List of parks in New York City explained

This is a list of New York City parks. Three entities manage parks within New York City, each with its own responsibilities:

The city has 28,000 acres (113 km2) of municipal parkland and 14 miles (22 km) of public municipal beaches. Major municipal parks include Central Park, Prospect Park, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, and Forest Park. The largest is Pelham Bay Park, followed by the Staten Island Greenbelt and Van Cortlandt Park. There are also many smaller but historically significant parks in New York City, such as Battery Park, Bryant Park, Madison Square Park, Union Square Park, and Washington Square Park.

Additionally, some parks, most notably Gramercy Park, are privately owned and managed. Access to these private parks may be restricted.

The City Parks Foundation offers more than 1200 free performing arts events in parks across the city each year, including Central Park Summerstage, the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival and dance, theater, and children's arts festivals.

Top ten parks by area

  1. Pelham Bay Park, Bronx - 2772acres[1] [2]
  2. Greenbelt, Staten Island - 2316acres[2]
  3. Freshkills Park, Staten Island - 2200acres[2]
  4. Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx - 1146acres[2]
  5. Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens - 897acres[2]
  6. Central Park, Manhattan - 843acres[2]
  7. Marine Park, Brooklyn - 798acres[2]
  8. Bronx Park, Bronx - 718acres[2]
  9. Alley Pond Park, Queens - 655acres[2]
  10. Forest Park, Queens - 544acres[2]

While Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge is larger than any of the parks listed above, at 9155acres,[3] it is not listed in the above rankings since it is a wildlife refuge and not an active-use park.

List of parks by borough

The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation maintains a complete list of all parks.

The Bronx

East Bronx

West Bronx

South Bronx

A sub-section of West Bronx.

Brooklyn

Manhattan

Queens

Staten Island

* Denotes playgrounds jointly operated with the New York City Department of Education.

List of former parks by borough

Manhattan

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Surveying Effort Alters Sizes of Some New York Parks. Foderaro. Lisa W.. 2013-05-31. The New York Times. 2018-06-07. en-US. 0362-4331.
  2. Web site: Frequently Asked Questions : NYC Parks . New York City Department of Parks & Recreation . June 26, 1939 . September 17, 2018.
  3. Web site: Fact Sheet: Gateway NRA – Jamaica Bay Unit . National Parks of New York Harbor (U.S. National Park Service) . October 27, 1972 . June 2, 2019.

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