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The park was known as Williamsburg Park from 1903 to 1906, then as Greenpoint Park until 1909, when it was renamed for Patrick Henry McCarren. [7] The city developed a boys' playground at Bedford and North 14th Streets, at the southern edge of the park, and a girls' playground at Manhattan and Driggs Avenues, at the northern edge.
The monument honors the 150 residents of Greenpoint, Brooklyn who fought in World War I. The statue depicts a female allegorical figure, holding aloft a modified laurel, a symbol of victory, and in her right hand supporting a large palm frond, a symbol of peace. The granite pedestal is inscribed with the names of battle sites in France.
Privately owned public spaces (POPS) in New York City were introduced in the 1961 Zoning Resolution. The city offers zoning concessions to commercial and residential developers in exchange for a variety of spaces accessible and usable for the public. There are over 590 POPS at over 380 buildings in New York City and are found principally in Manhattan. Spaces range from extended sidewalks to ...
WNYC Transmitter Park is a 6.61-acre public park located in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, where Greenpoint Avenue meets the East River shoreline. The site was acquired by the public radio station WNYC in 1935 as the site of twin antennas used for broadcasting.
Martinez Playground Skate Park (a.k.a. Blue Park & Blue floor) [14] McCarren Park Skatepark [15] Millennium Skate Park a.k.a. Owl's Head Skate Park [16] Robert Venable Skate Park [17] Rudd Skate Park [18] St. Mary's Playground [19] Seba Playground Skate Park; Sgt. William Dougherty Skate Park [20] Substance Skatepark [21] Thomas Greene Park ...
Shortly before setting up the permanent site on Roosevelt Island, play:groundNYC installed and led an indoor adventure playground in the Brooklyn Children's Museum in January and February 2016. The installation was located on the second floor gallery and consisted of loose objects—cardboard boxes, fabrics, rope, tape, and other materials.
Minetta Playground in November 2024. Bryant Park (Benito Juarez Monument) [1] Central Park (Indian Hunter Monument) [2] Inwood Hill Park (Tulip Tree Marker) [3] Inwood Hill Park (Indian Road Playground) [4] Mannahatta Park [5] Minetta Playground [6] Minetta Triangle [7]
Pond Beach in the park. Wolfe's Pond Park is a large public park located on Staten Island's South Shore.It is bounded on the south by Holton Avenue, on the east by Raritan Bay, on the west by the Staten Island Railway, and on the north by Chisholm Street, Luten Avenue, and Cornelia Avenue, which is also the main entry into the park's public areas. [1]