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PARK FACT:
Coogan's Bluff, a large cliff extending northward from 155th Street, was once the site of the fabled Polo Grounds, home of the New York (baseball) Giants and the first home of the New York Mets.
Highbridge Park
W 155 St and Dyckman St, Edgecombe Av & Amsterdam Av
Manhattan
Directions: Google Maps | MTA Trip Planner
Acres: 130.10
Highlights
Adventure Playground
Adventure Playground emerged from movements in 1960s Europe that worked to reclaim derelict urban spaces, many caused by the devastation of World War II. Filled with… Read More
Coogan's Bluff
Coogan’s Bluff, a large cliff extending northward from 155th Street in Manhattan, once was the site of the fabled Polo Grounds, home of the New York baseball Giants,… Read More
Dyckman Sitting Area
Jan Dyckman, a shoemaker and patriarch of the Dyckman family in America, emigrated from Holland in the mid-1600s. Dyckman, along with fellow Dutchman Jan Nagel, purchased… Read More
Fort George Playground
This playground is named for an American Revolutionary era fortification, Fort George, from which American Revolution War soldiers held the British at bay following the… Read More
Highbridge Pool and Recreation Center
The Highbridge Pool and Recreation Center were built in 1936. The pool was the fifth of eleven city pools built with labor supplied by President Franklin D.… Read More
Quisqueya Playground
This playground’s name honors the large Dominican American community of the surrounding Washington Heights neighborhood. Quisqueya, meaning “cradle of… Read More
Sugar Hill Luminaries Lawn
The rocky escarpment overlooking Harlem Valley forms the spine of northern Manhattan. Perched on this rise is the neighborhood of Sugar Hill, a part of Harlem which… Read More
