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Big Rock |
East Elmhurst |
Queens |
Neighborhood gathering place and impromptu playground |
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Brooklyn Heights Promenade |
Brooklyn Heights |
Brooklyn |
Waterfront walkway offering spectacular views along the East River |
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Brooklyn Museum Plaza |
Prospect Heights |
Brooklyn |
A welcoming public plaza with wonderful fountains |
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Brown Place stickball field |
Mott Haven |
Bronx |
Playground that hosted childhood street games |
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Brownsville Student Farm Project |
Brownsville |
Brooklyn |
Formerly abandoned Brownsville lot reclaimed as an educational farm |
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Canal Street Triangle/Canal Park |
Tribeca |
Manhattan |
Site of a now restored park |
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Columbus Circle |
Columbus Circle |
Manhattan |
Grand rotary adjacent to the southwest corner of Central Park |
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Coney Island |
Coney Island |
Brooklyn |
Legendary seaside boardwalk, beach and center for entertainment |
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Crack is Wack Playground |
East Harlem |
Manhattan |
Park decorated with the work of Keith Haring |
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Declaration of Independence Reading Site |
Civic Center |
Manhattan |
Where George Washington stood as the Declaration was read to the American Army |
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Fireman's Memorial |
Upper West Side |
Manhattan |
Neighborhood meeting place |
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Fort Wadsworth |
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Staten Island |
19th century harbor fortifications |
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Fruit Street Sitting Area |
Brooklyn Heights |
Brooklyn |
Park with views of Lower Manhattan and the harbor |
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Gerry's Place |
Annadale |
Brooklyn |
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Goodhue Center |
New Brighton |
Staten Island |
Open space and home to recreational programs for children sponsored by the Children's Aid Society |
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Green Meadows Farm |
Floral Park |
Queens |
Farm with educational and visitor programs |
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Green-Wood Cemetery |
Sunset Park |
Brooklyn |
Beautiful and historic cemetery |
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Hall of Fame for Great Americans |
University Heights |
Bronx |
Historic outdoor hall of fame offering panoramic views |
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Harry Van Arsdale Jr. Plaza |
Pomonok |
Queens |
Plaza dedicated to a working class advocate |
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Inwood |
Inwood |
Manhattan |
Manhattan's northernmost neighborhood |
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Kissena Velodrome |
Pomonok |
Queens |
A cyclists' track built in the 1960s and active today |
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Lion's Rock/Jones Woods (site of) |
Yorkville |
Manhattan |
19th century meeting place |
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Luna Park (site of) |
Coney Island |
Brooklyn |
One of Coney Island's most storied amusement parks |
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Metropolitan Oval |
Maspeth |
Queens |
The city's oldest soccer field |
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Minton's Playhouse Stickball Field |
Central Harlem |
Manhattan |
Where jazz musicians held stickball games |
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Naumburg Band Shell, Central Park |
Central Park |
Manhattan |
Intimate performance space in Central Park |
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North Bronx Bikeway (Mosholu-Pelham Greenway) |
Pelham Bay Park |
Bronx |
Scenic bike path from Van Cortlandt to Pelham Park |
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Orchard Beach |
Pelham Bay Park |
Bronx |
Popular beach on Long Island Sound |
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Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto, St. Lucy's |
Bronxdale |
Bronx |
Pilgrimage site at Roman Catholic Church |
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Pier 45 |
West Village |
Manhattan |
Hudson River Park pier and location of many outdoor festivities |
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Police Athletic League |
Bedford-Stuyvesant |
Brooklyn |
Young people's centers, Play Streets and summer camps |
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Prison Ship Martyrs Monument |
Fort Greene |
Brooklyn |
Memorial to American Revolutionary War prisoners |
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Queens County Farm Museum |
Floral Park |
Queens |
The city's largest working farm and a historical site |
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Ridgewood Reservoir |
Cypress Hills |
Queens |
Heart of the old Brooklyn water supply system, now part of Highland Park |
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Roosevelt Island |
Roosevelt Island |
Manhattan |
Historic and modern buildings mark the history of this island |
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Rotunda at the 79th St. Boat Basin |
Upper West Side |
Manhattan |
Scenic waterfront patio |
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Rucker Park basketball courts |
Central Harlem |
Manhattan |
A popular spot for pick-up games |
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Salt Marsh in Inwood Hill Park |
Inwood |
Manhattan |
Natural salt marsh next to old growth forest |
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Schoolyard at P.S. 15 and P.S. 27 (former) |
Red Hook |
Brooklyn |
Once, the site of a playground |
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Sheep Meadow, Central Park |
Central Park |
Manhattan |
Sprawling lawn in Central Park, site of important events and general recreation |
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Shore Road Bicycle Path |
Bay Ridge |
Brooklyn |
Waterfront bicycle trail, offering views of the Narrows and the Verrazano Bridge |
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Split Rock |
Pelham Bay |
Bronx |
Giant boulder and century old Pelham landmark |
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Statue of Civic Virtue |
Kew Gardens |
Queens |
The Statue of The Triumph of Civic Virtue (over vice and corruption) created by architect Frederick William MacMonnies is one that has brought with its construction much controversy over its design and connotations. So much so that the statue keeps on relocating, trying to find a home for it amidst the great city. |
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Thain Family Forest |
Bronx Park |
Bronx |
Old growth forest at the New York Botanical Garden |
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The Cage (West 4th St. Courts) |
Greenwich Village |
Manhattan |
Basketball court preferred by players and spectators |
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The Labyrinth for Contemplation |
Battery Park City |
Manhattan |
Labyrinth created as a memorial to the victims of the attacks of September 11, 2001 |
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Young Devils Stickball Field |
East Harlem |
Manhattan |
One spot where a popular street game was played in the 1930's |
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Zuccotti Park (formerly Liberty Plaza Park) |
Financial District |
Manhattan |
Park rebuilt after 9/11/01 terrorist attack |
