New York City

=== Parks ===
{{main|New York City Department of Parks and Recreation|List of New York City parks}}
[[File:Statue_of_Liberty,_NY.jpg|thumb|The [[Statue of Liberty]] on [[Liberty Island]] in [[New York Harbor]], a global symbol of the United States and its ideals of liberty, freedom, and opportunity<ref name="Statue of Liberty UNESCO" />]]
[[File:Central Park - The Pond (48377220157).jpg|thumb|[[The Pond and Hallett Nature Sanctuary|The Pond]] and [[Midtown Manhattan]] as seen from [[Gapstow Bridge]] in [[Central Park]]]]

The city of New York has a complex park system, with various lands operated by the [[National Park Service]], the [[New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation]], and the [[New York City Department of Parks and Recreation]]. In its 2023 ParkScore ranking, the [[Trust for Public Land]] reported that the park system in New York City was the tenth-best park system among the most populous U.S. cities, citing the city's park acreage, investment in parks and that 99% of residents are within {{Convert|1/2|mi}} of a park.<ref>[https://parkserve.tpl.org/downloads/pdfs/New%20York%20City_NY.pdf 2023 ParkScore Index New York, NY], [[Trust for Public Land]]. Accessed January 15, 2024.</ref>

[[Gateway National Recreation Area]] contains over {{convert|26000|acres|km2}}, most of it in New York City.<ref>{{cite web |title = Discover the truly wild side of New York's metropolitan area |url = http://www.nps.gov/gate/index.htm |access-date = June 11, 2012 |publisher = [[nps.gov]] }}</ref> In Brooklyn and Queens, the park contains over {{convert|9000|acre|km2}} of [[salt marsh]], [[wetland]]s, islands, and water, including most of [[Jamaica Bay]] and the [[Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge]]. Also in Queens, the park includes a significant portion of the western [[Rockaway Peninsula]], most notably [[Jacob Riis Park]] and [[Fort Tilden]].<ref>[https://www.nps.gov/gate/planyourvisit/map_jbu.htm Maps for Jamaica Bay Unit], [[Gateway National Recreation Area]]. Accessed January 15, 2024. "Within the Jamaica Bay Unit there are several places to visit. Floyd Bennett Field, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Canarsie Pier, Breezy Point, Fort Tilden and Jacob Riis Park."</ref> In Staten Island, it includes [[Fort Wadsworth]], with historic pre-Civil War era [[Battery Weed]] and [[Fort Tompkins Quadrangle|Fort Tompkins]], and [[Great Kills Park]].<ref>[https://www.nps.gov/gate/planyourvisit/maps_siu.htm Maps for Staten Island Unit], [[Gateway National Recreation Area]]. Accessed January 15, 2024. "The Staten Island Unit is made of three different areas, Fort Wadsworth, Miller Field, and Great Kills Park."</ref>

The [[Statue of Liberty National Monument]] and [[Ellis Island Immigration Museum]] are managed by the National Park Service and are in both New York and New Jersey. They are joined in the harbor by [[Governors Island National Monument]]. Historic sites under federal management on Manhattan Island include [[Stonewall National Monument]]; [[Castle Clinton National Monument]]; Federal Hall National Memorial; [[Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site]]; [[General Grant National Memorial]] (Grant's Tomb); [[African Burial Ground National Monument]]; and [[Hamilton Grange National Memorial]]. [[List of National Historic Landmarks in New York City|Hundreds of properties]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] or as a [[National Historic Landmark]].

There are seven state parks within the confines of New York City. They include: the [[Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve]], a natural area that includes extensive [[Trail riding|riding trails]]; the [[Riverbank State Park]], a {{convert|28|acre|ha|adj=on}} facility;<ref>{{cite web |title = New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, New York City Region |url = http://www.nysparks.state.ny.us/parks/93/details.aspx |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110215035615/http://www.nysparks.state.ny.us/parks/93/details.aspx |archive-date = February 15, 2011 |access-date = October 28, 2010 |publisher = [[New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation|Nysparks.state.ny.us]] }}</ref> and the [[Marsha&nbsp;P. Johnson State Park]], a state park in Brooklyn and Manhattan that borders the East River renamed in honor of [[Marsha P. Johnson]].<ref>{{cite web |title = Marsha P. Johnson State Park (East River State Park) |url = https://www.parks.ny.gov/parks/155/details.aspx |website = [[New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation]] |access-date = October 4, 2021 }}</ref>

New York City has over {{convert|28000|acre|km2}} of [[Urban park|municipal parkland]] and {{convert|14|mi|km}} of public beaches.<ref>{{cite web|date=February 3, 1999|title=Mayor Giuliani Announces Amount of Parkland in New York City has Passed {{convert|28000|acre|km2 |adj=on}} Mark|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/om/html/99a/pr042-99.html|access-date=September 1, 2008|publisher=New York City Mayor's Office}}; {{cite web |title = Beaches |url = http://www.nycgovparks.org/facilities/beaches |access-date = September 1, 2008 |publisher = [[New York City Department of Parks & Recreation]] }}</ref> The largest municipal park in the city is Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx, with {{convert|2772|acres|0|abbr=on}},<ref name="nyt20130601" /><ref>{{cite web |title = Pelham Bay Park |url = http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/pelham-bay-park |access-date = June 8, 2012 |publisher = [[New York City Department of Parks and Recreation]] }}</ref> and the most visited urban park is the Central Park, and one of the most filmed and visited locations in the world, with 42&nbsp;million visitors in 2023.<ref name=NYCvisitors/>