Video available on TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Strolls in Green-Wood Cemetery. As long as you are respectful and follow posted rules, most experts agree that there is nothing wrong with visiting a cemetery like you would visit a park. In fact, Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn actively encourages not just visitors, but also photography! It …
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Exploring The Battery
Video available on TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Nightscapes at The Battery. Located at the southernmost tip of the island of Manhattan, The Battery is a wonderful park to explore - even when it is night out! The park itself can be found between two subway stations, as well as next to the Staten Island …
Exploring Saint Nicholas Park
Video available on TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Good vibes at St. Nicholas Park. Jane August, of Jane Visits Every Museum fame (https://www.tiktok.com/@janeaugust), and I checked out both Saint Nicholas Park as well as the Hamilton Grange National Memorial, which is located in the park. Although the heat was intense, both the park and the museum …
Exploring Dante Park
Video available on TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Live jazz at Dante Park! Located in the Lincoln Square region of Manhattan's Upper West Side neighborhood, Dante Park is a small oasis for weary New Yorkers. Until August 31, there are free live jazz performances at Dante Park every Wednesday from noon until 1:30pm. When I …
Exploring Little Island
Video available on TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Is Little Island really worth visiting? Ever since Little Island, a private park atop an artificial island, opened in lower Manhattan last year, it's been all over social media. However, I explore whether this $260 million construction is actually worth seeing - or whether it's nothing but …
Exploring Collyer Brothers Park
Video available on TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Story behind Collyer Brothers Park The smallest park I have explored to date is named after the Collyer Brothers - and the dark, disturbing story of their demise. The park itself is located in Central Harlem on the corner of Fifth Avenue and West 128th Street, and …
Exploring the Chinese Schloar’s Garden
Video available on TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Chinese Scholar's Garden of NYC On the North Shore of Staten Island, Snug Harbor is located within the Randall Manor section of New Brighton. The New York Chinese Scholar's Garden is a bit of a hidden oasis. Surrounded by thick bamboo trees, the NYCSG is an amazing …
Exploring Morningside Park
Video available on TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Morning at Morningside Park. Located a stone's throw from Columbia University, Morningside Heights is technically in Harlem. The park itself first opened in 1895, after 22 years of development. Although it may be a staple of the area now, it can be hard to believe that it …
Exploring Gantry Plaza State Park and Hunter’s Point South Park
Video available on TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Parks near the Pepsi sign. Both Gantry Plaza State Park (run by New York State) and Hunter's Point South Park (run by New York City) are located in Hunter's Point of Long Island City, which is located in the southeast corner of Queens. The two parks make …
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Exploring Four Freedoms Park
Video available on TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Is Four Freedoms Park a hidden gem? "Freedom of speech," "Freedom of worship," "Freedom from want," and "Freedom from fear." These are the Four Freedoms outlined by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in his 1941 State of the Union Address, for which is park on Roosevelt Island is …
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