Van Cortlandt Forest - the Forests of New York City
More than half of Van Cortlandt Park’s 1,146 acres consists of forest. A varied topography of high, rocky ridges altern...

Van Cortlandt Golf Course
The Van Cortlandt Golf Course opened on July 6, 1895, as the first public municipal golf course in the United States. That ...

Van Cortlandt House Museum
As the Bronx’s oldest house, the Van Cortlandt House Museum testifies to the vivid and eclectic history of New York&rsqu...

Van Cortlandt Park
What was here before? Some twenty thousand years ago, New York was buried beneath massive glaciers. When the ice receded, i...

Van Cortlandt Park - Glaciers in New York City
The characteristic sketch of Van Cortlandt Park—steep ridges, smooth hillsides, and open flats—was carved by glaci...

Van Cortlandt Park - the Wetlands of New York City
Tibbett’s Brook cuts through soft Inwood marble on its way from Westchester to Spuyten Duyvil.  Before dividing int...

Van Cortlandt Stadium
Located along Broadway and West 242 Street, Van Cortlandt Stadium takes its name from the Van Cortlandt Family who occupied th...

Van Nest Park
Van Nest Park began as a triangle with a monument honoring World War I soldiers from the Van Nest neighborhood who gave their ...

Vault Hill
My body I commit to the earth, to be buried in a family vault which I intend to build on my plantation. If I do not cause the ...

Vidalia Park
Vidalia Park stretches between Vyse and Daly Avenues, streets whose names combined give the park its name. “Vidalia&rd...

Vincent Ciccarone Playground
Vincent Ciccarone Playground is one of nine New York City Parks & Recreation playgrounds opened on July 15, 1934. They were bu...

Vinmont Veteran Park
Vinmont Veteran Park serves as a memorial honoring local veterans who served their country in past wars. The park is named aft...

Virginia Park
What was here before? Photographs show a wooden two-story house standing on the site of present-day Virginia Park in 1890. ...

Virginia Playground
This playground, located at the intersection of White Plains Road, Westchester Avenue and the Cross Bronx Expressway in the Br...