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outdoors in New York : the essentials

Gardens in New York

Columbus Park

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Columbus Park is located on Mulberry Street. It was right in front of our hotel during our week in New York City. I really wanted

Gardens in New York

Cadman Plaza Park

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Cadman Plaza Park is a small park just after the Brooklyn Bridge on the way to Brooklyn Heights Promenade. This is a nice park wit

Gardens in New York

Morningside Playground

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As I said in a previous article, Morningside Playground is part of Morningside Park. It is, as its name suggests, a space for game

Gardens in New York

Huddlestone Arch

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Huddlestone Arch is a stone arch, located not far from Central Park North. It is quite impressive, and welcomes you into one of my

Forests in New York

The Ravine

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You don't feel like you're in New York City around several million people when you're at the Ravine. Instead you feel like you're

Gardens in New York

North Meadow

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North Meadow is an area north of Central Park where many softball and baseball matches take place. It's a sporting area, with no l

Wetlands in New York

Turtle Pond

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Turle Pond is a body of water at the foot of Belvedere Castle, not far from The Great Lawn in the heart of Central Park. It really

Gardens in New York

Playmates Arch

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Playmates Arch is an arch in Central Park, leading to the famous area of The Mall, which I'll talk about in another article. Playm

Gardens in New York

Glade Arch

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Glade Arch is the last arch we saw in Central Park. It is quite beautiful and leads to the area of Belvedere Castle, the little ca

Gardens in New York

Sheridan Square

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Paying tribute to the famous General Philip Sheridan, Sheridan Square, located in Greenwich Village, is a little surprising corner

Gardens in New York

Zucotti Park

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One thing I really appreciate about New York is the fact that, although it's a huge city, it has many parks and green spaces provi

Gardens in New York

Marcus Garvey Park

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Children ride their bikes, teenagers play basketball on the dedicated court, and old men play with cards on small benches in the s

Viewpoints in New York

Grand Ferry Park

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No need to go to the top of a skyscraper like the Empire State Building to get a nice view over Manhattan. Just go a little (ok, a

Gardens in New York

Golden Swan Garden

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At the end of Greenwich Village, before arriving in the neighborhood of Tribeca via Varick Street, you can take a break in the tin

Gardens in New York

Jackson Square

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This square is the first small green spot that you come across when you arrive in Greenwich Village. Placed in a large roundabout,

Gardens in New York

Hudson River Park

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Islands in New York

City Island Museum

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If it's your first time in New York, I do not recommend this visit. But if you are an experienced tourist, the trip to City Island

Lakes in Lake George

Tongue Mountain Range Loop

This is a trail of about 12 miles that goes around a mountain range above Lake George in the Adirondack Region (New York State). W

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