Walk to a Park Initiative

The Walk to a Park initiative focuses on increasing access to parks and open spaces, concentrating on areas of the city that are under-resourced and where residents are living further than a walk to a park.

Citywide, as of May 2024, 83.9 percent of New Yorkers currently live within walking distance of a park.

One New York: The Plan for a Strong and Just City set a target of 85 percent of New Yorkers living within walking distance of a park by 2030. We are exploring multiple approaches to reach this target, from forming partnerships and coordinating with public and private institutions to improve existing open space to acquiring and developing private property to create new parks.

Please note there was an error in the 2023 analysis. There has been no decrease in open-space access in 2024. Between 2022 – 2024, access to open-space resources has increased for 0.1% of the population or about 88,000 people.

Take a look at the map to see if you live within a walk to a park!