Parks

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Events to find events in a park
Film, Video, or Photography Permit for information about filming in a park
Breaking Park Rules for a list of park rules

You can get information about New York City parks and park facilities.

Many parks have playgrounds and playground accessibility for people with disabilities. Some parks may include grounds for:

Baseball
Basketball
Dog runs
Football
Inline skating
Ice skating
Cricket
Bocce ball
Tennis
Horseback riding

Park hours are from 6 AM to 1 AM unless other operating hours are posted outside of the park. Alcoholic beverages are not allowed on any Parks grounds.

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Dog Runs

Dog runs are large, fenced-in areas where dogs can exercise unleashed. Certain park areas allow dogs to be off-leash from the time the park opens until 9 AM and from 9 PM until the park closes. Dogs that are off-leash in these areas must have dog licenses and their owners must carry proof of the dog's rabies vaccination.

Accessibility

Learn about accessibility for people with disabilities.

Battery Park City Conservancy operates the following parks:

Robert F. Wagner Park
South Cove
West Thames Park
The Esplanade
Rector Park
Monsignor Thomas Kowsky Plaza or Pumpkin Park
Esplanade Plaza
North Cove
WFC Plaza
Irish Hunger Memorial
Community Playing Fields
Nelson A. Rockefeller Park

Learn more about Battery Park City Conservancy:

Agency: Battery Park City Authority
Division: Battery Park City Parks Conservancy
Phone Number: (212) 267-9700
Business Hours:

You can get information about parks in Long Island, including Jones Beach, Robert Moses State Park, and Bethpage State Park.

Online

Learn more about State parks on Long Island.

By Phone

Agency: New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation
Division: Long Island Region
Phone Number: (516) 785-1600

You can get information about parks within New York City and the greater Long Island area that are run by New York State and federal governments.

You can contact these parks about maintenance problems and other issues.

Popular State parks in the NYC area include:

East River State Park
Jones Beach
Hudson River Park

Popular parklands operated by the federal government include:

Jacob Riis Park
Fort Tilden
Gateway National Recreation Area

Learn more about State parks in the New York City area.

Learn more about Federal parks in the New York City area.

Find state, national, and other parks in New York City.

Little Island is a 2.4-acre public park in Hudson River Park on the West side of Manhattan. Located in the Hudson River off of the West Side Highway with entrances at West 13th and 14th Streets.

Visitors must refrain from the following activities:

Walking in plant beds
Picking flowers or plants
Bringing in outside alcohol
Smoking
Riding or bringing bicycles
Using skateboards, skates, and scooters
Fishing
Playing amplified sound
Solicitation
Commercial activity
Littering
Obstructing entrances or paths
Bringing dogs, with the exception of service dogs
Flying drones

Learn more about Little Island Park.

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