Galileo Park
Galileo Galilei was born near Pisa on February 15th in 1564 - the same year in which Shakespeare was born, and in which Michel...

Garden of Happiness
This garden was built by community members in 1988 on three former city-owned lots. Its name refers to the hopes of area res...

General Josiah Porter Statue
Who is this monument dedicated to? General Josiah Porter (1830–1894) is reputed to have been the first Harvard Colle...

Gil Scott-Heron Amphitheater
What was here before? This site was once part of the estate of Jonas Bronck (1600-43), for whom the Bronx is named. Later, ...

Givans Creek Woods
Adjacent to Co-op City’s urban development, Givans Creek Woods is a natural area that not only preserves many plants and...

Givans Square
In 1795, Robert Givan, his wife Agnes Thompson, and their seven children, emigrated from Kelso, Scotland, to this area of the ...

Glover’s Rock
Who is this monument dedicated to? This large, glacial granite rock is named for Colonel John Glover (1732-1797) who, on Oc...

Goble Playground
This playground honors George S. Goble, who ran an ice pond and icehouse in the Bronx during the 1860s. Adjacent to the playg...

Gouverneur Morris Playground
Gouverneur Morris (1752-1816) was an important political figure on both the state and national stages. Born at his family est...

Gouverneur Morris Triangle
A prominent statesman, writer, and diplomat in Revolutionary New York, Gouverneur Morris (1752-1816) was perhaps the greatest ...

Grand Avenue Playground
This playground takes its name from the adjacent Grand Avenue, which runs parallel to the Grand Concourse. The concept for th...

Grand Central Stones
The Grand Central Stones in Van Cortlandt Park are a surprising and important part of the history of Grand Central Terminal, o...

Grant Park
What was here before? Once Lenape territory known as Ranaqua, this area was settled by sea captain Jonas Bronck (1600-1643)...

Gravesend Cemetery
What was here before? Despite being the home to the Canarsie, Dutch Director-General William Kieft granted this land to Lad...

Grove Hill Playground
What was here before? The area of Eagle Avenue, which runs along the playground’s western border, was once hilly, roc...

Gun Hill Meadow
Gun Hill Meadow is named for a January 25, 1777 Revolutionary War battle that took place near this site. Gun Hill Road, then ...

Gun Hill Playground
What was here before?This parcel was part of the former estate of Lorillard Spencer (1860-1912), descendant of Pierre Abraham ...