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Ilka Tanya Payán Park
What was here before?This was once the site of Corrigan Hall, a community gathering place that was in operation at the turn of...

Imagination Playground at Burling Slip
Located in the historic South Street Seaport district, Imagination Playground incorporates nautical themes in its design that ...

Independence Flagstaff
Although this flagstaff commemorates the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, it is also known...

Indian Road Playground
This playground takes its name from the road that bounds it to the north. Formerly known as Isham Avenue to honor local lando...

Invisible Man: A Memorial to Ralph Ellison
This monument along Riverside Drive at 150th Street honors writer Ralph Waldo Ellison (1914–1994), who is best known ...

Inwood Hill Park
Inwood Hill Park contains the last natural forest and salt marsh in Manhattan. It is unclear how the park received its pres...

Inwood Hill Park - Fordham Gneiss in New York City
Fordham gneiss, one of the oldest rock formations in the world, can be seen from Inwood Hill Park by looking across Spuyten Du...

Inwood Hill Park - Salt Marshes in New York City Parks
Salt marshes play a critical role in the support of human life, acting as natural filtration systems by trapping pollutants th...

Inwood Marble in New York City Parks - Isham Park
New York City sits atop a foundation composed of five distinct layers of bedrock: Fordham gneiss, found primarily in the Bronx...

Inwood Marble in New York City Parks - Monsignor Kett Playground
New York City sits atop a foundation comprised of five distinct layers of bedrock: Fordham gneiss, Manhattan schist, the Hartl...

Isham Park
Isham Park sits high upon a crest of land, bolstered by the massive protrusion of Manhattan schist that defines the norther...

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