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Bennett Park

📍 Hudson Heights

Small, quiet Hudson Heights park on land bought by newspaper publisher James Gordon Bennett in 1871 and opened as a park in 1929, with a playground and public restrooms.

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Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park

📍 Hamilton Heights

Multi-level 28-acre park built 69 feet above the Hudson, with a river promenade, playgrounds, a running track, courts and picnic areas. Pool, skating and the carousel charge small fees. No pets.

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Fort Washington Park

📍 Washington Heights

A 160-acre ribbon of cliffs, meadows and woods on the Hudson, with the Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge and views of the Palisades.

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Harlem River Park

📍 East Harlem

Riverside greenway strip along the Harlem River in East Harlem, with a bike and walking path, natural areas, a playground and a soccer field.

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Highbridge Park

📍 Washington Heights

Cliffside woods along the Harlem River, home to the High Bridge (the city's oldest standing bridge) and its water tower, plus the city's first mountain-bike course and a skate park.

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Isham Park

📍 Inwood

Hillside Inwood park on ground that played a part in the Revolutionary War battle of Fort Washington, with an outcrop of Inwood marble and a large ginkgo tree. Urban Park Rangers lead restoration work here with local stu

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Marcus Garvey Park

📍 Harlem

A Harlem park with the Richard Rodgers Amphitheater for summer plays and concerts, playgrounds built for all kids, a pool and great old trees.

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Sakura Park

📍 Morningside Heights

Small, peaceful park between Riverside Church and International House, named for the Japanese cherry trees gifted to the city in 1912.

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Sara D. Roosevelt Park

📍 Lower East Side

Long, narrow green strip running from Houston Street down to Canal on the Lower East Side, the neighborhood's biggest open space, with playgrounds, a turf soccer field, a running track, ball courts and a roller-skating r

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Seward Park

📍 Lower East Side

One of the largest parks on the Lower East Side, named for the New York statesman behind the 1867 Alaska purchase. It holds the first permanent city-built playground in the country, plus basketball and volleyball courts.

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Sherman Creek Park

📍 Inwood

Five small street-end parks on the Harlem River from W 202nd to W 206th St, with waterfront seating, picnic tables, fishing access and a kayak launch.

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St. Catherine's Park

📍 Upper East Side

Busy Upper East Side block park on First Avenue with a playground, running track, basketball and handball courts and a tennis wall. Its layout copies a church in Rome, down to elephant-shaped sprinklers.

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St. Nicholas Park

📍 Hamilton Heights

A long, sloping park between Harlem and Hamilton Heights, running from W 128th to W 141st St, with playgrounds, courts and barbecue areas.

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West Harlem Piers

📍 Manhattanville

Landscaped Hudson River waterfront on the old Manhattanville shoreline, with fishing piers, a kayak and canoe launch and free Wi-Fi.

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Bryant Park

📍 Midtown

Midtown's lawn and reading room behind the library, with free programs most of the year.

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