{"id":45377,"date":"2016-07-14T10:21:23","date_gmt":"2016-07-14T15:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orbitz.waveinteractive.com\/?p=45377"},"modified":"2018-02-27T12:10:46","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T18:10:46","slug":"best-nyc-under-the-radar-parks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/best-nyc-under-the-radar-parks\/","title":{"rendered":"Best NYC under the radar parks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Among the\u00a0top tourist attractions on every visitor’s New York City<\/a> must-see list is a\u00a0walk through Central Park. And while the 843-acre park is one of NYC\u2019s biggest green spaces (not to mention the most visited urban park in the U.S.), it\u2019s not the only \u00a0park in the five boroughs worth checking out. Whether it’s\u00a0casual strolls, picnicking or other leisurely activities, here are\u00a0seven under-the-radar NYC parks.<\/p>\n

Related: The 5 best rooftop bars in NYC<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n
\"Gantry

Gantry Plaza State Park | Flickr CC: Dianne Rosete<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

Gantry Plaza State Park<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This 12-acre Long Island City park is located in a former dockyard and manufacturing district along the East River. In fact, a Pepsi bottling plant used to call this area home, and a giant, neon Pepsi-Cola sign still remains in the northern portion of the park. Gantry Park offers unobstructed views of the east side of Manhattan (especially the area around the United Nations building) and easy access to the ferries that travel between Queens, Brooklyn, and Midtown.<\/p>\n

\"prospect

Prospect Park | Flickr CC: Phil Roeder<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Prospect Park<\/strong><\/h3>\n

If there\u2019s one park that comes close to the size of Central Park, it\u2019s this one. This 585-acre Brooklyn<\/a> park features a zoo, nature conservancy, boathouse, sports facilities, and Brooklyn\u2019s only lake. The large Prospect Park Bandshell hosts many free outdoor concerts throughout the summer. Stroll through the space on any given weekend, and you\u2019ll find Brooklynites from all over the borough sunbathing, picnicking and tossing frisbees.<\/p>\n

\"jazz

Get your boogie on at the Jazz Age Lawn Party on Governor’s Island | Flickr CC: Paul Stein<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Governor\u2019s Island<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Managed by the National Park Service, this 172-acre island is located about 800 yards from the southern tip of Manhattan and is accessible by ferry. Many New Yorkers visit the car-free island to take part in walking tours, bike rides, picnics, and drone races. But the most popular activity that takes place here is the annual Jazz Age Lawn Party, where participants dress and party like it\u2019s 1929.<\/p>\n

\"Flushing

Flushing Meadows Corona Park | Flickr CC: llee_wu<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Flushing Meadows Corona Park<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Originally built to host the 1939 New York World\u2019s Fair, this Queens<\/a> green space remains popular thanks in part to its close proximity to Citi Field (where the Mets play) and Arthur Ashe Stadium (home to the U.S. Open). Rumor has it, the park will soon be home to a music festival that could rival Lollapalooza or Coachella.<\/p>\n

\"Inwood

Inwood Hill Park | Flickr CC: Teri Tynes<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Inwood Hill Park<\/strong><\/h3>\n

As its name suggests, this Manhattan park features mostly hilly,wooded areas. In fact, the public space contains the biggest remaining forested area on the island of Manhattan. If you want to take a hike through nature without having to leave the city, this is where you should head. Fun fact: this park is one of the best places to spot a bald eagle in New York City.<\/p>\n

\"Greenacre

Greenacre Park | Flickr CC: Teri Tynes<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Greenacre Park<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This pocket park is a hidden gem in bustling Midtown Manhattan. Located on 51st Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues, this tiny spot (we\u2019re talking 60-feet by 120-feet) sports a 25-foot-tall waterfall, lush greenery, and a stone sculpture wall. Plenty of tables and chairs make this the perfect (byo) lunch spot where New Yorkers can take a break from the busy city streets.<\/p>\n

\"Orbitz<\/div>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Central Park isn’t the only place in New York City to bike, hike and catch a few rays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":105,"featured_media":45618,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1455],"class_list":["post-45377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-new-york-vacations"],"acf":{"api_active":null,"api_title":null,"api_excerpt":null,"api_featured_image":null,"api_lob":null},"posts_api_cpm_point":[{"name":"","description":"","thumbnail":"","address":"New York, NY, USA","latitude":"40.7127753","longitude":"-74.0059728","icon":"\/images\/icons\/marker.png"}],"yoast_head":"\nBest NYC under the radar parks | Orbitz<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/best-nyc-under-the-radar-parks\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Best NYC under the radar parks | Orbitz\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Central Park isn't the only place in New York City to bike, hike and catch a few rays.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/best-nyc-under-the-radar-parks\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Orbitz\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Orbitz\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-07-14T15:21:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-02-27T18:10:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/governors-island-nyc.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"705\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"470\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Kevin Aeh\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@orbitz\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@orbitz\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Kevin Aeh\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/best-nyc-under-the-radar-parks\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/best-nyc-under-the-radar-parks\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Kevin Aeh\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/13742293f598024ef0c86fa3029125f7\"},\"headline\":\"Best NYC under the radar parks\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-07-14T15:21:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-02-27T18:10:46+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/best-nyc-under-the-radar-parks\/\"},\"wordCount\":608,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/best-nyc-under-the-radar-parks\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/governors-island-nyc.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"New York vacations\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/best-nyc-under-the-radar-parks\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/best-nyc-under-the-radar-parks\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/best-nyc-under-the-radar-parks\/\",\"name\":\"Best NYC under the radar parks | Orbitz\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/best-nyc-under-the-radar-parks\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/best-nyc-under-the-radar-parks\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/governors-island-nyc.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-07-14T15:21:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-02-27T18:10:46+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/13742293f598024ef0c86fa3029125f7\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/best-nyc-under-the-radar-parks\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/best-nyc-under-the-radar-parks\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/best-nyc-under-the-radar-parks\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/governors-island-nyc.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/governors-island-nyc.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":667,\"caption\":\"governors island-nyc\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/best-nyc-under-the-radar-parks\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Best NYC under the radar parks\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Orbitz\",\"description\":\"Travel Blog\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/13742293f598024ef0c86fa3029125f7\",\"name\":\"Kevin Aeh\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Kevin-Aeh-150x150.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Kevin-Aeh-150x150.jpeg\",\"caption\":\"Kevin Aeh\"},\"description\":\"Kevin Aeh is an editor\/writer based in New York City. He covers lifestyle, travel, and pop culture; and his current obsessions include finding the best eye cream, booking a trip to Cuba, and binge-watching Lady Dynamite on Netflix. His writing has appeared in Time Out New York, Furthermore from Equinox, Refinery29, Vulture, and more.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/author\/kaeh\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Best NYC under the radar parks | Orbitz","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/best-nyc-under-the-radar-parks\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Best NYC under the radar parks | Orbitz","og_description":"Central Park isn't the only place in New York City to bike, hike and catch a few rays.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/best-nyc-under-the-radar-parks\/","og_site_name":"Orbitz","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Orbitz\/","article_published_time":"2016-07-14T15:21:23+00:00","article_modified_time":"2018-02-27T18:10:46+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/governors-island-nyc.jpg","width":705,"height":470,"type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Kevin Aeh","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@orbitz","twitter_site":"@orbitz","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Kevin Aeh","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/best-nyc-under-the-radar-parks\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/best-nyc-under-the-radar-parks\/"},"author":{"name":"Kevin Aeh","@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/13742293f598024ef0c86fa3029125f7"},"headline":"Best NYC under the radar parks","datePublished":"2016-07-14T15:21:23+00:00","dateModified":"2018-02-27T18:10:46+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/best-nyc-under-the-radar-parks\/"},"wordCount":608,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/best-nyc-under-the-radar-parks\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/governors-island-nyc.jpg","keywords":["New York vacations"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/best-nyc-under-the-radar-parks\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/best-nyc-under-the-radar-parks\/","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/best-nyc-under-the-radar-parks\/","name":"Best NYC under the radar parks | Orbitz","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/best-nyc-under-the-radar-parks\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/best-nyc-under-the-radar-parks\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/governors-island-nyc.jpg","datePublished":"2016-07-14T15:21:23+00:00","dateModified":"2018-02-27T18:10:46+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/13742293f598024ef0c86fa3029125f7"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/best-nyc-under-the-radar-parks\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/best-nyc-under-the-radar-parks\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/best-nyc-under-the-radar-parks\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/governors-island-nyc.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/governors-island-nyc.jpg","width":1000,"height":667,"caption":"governors island-nyc"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/best-nyc-under-the-radar-parks\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Best NYC under the radar parks"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/","name":"Orbitz","description":"Travel Blog","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/13742293f598024ef0c86fa3029125f7","name":"Kevin Aeh","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Kevin-Aeh-150x150.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Kevin-Aeh-150x150.jpeg","caption":"Kevin Aeh"},"description":"Kevin Aeh is an editor\/writer based in New York City. He covers lifestyle, travel, and pop culture; and his current obsessions include finding the best eye cream, booking a trip to Cuba, and binge-watching Lady Dynamite on Netflix. His writing has appeared in Time Out New York, Furthermore from Equinox, Refinery29, Vulture, and more.","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/author\/kaeh\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/governors-island-nyc.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/105"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45377"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45377\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}