmade shoreline and promenade.
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Riverside Park Calendar of Events

Location: Battery Place at State St., NYC
Details: Battery Park is a public park located at the Battery, the southern tip of Manhattan. Ferries pick up visitors to the Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island, and all summer long concerts play on its grounds.
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Battery Park's River to River Summer Events

Location: 430 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn
Details: Prospect Park is a 585-acre urban oasis located in the heart of Brooklyn. Popular activities range from skating to birding to pedal boating to picnicking on the Long Meadow. It is also home to a forest, a zoo and Celebrate Brooklyn! Music festival.
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Celebrate Brooklyn at the Prospect Park Bandshell
Interactive Park Map
Prospect Park Calendar of Events

Location: Driggs Ave (btw N 12th St. & Manhattan Ave.), Brooklyn
Details: McCarren Park sits between Greenpoint & Williamsburg. It includes McCarren Pool (was a venue for amazing music, now an actual pool). You will also find locals playing kickball, tennis & more.
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Summer Screen at McCarren Park
Huge Flag at McCarrren Park
2008 McCarren Pool Parties
McCarren Park Calendar of Events

Location: Shore Blvd & Astoria Park S., Astoria (under the RFK Bridge)
Details: Astoria Park contains NYC's largest swimming pool. The pool, planned by Robert Moses, was used for qualifying events for the 1936 & 1964 Summer Olympics.
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Location: 48th Avenue (at East River), Long Island City
Details: The Gantry Plaza Park is a young park that offers picnic tables, a playground, fishing pier, playing fields & a waterfront promenade with an amazing view of the midtown Manhattan skyline. Great for sunsets & relaxing on the hammocks.
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Water Taxi Beach by the Gantry Park
All Water Taxi Beach Locations
Live at the Gantry Performing Arts

Location: Along 10th Ave (btw Gansevoort & 23rd Sts.), NYC
Details: Manhattan's newest "Elevated" Park - The High Line is quickly becoming a top attraction. Section 1 of the High Line, which opened to the public on June, 2009, runs from Gansevoort to 20th Street.
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High Line Park Opening Ceremony
Events on the High Line

Location: Along the Hudson River (btw Lower Manhattan to Upper West Side), NYC
Details: The Hudson River Park is many park areas in one! Relax on Piers 45, 46, 84, 95 and 62 & 63 (Spring '10). Play sports on Piers 40, 25 (Fall '10) & on Chelsea Piers (59 to 61). Best Playgound on Pier 51. Watch Riverflicks films on Pier 54. Skate on Pier 63. Boating on Piers 40, 66, 84, 96, & much more.
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Hudson River Flicks
Hudson River Flicks Kids
Hudson River MoonDance
Hudson River Rocks Concerts
City of Water Day
Hudson River Park Events
Explore all the Piers at Hudson River Park

Location: 5 Avenue, Waverly Place, West 4th and MacDougal St., NYC
Details: Washington Square Park is a gathering spot for avant-garde artists and NYU students, a battleground for chess players, a playground for canines & children. The Arch and foundain are recognized backdrops in many movies.
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Washington Square Music Festival
LightSaber Battle at Washington Square Park

Location: Broadway to 4th Ave, E. 14th to E. 17th Sts. NYC
Details: Union Square Park has served as home base for events and festivals from the first Labor Day parade in 1882 to workers' rallies in the 1930s to the first Earth Day in 1970 to the current, wildly popular Greenmarket and Pillow Fight!
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Summer in the Square at Union Square
Union Square Pillow Fight
Union Square Park Calendar of Events

Location: FDR Drive (Montgomery to E. 12th Sts.), NYC (along the East River)
Details: Offering impressive views of the Manhattan & Brooklyn bridges, the East River Park has bike paths, playgrounds, sports fields & courts, gardens, children's water play areas, walking paths, and an amphitheater.
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"Location: 1 Main St. & Plymouth,
Brooklyn (under the Brooklyn Bridge)"
Details: A treasured urban oasis offering spectacular views of downtown Manhattan and the New York Harbor. Pier1, Pier6, Empire-Fulton Ferry are highlights of this Park
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Movies With A View - Brooklyn Bridge Park
DUMBO First Thursdays Gallery Walk
Brooklyn Bridge Park Events

Location: Columbia Heights (btw Montague & Middagh), Brooklyn
Details: A stroll along the promenade has unmatched views of Staten Island, Governor's Island, the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and Lower Manhattan skyline. Popular for watching 4th of July fireworks.
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Dates: Free grounds admission on Wednesdays & 10AM to 12PM on Saturdays.
Location: 2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx
Details: The New York Botanical Garden has it all. A tropical rain forest, Cactus-filled desert, 50 diverse gardens, 50-acre Native Forest, Rock Garden, hands-on activities for the entire family.
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Gardens & Collection
The Orchid Show: Cuba in Flower (until 4/11/10)