New York parks.
Brooklyn Bridge Park
It is a park of 85 acres in Brooklyn side of the East River. It offers magnificent views of Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge, but also facilities for sports activities, outdoor picnic, walking trails, cycling, etc …
Bryant Park
Located in the heart of Manhattan, one of the most impressive features of the park is its large lawn that is the longest expanse of grass in Manhattan south of Central Park. Different events are hosted on the lawn of the park. It offers on table chess on the west end and a place to play petanque. In winter a skating rink is made freely available to passersby.
Central Park
Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, is the most visited urban park in the United States and one of the most filmed locations in the world. It contains 29 sculptures, a huge water tank, different kinds of shist rocks, a lake, a zoo, an ice rink, carousel, the famous restaurant Tavern on the Green and many other attractions.
Flushing Meadows Corona Park
The fourth largest public park in New York, it was created on the website of the New York World’s Fair 1939/1940 and also hosted the New York World’s Fair 1964/1965. His most enduring icon is the Unisphere, the giant steel globe created for the Universal Exhibition of 1964, but it also includes the tennis courts of the US Open tournament, Citi Field, home of the team Baseball New York Mets; The New York Hall of Science, the Queens Museum of Art, theater and zoo Queens.
Fort Greene
One of the oldest parks of Brooklyn, it was home to various events in this part of town.
www.fortgreenepark.org
High Line
Magnificent open outdoor walkway in 2009, built on an old elevated railway on the West Side of Manhattan. Today, flowers, gardens and outdoor sculptures adorn this pedestrian walkway that extends from Gansevoort Street to 34th Street.
www.thehighline.org
Hudson River Park
One of the longest park in Manhattan, it also offers great views of the Hudson River and New Jersey. Strip of waterfront park stretching from Battery Park to 59th Street you can cross by walking or cycling. All along he found there different structures and programs.
https://www.hudsonriverpark.org
Inwood Hill Park
Located on a shale ridge that rises 200 feet above the Hudson River in Inwood Manhattan, with a topography eroded by glaciers, Inwood Hill Park contains the largest remaining forest land on the island Manhattan. Unlike other parks of Manhattan, Inwood Hill Park is largely left in their natural state, with some parts of the park to a condition similar to how the forest was at the time of the Indians.
Pelham Bay Park
It is the largest park in New York at 2,772 acres, three times the size of Central Park. Among the main attractions of the park are Orchard Beach, Museum of the Bartow-Pell Mansion, hunter island with its hiking, Pelham Bay Golf Course, a wildlife sanctuary and nature center with marshes and lush forest.
Prospect Park
Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux after they completed Manhattan’s Central Park, Prospect Park some consider more successful. The main attractions of the park include the 90-acre Long Meadow; House picnic; a zoo; a reception center for visitors; the only lake in Brooklyn; a bandstand which hosts many free outdoor concerts during the summer. The park also has sports facilities including baseball fields, basketball in the Long Meadow, and Tennis Center.
www.prospectpark.org
Riverside Park
This picturesque riverside park stretches from 72nd to 158th streets along the Hudson River, the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Facilities include sports courts, an ice skating facility, bike paths along the river and a public marina on 79th Street.
