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NYC Parks Historical Markers

The purpose of this NYC Parks & Recreation program is to place historical identification markers which describe the history of the site, park improvements, and the biography of the person for whom the park is named. These historical signs also offer virtual and physical context to parks, playgrounds, monuments, and landmarks across New York City.
 
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By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 5, 2022
Dorrance Brooks Square Marker
101 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Harlem — Dorrance Brooks Square
On West 137th Street at St. Nicholas Avenue, on the left when traveling west on West 137th Street.
102 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Harlem — Dorrance Brooks Square — .038 Acre
On Edgecombe Avenue at West 136th Street, on the left when traveling north on Edgecombe Avenue.
103 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Harlem — GreenThumb
On St. Nicholas Avenue just north of West 117th Street, on the right when traveling south.
104 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Harlem — 301 — Howard Bennett Playground
On West 135th Street at Lenox Terrace Place, on the right when traveling west on West 135th Street.
105 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Harlem — Jackie Robinson Pool — Jackie Robinson Park
Near Bradhurst Avenue just north of West 145th Street, on the left when traveling north.
106 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Harlem — Martin Luther King Jr. Playground — 1 acre
On Malcolm X Boulevard north of West 113th Street, on the right when traveling north.
107 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Harlem — Martin Luther King Jr. Playground — 1 acre
On West 114th Street east of Malcolm X Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
108 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Harlem — Seligman Fountain — Morningside Park
On Morningside Avenue west of East 114th Street, on the right when traveling south.
109 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Harlem — Swing Low: Harriet Tubman Memorial — Harriet Tubman Triangle
On Frederick Douglass Boulevard at West 122nd Street on Frederick Douglass Boulevard.
110 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park South — Simon Bolivar Statue — Central Park South
On 59th Street at Avenue of the Americas, on the right when traveling west on 59th Street.
111 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Central Park Wildlife Conservation Center — Central Park
On Park Road, 0.1 miles north of Grand Army Plaza, on the left when traveling north.
112 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Lehman Gates — Tisch Zoo - Central Park
Near 65th Street Transverse.
113 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Robert Burns Statue
Near The Mall.
114 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Sheep Meadow
On West Drive just north of East 65th Street, on the right when traveling north.
115 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — The Arsenal
Near Fifth Avenue near East 64th Street.
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116 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — The Falconer Statue — Central Park
On 72nd Street Transverse Road at Central Park Driveway, on the left when traveling west on 72nd Street Transverse Road.
117 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Welcome to the Dene Slope
Near East Drive, 0.1 miles north of East 65th Street, on the right when traveling north.
118 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chelsea — Chelsea Doughboy Statue — Chelsea Park
On 9th Avenue near 28th Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
119 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chelsea — Clement Clarke Moore Park — .489 Acre
On 10th Avenue at West 22nd Street, on the right when traveling north on 10th Avenue.
120 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chelsea — Dr. Gertrude B. Kelly Playground — .52 Acre
On West 16th Street west of 8th Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
121 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chelsea — Penn South Playground — .6 acre
On West 26th Street west of 8th Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
122 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chinatown — 300 — 孫中山先生 [Mr. Sun Yat-sen] — 哥倫布公園 中山廣場 — [Columbus Park Zhongshan Plaza] —
Near Mulberry Street south of Bayard Street, on the left when traveling north.
123 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chinatown — 301 — Dr. Sun Yat-sen — Dr. Sun Yat-sen Plaza, Columbus Park
On Mulberry Street just south of Bayard Street, on the left when traveling north.
124 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chinatown — 301 — Dr. Sun Yat-sen — Dr. Sun Yat-sen Plaza, Columbus Park
On Bayard Street west of Mulberry Street, on the right when traveling east.
125 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chinatown — Welcome to Columbus Park
On Worth Street at Mulberry Street, on the right when traveling west on Worth Street. Reported missing.
126 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Civic Center — Abraham De Peyster Statue — Thomas Paine Park
On Lafayette Street near Worth Street, on the left when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
127 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Civic Center — Collect Pond Park — .994 acre
On Centre Street near Leonard Street, on the left when traveling north. Reported missing.
128 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Civic Center — Foley Square
On Centre Street at Worth Street, on the right when traveling north on Centre Street. Reported permanently removed.
129 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Civic Center — Nathan Hale — City Hall Park
Near Broadway, on the left when traveling south.
130 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Civic Center — September 11, 2001 Living Memorial Grove
On Park Row at Broadway, on the left when traveling south on Park Row. Reported missing.
131 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Civic Center — St. James Square — .05 acre
On St. James Place near James Street, on the right when traveling north.
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132 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Civic Center — The Legendary Collect Pond
On Lafayette Street near Leonard Street, on the right when traveling south.
133 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Civic Center — Thomas Paine Park — Foley Square — 1.88 acres —
On Centre Street near Worth Street, on the left when traveling north.
134 New York, New York County, Manhattan, East Harlem — Alice Kornegay Triangle — Harlem River Drive
On East 128th Street at Lexington Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East 128th Street.
135 New York, New York County, Manhattan, East Harlem — GreenThumb
On Lexington Avenue south of East 118th Street, on the right when traveling north.
136 New York, New York County, Manhattan, East Harlem — GreenThumb
On Pleasant Avenue just north of East 118th Street, on the left when traveling south.
137 New York, New York County, Manhattan, East Harlem — 300 — Harlem Art Park — .347 acre
On East 120th Street east of Lexington Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
138 New York, New York County, Manhattan, East Harlem — Pleasant Village Community Garden — .383 acre
On Pleasant Avenue just south of East 119th Street, on the left when traveling south.
139 New York, New York County, Manhattan, East Harlem — 301 — Thomas Jefferson Pool — Thomas Jefferson Park
On 1st Avenue at East 112th Street, on the right when traveling north on 1st Avenue.
140 New York, New York County, Manhattan, East Harlem — 300 — White Park — 0.684 acres
On East 106th Street west of 3rd Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
141 New York, New York County, Manhattan, East Harlem — 301 — White Playground
On East 105th Street west of 3rd Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
142 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Manhattan Valley — 300 — Anibal Aviles Playground — 1.441 acres
On West 108th Street west of Columbus Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
143 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Manhattan Valley — 301 — Bloomingdale Park — .715 acre
On Amsterdam Avenue north of West 104th Street, on the right when traveling north.
144 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Manhattan Valley — Frederick Douglass Playground — 1.945 acres
On Amsterdam Avenue at West 101st Street, on the right when traveling north on Amsterdam Avenue.
145 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Manhattan Valley — Happy Warrior Playground — 1.652 acres
On Amsterdam Avenue south of West 99th Street, on the right when traveling north.
146 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Morningside Park — 301 — Morningside Park
On Morningside Avenue south of West 123rd Street, on the right when traveling south.
147 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Morningside Park — 301 — Morningside Park
On Morningside Avenue just north of West 114th Street, on the right when traveling south.
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148 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Two Bridges — Alfred E. Smith Playground — 1.75 acres
On Catherine Street just south of Monroe Street, on the right when traveling south.
149 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Two Bridges — Catherine Mall Market
On Cherry Street at Catherine Slip, on the right when traveling east on Cherry Street.
150 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Two Bridges — Happy Warrior Playground in Alfred E. Smith Park
Near Catherine Street near Catherine Slip.
151 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Union Square — Abraham Lincoln Statue — Union Square Park
Near Union Square W near E 17th Street, on the left when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
152 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Union Square — Abraham Lincoln Statue — Union Square Park
On Union Square West at East 16th Street, on the right when traveling north on Union Square West.
153 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Union Square — George Washington Statue — Union Square Park
On East 14th Street east of Union Square East, on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
154 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Union Square — 300 — George Washington Statue — Union Square Park
On East 14th Street near between Union Square East & West, on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
155 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Washington Heights — John T. Brush Stairway
Near Edgecombe Avenue south of West 158th Street, on the right when traveling north.
156 New York, New York County, Manhattan, West Harlem — Roosevelt Triangle — 0.0035 acre
On Morningside Avenue at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on Morningside Avenue.
157 New York, Queens County, Queens, Astoria — 301 — Astoria Pool — Astoria Park
On 19th Street south of 23rd Drive, on the right when traveling south.
158 New York, Queens County, Queens, Astoria — Flight 587 Memorial Grove
Near Shore Boulevard south of Ditmars Boulevard, on the left when traveling south.
159 New York, Queens County, Queens, Astoria — 301 — General Slocum Disaster — Astoria Park
On Shore Boulevard, 0.4 miles south of Ditmars Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
160 New York, Queens County, Queens, Bayside — Fort Totten Park — 59.5 acres
On Totten Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
161 New York, Queens County, Queens, Corona — Column of Jerash — Flushing Meadow – Corona Park
Near United Nations Avenue South.
162 New York, Queens County, Queens, Corona — Flushing Meadows Corona Park
On 111th Street at United Nations Avenue North, on the right when traveling north on 111th Street.
163 New York, Queens County, Queens, Corona — Gates of Life — Queens Wildlife Conservation Center — Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
On Zoo Path at Zoo Bridge, on the right when traveling north on Zoo Path. Reported unreadable.
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164 New York, Queens County, Queens, Corona — 300 — The Unisphere — Flushing Meadows Corona Park
On Avenue of the Americas south of United Nations Avenue North, on the left when traveling north.
165 New York, Queens County, Queens, Dutch Kills — GreenThumb
On 29th Street south of 39th Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
166 New York, Queens County, Queens, Flushing — Flushing Meadows Corona Park
On Main Street just south of Elder Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
167 New York, Queens County, Queens, Flushing — 1100 — Kingsland Homestead — 143-35 37th Ave. — Historic House Trust - New York City —
On 37th Avenue, 0.1 miles west of Parsons Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
168 New York, Queens County, Queens, Flushing — 1100 — Lewis H. Latimer House — 34-41 137th Street — Lewis Latimer House Museum / Historic House Trust - New York City —
On Leavitt Street just north of 137th Street, on the left when traveling north.
169 New York, Queens County, Queens, Fort Totten — Fort Totten Park — 59.5 acres
On Shore Road at Ordinance Road, on the right when traveling north on Shore Road.
170 New York, Queens County, Queens, Fort Totten — Main Magazine of Fort Totten
Near Totten Road west of Ordinance Road, on the left when traveling west.
171 New York, Queens County, Queens, Jamaica — King Manor — 150-03 Jamaica Ave.
On Jamaica Avenue at 150th Street, on the left when traveling east on Jamaica Avenue.
172 New York, Queens County, Queens, Long Island City — History of Hunter's Point
Near Center Avenue at 51st Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
173 New York, Queens County, Queens, Long Island City — Hunter's Point South Salt Marsh
Near 57th Avenue at Center Boulevard, on the left when traveling north.
174 New York, Queens County, Queens, Long Island City — Murray Playground — 2.524 Acres
On 45th Road east of 11th Street, on the left when traveling east.
175 New York, Queens County, Queens, Long Island City — National Sugar Refining Company — New York refinery on Newtown Creek — History of Hunter's Point —
Near 2nd Street east of 57th Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
176 New York, Queens County, Queens, Long Island City — The Millstones in Queens Plaza
On 41st Avenue at Queens Plaza North, on the left when traveling west on 41st Avenue.
177 New York, Queens County, Queens, Ozone Park — Maurice A. Fitzgerald Playground — 1.201 Acres
On Atlantic Avenue west of 106th Street, on the right when traveling east.
178 New York, Queens County, Queens, Sunnyside — 301 — L/Cpl. Thomas P. Noonan Playground — Thomson Hill Park
On Greenpoint Avenue just west of 43rd Street, on the right when traveling west.
179 New York, Queens County, Queens, Sunnyside — 301 — L/Cpl. Thomas P. Noonan Playground — Thomson Hill Park
Near 47th Avenue west of 43rd Street, on the left when traveling west.
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180 New York, Richmond County, Staten Island, Dongan Hills — 300 — Jerome X. O'Donovan Pond — Reed's Basket Willow Swamp Park
On Chapin Avenue at Salzburg Court, on the left when traveling north on Chapin Avenue.
181 New York, Richmond County, Staten Island, Fort Wadsworth — Arthur Von Briesen Park — 12.77 acres — NYC Parks —
On School Road at Bay Street when traveling north on School Road.
182 New York, Richmond County, Staten Island, Great Kills — 300 — Seaside Wildlife Nature Park
Near Tennyson Drive at Nelson Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
183 New York, Richmond County, Staten Island, New Dorp Beach — Corporal Allan F. Kivlehan Park — New Dorp Beach Park
On New Dorp Lane at Cedar Grove Avenue, on the right when traveling east on New Dorp Lane.
184 New York, Richmond County, Staten Island, Port Richmond — Faber Park and Pool — 4.25 Acres
Near Richmond Terrace, on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
185 New York, Richmond County, Staten Island, Port Richmond — 301 — Faber Park and Pool
On Richmond Terrace just west of Faber Street, on the right when traveling west.
186 New York, Richmond County, Staten Island, Prince's Bay — Battle of the Bulge — Belgium and Luxembourg, December 16, 1944 - January 25, 1943 — WWII
Near Chester Avenue west of Cornelia Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
187 New York, Richmond County, Staten Island, Prince's Bay — Battle of the Bulge Memorial
On Chester Avenue west of Cornelia Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
188 New York, Richmond County, Staten Island, Prince's Bay — Seguine Mansion — Lemon Creek Park
Near Seguine Avenue east of Hank Place, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
189 New York, Richmond County, Staten Island, Prince's Bay — Seguine Mansion
On Seguine Avenue just south of Hank Place, on the right when traveling south. Reported damaged.
190 New York, Richmond County, Staten Island, Prince's Bay — World War II: Battle of the Bulge — Belgium and Luxembourg, Dec. 16, 1944 - Jan. 25, 1945
Near Cornelia Avenue east of Hylan Boulevard.
191 New York, Richmond County, Staten Island, Rosebank — Alice Austen House — 2 Hylan Blvd.
On Hylan Boulevard just south of Edgewater Street, on the right when traveling north.
192 New York, Richmond County, Staten Island, Rosebank — Nicholas De Matti Playground — 2.343 acres
On Tompkins Avenue south of Chestnut Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
193 New York, Richmond County, Staten Island, Silver Lake — Hero Park — 3.024 acres
On Louis Street just west of Howard Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
194 New York, Richmond County, Staten Island, Silver Lake — 300 — Hero Park
On Louis Street just west of Howard Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
195 New York, Richmond County, Staten Island, Stapleton — 301 — Rev. Dr. Maggie Howard Playground
On Tompkins Avenue, 0.1 miles south of Tompkins Street, on the right when traveling south.
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196 New York, Richmond County, Staten Island, Stapleton — Stapleton Comfort Station — .107 acre
On Water Street at Canal Street, on the left when traveling west on Water Street. Reported damaged.
197 New York, Richmond County, Staten Island, Stapleton — 300 — Stapleton Waterfront Park — 4.61 Acres
On Water Street at Navy Pier Court, on the right when traveling north on Water Street.
198 New York, Richmond County, Staten Island, Tottenville — Aesop Park — .902 Acre
On Page Avenue at Bartow Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Page Avenue.
199 New York, Richmond County, Staten Island, Tottenville — Biddle House — Conference House Park
On Stairway Street west of Satterlee Street, on the right when traveling west.
200 New York, Richmond County, Staten Island, Tottenville — Conference House
On Satterlee Street north of Hylan Blvd., on the left when traveling north.

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