A 12.4-acre park on the south side of the Staten Island Expressway by Fahy Avenue and Lamberts Lane
A 164-acre park with tennis courts (currently closed for repair) and baseball fields. Also, the home of the Carousel for All Children.
Opened in 2005, but closed for repairs in the fall of 2010, the park reopened again a year later with a much different appearance. It offers ample skating room, as well as a set of tiny steel ramps and bars to work on tricks at a simple level.
Opened as the eighth beach in New York City, it is a hidden gem with two swimming bays and views of the Atlantic Ocean, Brooklyn and New York Harbor.
Renamed in 2011 after a Korean War hero, this park boasts a seating area with an interactive water feature and new playground. It is located at the corner of New Dorp Lane and Cedar Grove Avenue.
Originally developed in the early 1930s by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the 2.5-mile-long FDR Boardwalk and promenade in South Beach offers sweeping views of the Atlantic Ocean and New York Harbor.
At 2,200 acres, Freshkills Park will be almost three times the size of Central Park and the largest park developed in New York City in over 100 years. While development continues in phases for the next 30 years, work over the next several years will focus on providing public access to the interior of the site and showcasing its unusual combination of natural and engineered beauty, including creeks, wetlands, expansive meadows and spectacular vistas of the New York City region. Call 212-602-5374.
The three-acre Independence Park serves as the gateway to the Travis community. A new flagpole and benches were installed in 2011 along with new paths, pavements, and plantings around a gathering space.
Dedicated in 2011 in memory of the late lawyer John D'Amato, this multi-use synthetic turf field is located at the end of New Dorp Lane at Cedar Grove Avenue.
A 511-acre park area surrounded by Forest Hill and London roads and Rockland Avenue. For golf course information, call 718-351-1889.
A 110-acre park cornered by Quintard Street and Mason Avenue.
Restoration ecologists with the Parks Department's Natural Resources Group have worked to clean and restore this 165-acre salt marsh along the Arthur Kill. The team has planted cord grass and other native plants on the site
For more information on New York City Parks, visit nyc.gov/parks or call 311.
N.Y.C. Department of Parks and Recreation
Stonehenge
1150 Clove Road Sunnyside
718-390-8000
Members of the public can apply for permits for sports fields and special events online at nyc.gov/parks or in person at:
Greenbelt Recreation Center
502 Brielle Avenue
718-667-3545