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Enjoy pictures of everyday life in New York City parks--from gatherings of friends to flowers in bloom to popular facilities and sculptures.
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Spring in Silver Lake Park and Clove Lakes Park
Multiple Parks
On April 3, 2012, Parks Photographer Daniel Avila visited Silver Lake Park and Clove Lakes Park on Staten Island. Both parks...

Cherry Blossoms in Central Park
Central Park
Central Park is alive and blooming in the spring. On March 23, Parks' Photographer Malcolm Pinckney visited Central Park, and...

Park Avenue Malls
These photos may look like renderings, but they're actually the very real work of Venezuelan artist Rafael Barrios, taken on...

East River Park
The East River Promenade, partially closed to the public for more than a decade, has reopened, creating a vital link along the...

Wilderness Survival with the Urban Park Rangers
Forest Park
On January 28, 2012, Parks Photographer Daniel Avila joined the Urban Park Rangers to take part in a Wilderness Survival...

Wheelchair Basketball at Al Oerter Recreation Center
Wheelchair Basketball practice is Monday nights from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Roy Wilkins Recreation Center in Queens and Tuesday...

Lyons Pool
Lyons Pool is one of the 11 pools built in New York City during the Works Progress Administration era of the 1930s. Completed...

Willowbrook Park
Willowbrook Park is a key link in Staten Island's Greenbelt. The park is home to hundreds of acres of wilderness and active...

Greenbelt Native Plant Center Tour
Greenbelt Native Plant Center
Greenbelt Native Plant Center, a 13-acre greenhouse, nursery and seed-bank complex, supports the restoration and management of...

Elmhurst Park
Elmhurst Park, once an eyesore and traffic landmark, opened to the public ion May 24, 2011 as a magnificent community...

Children Playing at J.J. Byrne Playground's Synthetic Turf Field
J.J. Byrne Playground
As the weather gets warmer, Parks cut the ribbon on renovations to J.J. Byrne Playground. The new park maximizes play while...

Sunset Park
Flowers bloom in Sunset Park and park goers enjoy the new display of colors seen in the spring season.

Central Park
Spring has arrived in Central Park! Colors come alive again and parks are filled with many people enjoying the change of the...

The first blossoms of spring herald a new year, filled with colorful flowers and the return of green to our trees. Parks...

Winter Snow at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Brooklyn Bridge Park
See what the cold winter season brings to Brooklyn Bridge Park.

