May 24, 2012

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Parks

Prospect Park

Brooklyn

The 585-acre park is one of the finest creations of the landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. Begun in 1866, it has a 60-acre lake on its east side, the 90-acre Long Meadow on the west and Brooklyn's last remaining original woodlands (the Ravine) in between.

Alley Pond Environmental Center

Queens

Family-oriented programs in this 700-acre park include nature hikes and birding, lessons in astronomy and geology, art workshops, cross-country skiing and even a petting zoo.
Battery Park

Manhattan

One of the city’s oldest public spaces, this 25-acre park at the tip of Manhattan and the confluence of the Hudson and East Rivers is the largest park in Lower Manhattan. Its name refers to the battery of cannons once placed here to protect New Amsterdam.
Battery Park

Manhattan
Battery Park City Parks Conservancy

Manhattan

Battery Park City Parks Conservancy is a non-profit organization that oversees the maintenance of 36 acres of parkland in Lower Manhattan.
Battery Park City Parks Conservancy

Manhattan