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Willowbrook Park & CarouselParent rating: ![]() Location: Between Victory Blvd. & Eton Place, Staten Island, NY Willowbrook Park hosts baseball fields, freshwater fishing, football, soccer, horseshoes, ice skating, a kite-flying area, an archery range, picnic tables, a softball field, and tennis. ... |
Big Toot (fka Lil Toot)Parent rating: ![]() Location: North Cove, New York, NY Big Toot, a 40-foot former US Navy utility launch, offers free rides for kids every weekend from North Cove Marina in Battery Park City. The length of each ride is approximately 50 min... |
Empire-Fulton Ferry State / Brooklyn Bridge ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 2 Old Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park is a nine-acre waterfront park along the East River in Brooklyn, between the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges. The view of Manhattan can't be beat, and fam... |
Battery Park City ParksParent rating: ![]() Location: Hudson River, Battery Place to Chambers Street, New York, NY North of historic Battery Park is a gaggle of some of the nicest small pa...
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Intrepid Sea, Air & Space MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: 12th Avenue & 46th Street , Pier 86, New York, NY The Intrepid, which was built in 1943, has a distinguished history of service - including tours of duty in both World War II and Vietnam. In 1982 the ship began her second career as the Intr...
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Vesuvio PlaygroundParent rating: ![]() Location: Spring & Thompson Streets, New York, NY Vesuvio Playground (formerly the Thompson Playground) boasts a spray shower, gingko trees, handball courts, basketball courts, and a mini-pool. The on-site bathroom has changing tables. |
Clove Lake ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: Clove Road and Victory Blvd, Staten Island, NY Covering a beautiful 191 acre expanse, Clove Lake Park is home to four lakes and connecting streams where families can enjoy rowboating, peddle boating, and freshwater fishing, as well as an ou...
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The SharkParent rating: ![]() Location: Pier 16, South Street Seaport, New York, NY The Shark departs the South Street Seaport taking passengers (149 m...
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Water Taxi BeachParent rating: ![]() Location: Borden and Second Street, Long Island City, NY There's no swimming at Water Taxi Beach (the East River isn't really a delightful, refreshing place to take a dip), but there's plenty of sand for sand castling, snacks available for purchase, ...
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Betsy Head RecreationParent rating: ![]() Location: Strauss Street and Livonia Avenue, Brooklyn, NY This ten acre park boasts an Olympic-size outdoor pool, which is open from July through September. The pool gets rave reviews from local users for its cleanliness, and kids are welcome. |
Hamilton Fish Recreation CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 127 Pitt Street, New York, NY Completely renovated in 1992, the Hamilton Fish Recreation Center is one of 11 such centers in Manhattan alone. The center offers afterschool and summer programs free of charge, and has two ...
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Tony Dapolito Recreation Center / Carmine StreetParent rating: ![]() Location: 1 Clarkson Street, New York, NY The Tony Dapolito Recreation Center (formerly the Carmine Street Rec Center) offers numerous free programs including swim classes and an afterschool program that has athlet...
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Sunset Park Recreation Center & ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 7th Avenue at 43rd Street, Brooklyn, NY Sunset Park sits on the highest point in Brooklyn and affords a beautiful view of the Manhattan skyline. Facilities include an Olympic size outdoor pool (summer only), a Compute... |








