Parks
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Manhattan
Bryant Park lets New Yorkers relax in the middle of midtown Manhattan. In summer, crowds attend lunchtime readings and performances of Broadway excerpts, screenings of classic films on Mondays, and even yoga classes. In winter, a skating rink and holiday market are big draws.
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Brooklyn
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Manhattan
Castle Clinton is an historic monument site operated by the National Park Service in Battery Park, at the very tip of Lower Manhattan. Ferry tickets to Ellis and Liberty Islands are sold here and boats dock behind it. The circular structure is often used for concerts and theatrical performances.
Manhattan
The most frequented urban park in the nation attracts more than 20 million visitors annually. Built between 1858 and 1873, it occupies 6 percent of Manhattan's land area, or 843 acres. At 2.5 miles long and a half mile wide, it is the largest work of art in New York City.
Central Park—Belvedere Castle
Manhattan
Designed by Calvert Vaux in 1867, this scaled-down storybook castle possesses an interesting combination of Norman, Gothic and Victorian architectural elements. The castle's Discovery Chamber contains exhibits on Central Park's natural history and an aquarium of species that inhabit nearby Belvedere Lake.
Manhattan
The Conservancy is responsible for capital Park improvement projects. It offers a wide range of free programs to the community, including family programs, education and volunteer resources and recreation activities.
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