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2. New York City Department of Parks and Recreation - Wikipedia

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   The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, also called the Parks Department or NYC Parks, is the department of the government of New York City responsible for maintaining the city's parks system, preserving and maintaining the ecological diversity of the city's natural areas, and furnishing recreational opportunities for city's residents and visitors.

3. List of parks in New York City - Wikipedia

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   A map showing major greenspaces in New York City: 1) Central Park, 2) Van Cortlandt Park, 3) Bronx Park, 4) Pelham Bay Park, 5) Flushing Meadows Park, 6) Forest Park, 7) Prospect Park, 8) Floyd Bennett Field, 9) Jamaica Bay, A) Jacob Riis Park and Fort Tilden, B) Fort Wadsworth, C) Miller Field, D) Great Kills Park Central Park is the most visited urban park in the United States.

4. New York City - Wikipedia

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   Pelham Bay Park is the largest park in New York City, at 2,772 acres (1,122 ha). [191] Staten Island (Richmond County) is the most suburban in character of the five boroughs. It is connected to Brooklyn by the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, and to Manhattan by way of the free Staten Island Ferry.

5. Central Park - Wikipedia

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   Central Park is an urban park between the Upper West Side and Upper East Side neighborhoods of Manhattan in New York City, and the first landscaped park in the United States. It is the sixth-largest park in the city , containing 843 acres (341 ha), and the most visited urban park in the United States, with an estimated 42 million visitors ...

6. Robert Moses - Wikipedia

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   In 1897, the Moses family moved to New York City, [8] where they lived on East 46th Street off Fifth Avenue. [9] Moses's father was a successful department store owner and real estate speculator in New Haven. In order for the family to move to New York City, he sold his real estate holdings and store, then retired. [8]

7. Central Park Conservancy - Wikipedia

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   The park has 49 zones managed by "zone gardeners" who work with volunteers and specialty crews to maintain their designated landscapes. [83] The Conservancy also collects and brings recyclable items such as paper and plastic to the Mount in the northern part of the park, where the New York City Department of Sanitation collects the items. [84]