Historical Signs
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Shakespeare once asked, “What’s in a name?” In the case of parks, a name often reflects the history of the ... |
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Sculptor Karl Illava (1896–1954) created this dynamic bronze figural group depicting seven larger-than-life-sized World ... |
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This garden is named for nearby 132nd Street in Harlem. Colonized by Dutch farmers in the late 1600s, this area was originall... |
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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... |
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The 24 Sycamores Playground is located at York Avenue, between East 60th and 61st Streets. The site consists of... |
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This 5,100-pound abstract piece by sculptor Terry Fugate-Wilcox (born 1944) is constructed out of bolted plates of magnesium a... |
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369th Infantry Regiment Memorial This monument honors the legendary 369th Infantry Regiment, known as the Harlem Hellfighters. The black granite obelisk ... |
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This whimsical, intimate bronze sculpture was created by Staten Island artist Anne Marie McDonnell and installed in 1995. McD... |
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The name of ABC Playground reflects both its location at the northern edge of Alphabet City and its proximity to Public School... |
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Over a period of forty years, Abe Lebewohl (1931-1996) transformed his Second Avenue Deli into a New York institution, drawing... |
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Abe Stark Skating Rink and Convention Hall This facility is named in honor of a man who loved Brooklyn, beneficence, business, and baseball – and not necessarily i... |
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This triangle honors Abraham Wolfson (1949-1971), an environmental activist and one of the founders of the Queens Historical S... |
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Abigail Adams (1744-1818), for whom this playground is named, was the wife of the second United States President, John Adams. ... |
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Abingdon Square Doughboy Statue This sculpture honors those servicemen from the neighborhood of Greenwich Village who gave their lives while serving in combat... |
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Abingdon Square Park shares its lineage with some of Greenwich Village’s earliest European landowners and social figures. ... |
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This impressive bronze portrait statue, created by American sculptor George Edwin Bissell (1839-1920), depicts Mayor Abraham D... |
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One of three sculptural renditions of Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) in New York City’s parks, this larger-than-life bronze by He... |
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One of three sculptural renditions of Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) in New York City’s parks, this larger-than-life bronze by He... |
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The Abyssinian Baptist Church was the first African American Baptist congregation in the state of New York and the fourth in t... |
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“Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!” -Admiral David Glasgow Farragut (1801-1870) Admiral David Glasgow Farragut was ... |