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Jefferson Market Garden
📍 Greenwich Ave between Sixth Ave & W 10th St, New York, NY 10011
A free, volunteer-run flower garden behind the old courthouse library. Last day this season: Fri Oct 30.
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Paley Park
📍 3 E 53rd St, New York, NY 10022
A tiny pocket park with a 20-foot waterfall that drowns out traffic. The water is off in January.
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Greenacre Park
📍 217 E 51st St, New York, NY 10022
A 25-foot waterfall and shaded terraces between two buildings.
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Tudor City Greens
📍 1 Tudor City Pl, New York, NY 10017
Two hidden gardens on a raised street above 42nd St, near the UN.
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Pier 57 Rooftop Park
📍 25 11th Ave (at W 15th St), New York, NY 10011
A free 2-acre rooftop lawn over the Hudson. Enter by the south gate, then take the stairs or elevator.
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Conservatory Garden (Central Park)
📍 Fifth Ave at E 105th St (Vanderbilt Gate), New York, NY 10029
Central Park's only formal garden: Italian, French and English gardens behind a gilded gate.
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NYBG: free grounds Wednesdays
📍 2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY 10458
250 acres of gardens and old-growth forest; Wednesday grounds admission is free for NYC residents.
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Wave Hill: free Thursdays
📍 4900 Independence Ave, Bronx, NY 10471
Public garden with sweeping Hudson and Palisades views; free admission every Thursday.
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Bronx Park & Bronx River paths
📍 Bronx Park, between E Fordham Rd and Pelham Pkwy, Bronx, NY
Riverside paths along the Bronx River between the Zoo and the Botanical Garden.
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Van Cortlandt Park
📍 Broadway & W 242nd St, Bronx, NY 10471
The Bronx's great woodland park: the Parade Ground, Van Cortlandt Lake and forest trails.
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Poe Park (Poe Cottage grounds)
📍 Grand Concourse & E Kingsbridge Rd, Bronx, NY 10458
The small park around Edgar Allan Poe's last home, with the 1797 cottage and a bandstand.
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Orchard Beach promenade (Pelham Bay Park)
📍 Orchard Beach Rd, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx, NY 10464
The "Bronx Riviera": a crescent beach and promenade on Long Island Sound, quiet and breezy off-season.
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Downtown Boathouse: free kayaking
📍 Pier 26 area (north of Pier 26), Hudson River Park, New York, NY 10013
Free sit-on-top kayaks in a protected Hudson River bay, with free lockers and changing areas. Expect to get wet below the waist.
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