MacDonald Park
This park honors Captain Gerald MacDonald (1882-1929), a World War I veteran and former resident of Forest Hills, Queens. F...

Major Mark Park
This park honors Major John W. Mark, who lost his life fighting for the U.S. Army in World War I (1914-1918). Mark, a member ...

Malcolm X Promenade
What was here before? The promenade rims a waterway that once fed into a tidal estuary plied by Native Americans, later fis...

Manuel De Dios Unanue Triangle
This triangle honors the Cuban-born journalist Manuel de Dios Unanue (1943-1992), who was slain because of his vehement and ou...

Mapes Pool
Mapes Pool is bordered by its namesake, Mapes Avenue, and by Prospect Avenue, East 179th and 180th Streets. Located in the Br...

Maple Grove Park
This park is located just east of Maple Grove Cemetery, a nondenominational burial ground founded in 1875 to ease overcrowding...

Maple Playground
What was here before?This property was once home to the Matinecock people until European settlers arrived in the early 17th ce...

Marco Giovanelli Playground
Marco Giovanelli (1913-1980), for whom this playground is aptly named, was devoted to youth athletics. Giovanelli was born in...

Marconi Park
This park is named to honor Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937), an Italian scientist who pioneered the wireless telegraph and subse...

Marie Curie Park
“Life is not easy for any of us. But what of thatΑ We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselv...

Mary Whalen Playground
This playground commemorates Mary Whalen (1917-1987), a local resident who was dedicated to her community. Born on August 12,...

Maurice A. Fitzgerald Playground
This playground is named in honor of dedicated politician and public servant Maurice A. FitzGerald (1897-1951). FitzGerald was...

Mauro Playground
This playground honors Albert Mauro (1911-1982), a spirited Kew Gardens Hills environmentalist, and civil rights and community...

McKee Square
Private Edward M. McKee was a native of Queens who was killed in World War I. McKee grew up at 67 North Sixth Avenue in Whites...

McKenna Triangle
What was here before?The Trustees of Union College granted this land to Long Island City on November 4, 1884. Founded in 1791 ...

Memorial Circle
What was here before? Originally designated Washington Circle after Washington Avenue, Rockaway Beach Boulevard’s for...

Metzger Sitting Area
This sitting area is named for Ilse M. Metzger (1923-1981), a member of the Forest Hills community for many years, who escaped...

Michaelis-Bayswater Park
Jules Michaelis was the foremost local leader in the efforts to get the park built. - Parks Commissioner August Heckscher,...

Middle Village Playground
Located on 79th Street between 68th Road and 69th Avenue in west central Queens, this playground takes its name from the surr...

Middle Village Veterans Triangle
This park honors the veterans of Middle Village who fought in World War I (1914-1918), World War II (1939-1945), Korea (1950-1...