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.
Manhattan
FIGMENT, a project of Arts Action League, is a free, annual celebration of participatory art and culture where everything is possible.
Manhattan
Surrounded by civic buildings, Foley Square sits on the site of Collect Pond, a city water source that was filled in in 1811, and the Five Points, a neighborhood infamous for the prevalence of street gangs.
Brooklyn
Fort Greene Park is located in the Brooklyn communities of Fort Greene, Clinton Hill and Wallabout.
Queens
Open daily, dawn-dusk
Fort Tilden was a key military site overlooking the approach to New York Harbor. Today, the fort's grounds provide athletic fields and hiking trails. The former post's buildings are now a center for the arts on Rockaway Peninsula.