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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Gateway National Recreation Area
Brooklyn
Gateway National Recreation Area was created by an Act of Congress in 1972 in order to bring parks and recreational facilities to people crowded in urban areas. Two of the sites, Far Rockaway, Queens, and Sandy Hook, New Jersey form the peninsular gate into the Raritan Bay and the ports of New Jersey and New York.
General Grant National Memorial
Manhattan
Overlooking the Hudson River from the Morningside Heights section of Manhattan, General Grant National Memorial is the largest tomb in North America. Grant's Tomb (as it is commonly called) is not only the final resting place of the General but a memorial to his life and accomplishments.
Due to its original construction, the inside of Grant's Tomb is not air conditioned and is drafty in the winter. Visitors are advised to dress appropriately.-
Manhattan
Manhattan
This 172-acre island in New York Harbor was a quiet military installation under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army from 1794 to 1966 and of the Coast Guard until 1996. It now hosts free art exhibitions, festivals and ticketed concerts and is accessible by a free ferry.
Grand Army Plaza and Pulitzer Fountain
Manhattan
Grand Army Plaza is outside a southeast entrance to Central Park and is bisected by 59th Street. On its north side it holds a gilded-bronze equestrian group statue depicting General William Tecumseh Sherman (1820–1891). Dedicated in 1903, it was master sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ (1848–1907) last major work. On the south side is the 22-foot-high Pulitzer fountain, designed by sculptor Karl Bitter (1867-1915) and architect Thomas Hastings (1860-1929). The fountain was donated by publisher Joseph Pulitzer (1847–1911). The fountain is topped by the bronze allegorical figure Pomona, the goddess of abundance.