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Hackett Park
Bound by West 254th Street, Riverdale Avenue, and the Henry Hudson Parkway, this park honors the achievements of educator Dr....

Haffen Park
Louis F. Haffen (1854-1935) was the first Borough President of the Bronx. The son of a German dairy farmer and beer brewer, h...

Haggerty Park
This park honors Daniel A. Haggerty (1884-1965), a Queens public servant for 18 years. Born in Brooklyn on September 13, 1884...

Hall of Science
The Hall of Science was constructed for the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. Max Abramovi...

Hallets Cove Playground
What was here before? Hallets Point is a knob-shaped peninsula at the westernmost tip of Queens, framed by Pot Cove on the ...

Hamilton Fish Park
In 1900 the park, featuring the gymnasium and playground, was completed. The Hamilton Fish Park Gymnasium is a...

Hamilton Fish Pool
For outdoor pool details, including hours and rules, please visit our Free Outdoor Pools page. What was here before? A f...

Hamilton Fountain
This ornate, baroque-styled marble fountain is named for Robert Ray Hamilton (1851-1890) a prominent businessman, landowner an...

Hamilton Grange
What was here before? Before the arrival of Europeans and enslaved people, the Lenape lived on the land that was named Mana...

Hamilton Playground
One of the most eminent statesmen of the Colonial Days, Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804) was also the most distinguished residen...

Hamilton-Metz Field
What was here before? This field is in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Wingate, which was formerly known as Pigtown well into ...

Hammel Playground
Hammels is an area of Rockaway Beach in Queens, named for local landowner Louis Hammel (1836-1904). Originally from Germany, ...

Hancock Park
This park is named for celebrated Civil War leader Winfield Scott Hancock (1824-1886).  Hancock was born in Montgomery Sq...

Handball Haven
On August 30, 1854, the City of New York acquired this property, and the land that would become Horace Harding Expressway, thr...

Hank Greenberg Ballfield
This ballfield was named in honor of the Major League baseball player Henry Benjamin ‘Hank’ Greenberg (1911-1986)....

Hans Christian Andersen Monument
“To be born in a duck’s nest, in a farmyard, is of no consequence to a bird, if it is hatched from a swan’s ...

Hansborough Recreation Center
The 134th Street Bathhouse opened to the public on June 1, 1925 under the auspices of Manhattan Borough President Julius Mille...

Happy Land Memorial
Who is this monument dedicated to? This memorial is dedicated to the memory of the 87 individuals who died on March 25, 1990 ...

Happy Warrior Playground
Located at West 98th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, this playground and the adjoining school honor four-term New York Governor A...

Harding Park
In 1982 the Harding Park residents in the southeast Bronx became members of the Harding Park Homeowners Association, the first...

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