Parks in New York City

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Parks in New York City

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Battery Park
Jutting out at the southernmost point of Manhattan, leafy Battery...
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Parks Lower Manhattan
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Bowling Green
This oval greensward at the foot of Broadway became New York's...
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Parks Lower Manhattan
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Bryant Park
An oasis amid skyscrapers, this is one of Manhattan's most popular...
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Parks Midtown
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Carl Schurz Park
Above the East River, this park, named for a German immigrant...
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Parks Upper East Side
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Columbus Park
People-watching is the thing in this.park. If you swing by in...
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Parks Lower Manhattan
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Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park
This charming 9-acre park is a great place for a riverside picnic...
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Parks DUMBO
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Great Lawn
This 14-acre oval greensward has endured millions of footsteps...
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Parks Central Park
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The High Line
Once a 1.5-mi elevated railroad track carrying freight trains...
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Parks Greenwich Village and Chelsea
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Madison Square Park
The benches of this elegant tree-filled park afford great views...
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Parks Union Square
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Marcus Garvey Park
At the center of this historic, tree-filled public square, atop...
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Parks Harlem
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Prospect Park
Brooklyn residents are fiercely passionate about Prospect Park...
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Parks Park Slope
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Riverside Park
Walking around concrete and skyscrapers all day, you can easily...
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Parks Upper West Side
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Sheep Meadow
A sheep grazing area until 1934, this grassy 15-acre meadow is...
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Parks Central Park
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Tompkins Square Park
This leafy spot amid the East Village's crowded tenements is...
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Parks East Village and the Lower East Side
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Washington Market Park
This landscaped recreation space with a gazebo and playground—ideal...
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Parks Lower Manhattan
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