Join NYC Parks in October for pumpkin patches, arts & crafts, and jumbo games! Wear your best costume and get ready for the ...

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. BE BOLDER: Ballet Explorations (BE) Ballet Offers Life-long Discovery, Expression, and Reconnection (BOLDER), dance program, a fun ballet class with live music.

This neighborhood park is bursting with activities. Groups of friends come out to play handball, basketball, or soccer, and plenty of kids cavort in its popular playground. Whenever it's hot out, ...

Organized leagues or special events need a permit to use an athletic field or court. For people under 18, the permit is free. For those 18 and over, a fee is required.

Travers Park, founded in 1948 and named in honor of Jackson Heights community leader Thomas J. Travers, was recently rebuilt to include a great lawn, surrounded with flowering trees, benches, and a ...

This park honors Bella Abzug (1920-1998), a feminist, civil rights activist, lawyer, and U.S. Representative who was a staunch supporter of civil liberties. The park, developed in tandem with the ...

This text is part of Parks’ Historical Signs Project and can be found posted within the park. This park was named for the newspaper that was once published directly to its north. The City of New York ...

Our urban forest is alive — and growing. Trees Count equips us with information vital for its well-being and care. Every ten years, we take stock of every public tree across the five boroughs. Our ...

Like the adjacent school, this playground is named for Civil War Union General William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) who was born in Lancaster, Ohio. Sherman graduated from the United States Military ...

This park is in the St. George neighborhood of Staten Island, directly bordering New Brighton to the west. Originally inhabited by the Lenape, the area remained largely rural into the 19 th century.

This picturesque park, partially hidden along the East River, is one of the city's best-concealed secrets. A stroll along the promenade provides beautiful views of the river, the Roosevelt Island ...

Prior to the arrival of European settlers, this area was inhabited by the Canarsee. Lady Deborah Moody (c.1583-1659), the first woman to be granted a land patent in the new colonies, founded the town ...