Van Cortlandt Park

June 21, 2021

NYC PARKS & THE VAN CORTLANDT PARK ALLIANCE UNVEIL TWO NEWLY RE/NAMED PARK FEATURES IN VAN CORTLANDT PARK

Kingsbridge Burial Ground renamed ‘Enslaved African and Kingsbridge Burial Grounds’...

October 9, 2020

NYC PARKS: NINE RIBBONS OFFICIALLY CUT ON $41.4 MILLION IN IMPROVEMENTS TO BRONX PARKS

NYC Parks cuts nine ribbons over two days on 17 acres of reconstructed parkland in the Bronx...

September 15, 2020

NYC PARKS: $42.6 MILLION IN IMPROVEMENTS MADE TO BRONX PARKS

Over 17 acres of reconstructed parkland receives significant investment for surrounding...

July 16, 2019

NYC PARKS BREAKS GROUND ON BRAND NEW PLAYGROUND IN VAN CORTLANDT PARK

NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, today joined Assembly Member Jeffrey Dinowitz,...

June 18, 2019

NYC PARKS BREAKS GROUND ON NEWEST PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS PROJECT SITE—VAN CORTLANDT PARK

NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, today joined Community Board 8 District...

March 28, 2018

SPRING BREAK: NYC PARKS’ URBAN PARK RANGERS OFFER SCHOOL RECESS FUN FOR KIDS ACROSS THE CITY

Rangers to lead free archery lessons, nature exploration, wilderness survival activities and...

May 24, 2016

NYC PARKS REVEALS PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS EIGHT SHOWCASE PARKS

More than 6,000 Nominations Received Through Community Engagement Informs Selections...

October 3, 2014

This Weekend In Parks

Saturday, October 4 Highbridge Hawk Watch West 172nd Street and Amsterdam...

August 27, 2014

Green Youth Assist Management Of Van Cortlandt Park: Collecting And Anazlyzing Critical Data

Van Cortlandt Park Conservancy’s Green Jobs for Youth program connects Bronx community...

May 22, 2014

Spring Birdwatching In New York City

In springtime, New York City parks offer some of the best birdwatching in the world, as hundreds...

Know Before You Go

Van Cortlandt Nature Center

Van Cortlandt Nature Center will be closed Sunday, August 22, due to the dangerous conditions predicted as an effect of Hurricane Henri.

Van Cortlandt Pool

Van Cortlandt Pool is temporarily closed a result of heavy rain from remnants of Hurricane Ida.