NYC Parks Properties

This data identifies City property under the jurisdiction of NYC Parks, which may be managed partially or solely by the Agency. This data has been produced in whole or part using secondary data. Data accuracy is limited by the scale and accuracy of the original sources. Site specific conditions should be field-verified. For legal accuracy, refer to the maps that established parks and acquisition maps.

Field Name as it Field appears in Dataset Data Field Source Type Description Notes Records maintained by Planning Unique identification number for each and Development Division of the park property, identified by New York City Department of Parks borough/county (B = Brooklyn; M = and Recreation. Manhattan; Q = Queens; R = Richmond (Staten Island); X = Bronx) and followed New numbers are assigned sequentially to sites GIS Property Number GISPROPNUM String by a number. as they are acquired. Records maintained by Planning and Development Division of the A description of the location of a New York City Department of Parks property with respect to the street and Recreation. system and physical features such as Property Location LOCATION String water bodies. Geocoded based on location If a property is located within multiple community boards, then multiple community boards are listed and separated by commas. If the park property is not within a community Describes the community board in board the adjasent community boards will be Community Board COMMUNITYB String which the property is located. listed. Geocoded based on location If a property is located within multiple council districts, then multiple council districts are listed and separated by commas. If the park Describes the council district in which property is not within a council district the Council District COUNCILDIS String the property is located. adjasent community boards will be listed. Geocoded based on location If a property is located within multiple zip Describes the zip code in which the codes, then multiple zip codes are listed and Zip Code ZIPCODE String property is located. separated by commas. Geocoded based on location Domain Values: M = Manhattan X = Bronx B = Brooklyn Describes the borough in which the Q = Queens property is located. All properties fall Borough BOROUGH R = Staten Island within a single borough. Determined by the Planning and Development Division of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation based on available Park Property Acreage ACRES source data Double Size of the park property in acres. Various source data including the New York City Department of City Planning's PLUTO database and the individual Offices of the Borough Address of the site as recorded by the Presidents New York City Department of City Park Property Address ADDRESS String Planning's PLUTO database. Records maintained by Planning and Development Division of the New York City Department of Parks The name of the entire site as it and Recreation. appears on the signs located on the Park Property Name SIGNNAME String exterior of the park. Records maintained by Planning and Development Division of the New York City Department of Parks Park Property Type and Recreation. Describes the type of park the property For detailed descriptions of the category types Category TYPECATEGO String is. see below. Determined by location data Domain Values: Yes Describes the property's proximity to Yes = Property adjacent to water front Waterfront WATERFRONT No the water front. No = Property not adjacent to water front Geocoded based on location Describes the New York State Assembly If a property is located within multiple state disctrict in which the property is assemblies, then multiple state assemblies are New York State Assembly NYS_ASSEMB String located. listed and separated by commas. Geocoded based on location If a property is located within multiple New Describes the New State Senate York State Senate districts, then multiple New disctrict in which the property is York Senate districts are listed and separated New York State Senate NYS_SENATE String located. by commas. Geocoded based on location If a property is located within multiple US Describes the US Congress district in Congress districts, then multiple US Congress US Congress US_CONGRES String which the property is located. districts are listed and separated by commas.

Park Property Type Categories

Category Type Description Recreation Centers or other standalone, specialized, staffed facilities, including institutions that operate all year round or on a seasonal basis, i.e. pools, gymnasiums, Buildings/Institutions auditoriums, senior centers, etc.

Cemetery Standalone facility Parks with a combination of active and passive recreational facilities or specialized amenities that service more than one community district. The largest of these parks Community Park have a large natural area component. Community Parks are typically between 5 and 250 acres.

These parks have a variety of active recreational facilities and include a large natural or landscaped component. Flagship Parks are some of the largest parks in the City and attract users from throughout the metropolitan region. They include, but are not limited to those joint interest areas that traverse multiple community districts. Such Flagship Park sites are designated in the New York City Charter of 1976 as being Central Park, Riverside Park (Manhattan), Prospect Park (Brooklyn), Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Forest Park (Queens), Bronx Park, Van Cortlandt Park and Pelham Bay Park (Bronx).

Garden Landscaped plot of land with vegetables/flowers. Planted and maintained by the community and not NYCPARKS

Historic House Park Standalone facility Jointly Operated Playgrounds adjacent to public schools jointly operated by NYCPARKS and the Department of Education Playground Lot Standalone parking area

Mall A series of linear center or border divider(s) of extended length, existing in conjunction with the local street system

Sites under the jurisdiction of NYCParks but that offer either no recreational amenities, are under the management of another agency/entity, or are under a concession Managed Sites agreement

Nature Area Vacant/unimproved area, including islands, which are not associated with other parks and contain natural features including forests, marshland, meadows, etc.

Parks that are intended to serve the direct neighborhood in which they are located. Neighborhood Parks are typically up to 50 acres and may include passive/active Neighborhood Park recreational areas.

Parkway Arterial Highways and Parkways under the jurisdiction of NYCPARKS.

Standalone facilities under DPR jurisdiction and management consisting of playground equipment along with perhaps hard surface or turf sports areas. Typically under 5 Playground acres and more than 50% of the total site.

Recreational Field/Courts Sites consisting solely of hard surface/turf sports areas that are operated by DPR.

Strip Narrow, linear grass or paved area border or marginal property found in conjunction with the arterial street system and having no recreation or park equipment.

A landscaped or paved area usually in conjunction with the arterial or local street system. These sites are primarily developed for passive recreation use or to provide an open space amenity within the neighborhood. These sites are non-linear and may be developed to contain grass, trees, shrubs, cobblestone, fences, monuments, Triangle/Plaza plaques, flagpoles, benches, game or picnic tables and drinking fountains, but they have no active recreational equipment. Smaller sites may be operated as Greenstreets, but are under the jurisdiction of DPR. These sites range in size, but are typically under 1 - acre.

Vacant, unimproved area of land which does not constitute a natural area and has no recreation or park equipment. Parks temporarily closed for construction purposes Undeveloped are also listed here. Standalone facilities along the waterfront that have a specialized use as the only predominant component of development along the waterfront; this includes: beaches, Waterfront Facility standalone marinas, and piers