Daniel Carter Beard Mall
"A boy is like a tree. If his head is to reach the sky he must first plant his feet in the dirt."—Daniel Carter Beard ...

Delphin H. Greene Playground
Delphin H. Greene (1935-1992) was a policeman, community activist, and longtime resident of the Cambria Heights neighborhood o...

Detective Keith L. Williams Park
Detective Keith L. Williams (1954-1989) was born and raised in this Jamaica, Queens, neighborhood. He attended Jamaica High S...

DeVoy Playground
Located on Union Turnpike at 71st Avenue in Forest Park, this playground is named after Joseph E. DeVoy (1926-2000), an active...

Ditmars Park
This park is named in honor of Abram D. Ditmars (1822-1899), an Astoria native who served as the first mayor of Long Islan...

Doughboy Park
What was here before? The Town of Newtown acquired this land in 1893 as a play area for P.S. 11. It passed into the City of...

Douglaston Park
Bounded by 61st Avenue, Commonwealth Boulevard, and 72nd Avenue, Douglaston Park lies on the site of the former North Hills C...

Dr. Charles R. Drew Park
What was here before? This area was inhabited by a Native American tribe called the Jameco or Yamecah (a word meaning &ld...

Drumm Triangle
This triangular site, at the intersection of Cooper Avenue, Cypress Hills Street, and 65th Place, was named for John Wesley Dr...

Dry Harbor Playground
This playground gets its name from the original name for Glendale: Dry Harbor. A description of the area from the 1700s, lo...

Dubos Point Wildlife Sanctuary
Dubos Point Wildlife Sanctuary is named to honor two environmentalists Dr. Rene (1901-1982) and his wife Jean Dubos (1918-19...

Dunningham Triangle
Jabez E. Dunningham (1868-1945), an Elmhurst resident, was celebrated as a father of civic progress. Born in England, Dunning...

Dutch Kills Playground
Dutch Kills Playground shares its name with the adjacent school and the neighborhood in northwestern Queens. "Kill" ...

Dwyer Square
This park honors Private John J. Dwyer, a native of Queens who died in World War I. Dwyer grew up at 18 28th Street in Lo...