Every year New York City transforms into one giant free Shakespeare festival, with the Bard’s plays being performed and work-shopped in parks across the city. Find your favorite Elizabethean comedy, ...

Astoria Pool - Lap Swim 7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Location: Astoria Pool (in Astoria Park) Category: Swimming/Aquatics Free!

Celebrate the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a Day of Service. Join us and our volunteers to help clean up and care for parks across the five boroughs.

Summer on the Hudson: Pilates in the Park 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Location: The Plaza at 66th Street (in Riverside Park South) Category: Fitness, Waterfront, Outdoor Fitness, Exercise Classes, Yoga & ...

Movies Under the Stars: Wicked 8:30 p.m. – 11:15 p.m. Location: Union Turnpike and 196th Street (in Cunningham Park) Category: Film, Best for Kids, Free Summer Movies, Movies Under the Stars Free!

The Poe Park Visitor Center is a gallery space in the Bronx that offers free dynamic arts and cultural programming, from theatrical performances and concerts to fitness classes and recreational ...

Van Cortlandt Park — more than a thousand acres atop the ridges and valleys of the northwest Bronx — is New York City's third largest park. Playing fields and playgrounds are scattered about the ...

Beginner Yoga 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Location: Sobelsohn Basketball Court (in Forest Park) Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Outdoor Fitness, Exercise Classes, Yoga & Pilates Classes Free!

Explore our map to understand your access to vital parks and advocate for new resources in your community.

NYC Parks Stewardship NYC Parks is investing in the future and we need your help. Our volunteers help with forest and wetland restoration, planting and pruning street trees, harvesting and propagating ...

Freshkills Park At 2,200 acres, Freshkills Park will be almost three times the size of Central Park and the largest park developed in New York City in over 100 years. Formerly the world’s largest ...