Best places: City parks in New York, United States

This urban oasis features shaded picnic tables, hibachi-style BBQ grills & river views.

Popular park 30 feet above street level on an old rail line, with river & city views.

This 3.5-acre greenspace features a nautically themed play area, plus a dog run & water views.

Landscaped pedestrian & seating area, set at the Manhattan entrance to the Roosevelt Island tram.

Neighborhood park with trails, a lake, dozens of exotic tree species, sports facilities & fishing.

7-acre riverside park named for a trans & LGBTQ rights activist, with picnic sites & skyline views.

👍👍 If you’re looking for a place to move or even visit, this is it. It’s so close to downtown but without the cons of living downtown. It’s safe, quiet, family-friendly, and beautiful. It’s usually a bit cheaper to live here too! The tram is fun to ride, F line runs through it, you’ve got the ferry too...

The park is a meeting place, hangout spot, subway hub & home to a bustling greenmarket.

Greenspace offering a respite from nearby government buildings with lawns, benches & a fountain.

This public park offers soccer & baseball fields, tennis & basketball courts & a kids' playground.

Compact neighborhood park featuring historic pavilion, playground, picnic tables & war monuments.

Historic, leafy park hosting a farmer's market plus live music & other eclectic events.

👍👍 Nice place to sit and relax. Folks around fishing an having a good time. Grills going kids playing long and lively walking trail that goes to Gateway Mall area and pass Shirley Chisholm Park which in itself is vast and loaded for walkers.

Historic site featuring soccer, cricket, basketball & baseball games, nature walks & a skate park.

Tree-filled park with an open grassy area & monument honoring Reverend Dr. Samuel Parkes Cadman.

👍👍 Kids like it a lot. It's a big playground with a good variety of equipment for different age groups. Clean restrooms.

Urban park offering a multi-purpose turf field, basketball courts, playgrounds & picnic facilities.

26-acre dynamic green space offering several sports fields & a roller-hockey area.

This landscaped park with paths, benches & game tables honors the namesake poet & New Yorker.