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Located in the West Farms neighborhood of the Bronx, the 174th Street Playground is named after the adjacent 174th Street. Th...

Abigail Adams (1744-1818), for whom this playground is named, was the wife of the second United States President, John Adams. ...

“Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!” -Admiral David Glasgow Farragut (1801-1870) Admiral David Glasgow Farragut was ...

This playground is named to honor local resident and civic activist Agnes Haywood (1907-1983). Haywood was born in New York C...

The Aileen B. Ryan (1912-1987) Recreational Complex honors a true New Yorker and ardent supporter of Parks. Born Aileen Barlo...

Alexander’s Alley, located on 140th Street and Alexander Avenue in the Bronx, is named for a family of Mott Haven landowners a...

This ornamental horse trough and drinking fountain honors jurist Algernon Sydney Sullivan (1826–1887). It is adjacent to...

Born January 9, 1951, to Frank and Sylvia Shandler, Allen Shandler was a local boy known for his vigor and integrity. In 1962...

These ballfields honor Daniel Allerton (1818-1877) an early Bronx settler who purchased and farmed this area with his wife Hus...

Allerton Playground and the avenue on which it lies are named in remembrance of Daniel Allerton (1818-1877). Allerton was an...

“It’s not winning that counts, it’s the good sportsmanship.” —Anthony Abraham Ambrosini This field honors Anthony Abraham ...

This massive, salvaged limestone sculpture by French-born artist Louis St. Lannes depicts a partially clad male youth that onc...

This playground, which is jointly operated by Parks and the Board of Education, has had several names since it was first opene...

Nathaniel Platt Bailey (1809-1891), the namesake of both this playground and bounding Bailey Avenue, was a 19th century Bronx ...

This triangle honors Reverend Oliver Paul Barnhill (d. 1934) who led the congregation at the Fordham Manor (Dutch) Reformed Ch...

This park, like the street on which it lies, honors Francis J. Barretto, a 19th century merchant who lived in the area. Many ...

William J. Barry, born in the Bronx, served in World War I as a private with the Company C, 328th Infantry. He was killed in ...

This historic house stands on a tract of land in Pelham Bay Park that was purchased from the Siwanoy Indians in 1654 by Thom...

Throughout his lifetime, Basil Behagen (1927-1993) demonstrated his commitment to youth and to his community. Born in St. Cro...

For more than a hundred years, Crotona Park has been one of the most important public parks in the Bronx, a sanctuary of rolli...