Riverside Park
Highlights
Hippo Playground
The hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibious), which can measure up to 16 feet (5 meters) long and weigh almost 4 tons (3600 kilograms), is among the world’s largest… Read More
Hippopotamus Fountain
This piece by artist Robert J. Cassilly, Jr. is an interactive play sculpture featuring 14 hippopotami, two of which function as a spray fountain. The fiberglass hippos… Read More
Invisible Man: A Memorial to Ralph Ellison
This monument along Riverside Drive at 150th Street honors writer Ralph Waldo Ellison (1914–1994), who is best known for writing the epic novel Invisible Man ,… Read More
Joan of Arc
This impressive bronze equestrian sculpture of 15th century French patriot and martyr Joan of Arc (1411–1431) is one of the finest works of art in the Parks… Read More
Lajos Kossuth Monument
For many years on March 15th, Hungarian Independence Day has been celebrated on Riverside Drive at the monument to patriot Lajos Kossuth (1802-94). The bronze tableau… Read More
Linda’s Lawn
Linda Stone Davidoff (1941-2003) devoted herself tirelessly to the city and its people as a planner, advocate and public servant. In her lifetime, she headed several… Read More
Ralph Ellison Plaza
What was here before? In the mid-1800s, this hilly area of northern Manhattan was mostly rural. The expansion of the city’s grid plan and extension of public… Read More
Ralph Ellison Plaza
What was here before? In the mid-1800s, this hilly area of northern Manhattan was mostly rural. The expansion of the city’s grid plan and extension of public… Read More
Samuel Tilden Statue
William Ordway Partridge (1861–1930) sculpted this bronze, larger-than-life figure of attorney and public servant Samuel Jones Tilden (1814–1886). It was… Read More
Seventy-Ninth Street Boat Basin
Parks & Recreation created this Boat Basin for the people of New York and the recreational boaters of the world. Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux’s 1875… Read More
Directions to Riverside Park

Know Before You Go

The 79th Street Boat Basin marina is currently closed. No vessel dockage, moorage, anchorage or launch services are available. The marina will be dredged and reconstructed to modern codes and standards. The marina is anticipated to reopen in 2025.
Related inquiries may be sent to boatbasin@parks.nyc.gov
