W. Arthur Cunningham Statue
This sculpture bust of City Comptroller, W. Arthur Cunningham (1894-1934) is by Emil Siebern (1888-1942). The subject was...

Wallenberg Square
This square honors Raoul Gustav Wallenberg (1912-1947), the heroic rescuer of numerous Hungarian Jews from the Nazi policies o...

Walter Ward Playground
Walter Ward (1911-1994) was a member of the New York City Council for a quarter of a century, serving 13 terms from 1968 until...

Wayanda Park
What was here before? The Canarsie, who were part of the Lenape nation, originally occupied this land.  The Dutch arrive...

Weeping Beech Park
The Weeping Beech tree that once rooted itself in this park lived for 151 years, from 1847 to 1998 -- one of the City’s ...

West Meadow Playground
This playground draws its name from nearby Meadow Lake, the largest lake in New York City. Directly across from this site is ...

Westbourne Playground
This recreational area serves both the students of P.S. 104 and the surrounding community of Far Rockaway. The playground, or...

Whitey Ford Field
What was here before? This site was occupied by Eagle Oil Works in the late 19th century, before the City acquired the land...

Willets Point Playground
This playground is named for Willets Point, a peninsula located to the northeast of the park. Due to its strategic position a...

William F. Moore Park
What was here before?The Munsee used the forests, marshes, and meadowland around Flushing Creek as hunting grounds before Euro...

Willow Lake Park - Invasive Phragmites
As one of the 20 most invasive plants in New York State, phragmites (Phragmites australis), also known as the common reed or &...

Willow Lake Playground
Willow Lake Playground draws its name from nearby Willow Lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Willow Lake, like adjacent Mead...

Willow Lake Trail
While both Willow and Meadow Lakes were created with water flow from the Flushing River for the 1939-40 World’s Fair, th...

Windmuller Park
This park, located between 39th Road and 39th Drive and running from 52nd to 54th Streets in Queens, is named for Louis Windmu...

Winfield War Memorial
Crafted by Italian-American sculptor James S. J. Novelli (1885–1940), this striking bronze victory figure is known both ...

Wingdale (Untitled #1)
What is this artwork? Wingdale by Roger Bolomey (1918 – 2011) is one of six artworks sponsored by the Association for...

WNYC Transmitter Park
WNYC Transmitter Park is located on the site of the former AM-radio transmission towers for public radio station WNYC. Built i...

Woodside Doughboy Statue
The Woodside Doughboy, alternately known as “Lest We Forget” or the “Returning Soldier,” commemorates ...

Woodside Plaza
Woodside Plaza is dedicated to the members of the Woodside community who served and died in World War I (1914-1918), World War...

Woodtree Playground
Woodtree Playground is so named for the prominent willow oak (Quercus phellos) trees in the playground. A popular tree for...