East River State Park is an 11acre state park located in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. The park stretches along the East River near North 7th, 8th, and 9th Streets, and offers unobstructed views of the Williamsburg Bridge and Midtown Manhattan.HistoryThe park is built on the former site of the Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal, the first offline railroad Read more...

The Brooklyn Heights Promenade, a 1826ft-long platform and pedestrian walkway cantilevered over Interstate 278 in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, in New York City, United States. With views of Lower Manhattan’s skyline and the New York Harbor, it came about as the unplanned byproduct of competing proposals for the highway’s route that were resolved in the midst of World War II. Actual Read more...

Taughannock Falls State Park is a 750acre state park located in the Town of Ulysses in Tompkins County, New York in the United States. The park is northwest of Ithaca near Trumansburg.The park’s namesake, Taughannock Falls, is a 215ft plunge waterfall that is the highest single-drop waterfall east of the Rocky Mountains.HistoryThe region surrounding Taughannock Falls State Park was home Read more...

Astoria Park, a 59.96acre park located along the East River in the New York City borough of Queens, contains one of the largest open spaces in Queens. The park is operated and maintained by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Situated in Astoria and adjacent to the Triborough (Robert F. Kennedy) and Hell Gate Bridges, the park Read more...

Gantry Plaza State Park is a 12 acre state park on the East River in the Hunters Point section of Long Island City, in the New York City borough of Queens. The park is located in a former dockyard and manufacturing district, and includes remnants of facilities from the area’s past.HistoryThe southern portion of the park is a former dock Read more...

Carl Schurz Park is a 14.9acre public park in the Yorkville neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, named for German-born Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz in 1910, at the edge of what was then a solidly German-American community of Yorkville. The park contains Gracie Mansion, the official residence of the Mayor of New York.DescriptionCarl Schurz Park overlooks the waters Read more...