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List of New York City parks relating to Jewish culture

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Within the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, there are many parks that are either named after Jews, or containing monuments relating to their culture and history.

Manhattan

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Bronx

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Brooklyn

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Queens

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Staten Island

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References

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  1. ↑ "Abe Lebewohl Park : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  2. ↑ Cooper, Michael (October 20, 1996). "Remembering a Deli Man : New York Times". New York Times. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Asser Levy Recreation Center : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Baruch Playground : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  5. ↑ "East River Park : Forgotten New York". Forgotten New York. March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Bella Abzug Park : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Hidden Hudson Yards : Forgotten New York". Forgotten New York. April 7, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Gustave Hartman Triangle : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Heart Attack Fatal to Ex-judge Hartman : Jewish Telegraphic Agency". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. November 13, 1936. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Jacob H. Schiff Playground : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Schiff Malls : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Sara D Roosevelt Park : Forgotten New York". Forgotten New York. February 11, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  13. ↑ "40,000 Honor Schiff at Parkway Opening – Mayor and Officials Eulogize Philanthropist at Dedication of Memorial Street" New York Times : New York Times". New York Times. June 15, 1921. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Jacob Joseph Playground : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  15. ↑ "The Character Of Rabbi Jacob Joseph : Jewish Press". Jewish Press. July 30, 2008. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Jacob K Javits Playground : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Montefiore Park : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Nathan Straus Playground : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Straus Park : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  20. ↑ "Straus Square: NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  21. ↑ "Peretz Square : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  22. ↑ "One on One : Forgotten-NY". Forgotten New York. July 14, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  23. ↑ "Remembering I.L. Peretz on the Hundredth Anniversary of the Great Writer's Death : New York Observer". New York Observer. April 27, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  24. ↑ "Sidney Hillman Playground : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  25. ↑ "Sol Bloom Playground : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  26. ↑ "Sol Lain Playground : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  27. ↑ "Sophie Irene Loeb Playground : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  28. ↑ "Stanley Isaacs Playground : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  29. ↑ "Vladeck Park : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  30. ↑ "American Memorial to Six Million Jews of Europe : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  31. ↑ "Charles and Murray Gordon memorial : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  32. ↑ "Emma Lazarus Memorial Plaque : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  33. ↑ "Jerusalem Grove : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  34. ↑ "The Immigrants Sculpture : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  35. ↑ "Gertrude Stein monument : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  36. ↑ "Bryant Park : Forgotten New York". Forgotten New York. September 10, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  37. ↑ "Jewish Tercentenary Monument : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  38. ↑ "Loeb Memorial Fountain : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  39. ↑ "Schiff Fountain: NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  40. ↑ "The Fascinating History of Schiff Fountain in Seward Park". The Lo-down. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  41. ↑ Hajdenberg, Jackie Central Park's Wollman Rink, which the Trump Organization hopes to run again, was named for this Jewish family JTA March 26, 2025
  42. ↑ "Ben Abrams Playground: NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved Feb 21, 2020.
  43. ↑ "Bronx Square Dedicated – Memory of Assemblyman Gladstone Honored by Service". The New York Times. June 13, 1937. p. 24. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  44. ↑ "Benjamin Gladstone Square – History". nycgovparks.org. New York City Department of Parks. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  45. ↑ "Hank Greenberg Ballfield: NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  46. ↑ "Heinrich Heine Fountain: NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  47. ↑ "Keltch Park: NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  48. ↑ "WWII veteran's Purple Heart returned to family in Keltch Park: News12 Bronx". News12 Bronx. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  49. ↑ "Netanyahu Memorial: NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  50. ↑ Johnston, Laurie (June 13, 1977). "Bronx Street is Named to Honor Slain Entebbe-Raid Commander: New York Times". New York Times. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  51. ↑ "Alben Triangle : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  52. ↑ "Alben Square : Forgotten New York". Forgotten New York. August 6, 2007. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  53. ↑ "Asser Levy Park : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  54. ↑ Taylor, Howard (July 3, 1977). "Seaside Park Is Renamed for Asser Levy, a Dutch Jew Who Fought for His Rights in New Amsterdam". New York Times. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  55. ↑ "Babi Yar Triangle : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  56. ↑ "Colonel David Marcus Playground : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  57. ↑ "Marcus Honored in 3 Ceremonies – Playground Is Named for Hero of U.S. and Israeli Armies – O'Dwyer, Truman Laud Him". New York Times. October 11, 1948. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  58. ↑ "Harold W. Cohn Memorial Square : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  59. ↑ "Harold W. Cohn Memorial Square : The Memorial Day Foundation". The Memorial Day Foundation. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  60. ↑ "Kolbert Playground : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  61. ↑ "Harry Maze Playground : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  62. ↑ "Holocaust Memorial Park : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  63. ↑ "Jacob Joffe Field : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  64. ↑ "Kaiser Park : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  65. ↑ "Officials cut ribbon on renamed and renovated Lew Fidler Park : Brooklyn Paper". Brooklyn Paper. November 11, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  66. ↑ "Rapaport Playground : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  67. ↑ "Sobel Green : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  68. ↑ "Zion Triangle : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  69. ↑ "Zion Triangle, Brownsville". Forgotten NY. February 3, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  70. ↑ "Cardozo Playground : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  71. ↑ "Federoff Triangle : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  72. ↑ "Rediscovering the history of Federoff Triangle : Queens Ledger". Queens Ledger. Archived from the original on February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  73. ↑ "Gwirtzman Triangle : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  74. ↑ "Mayor Giuliani Considers Legislation That Would Create "Leroy H. Gwirtzman Triangle" in the Borough of Queens". Archives of the Mayor's Press Office. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  75. ↑ "Haym Salomon Square : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  76. ↑ "30 Years Celebrated At Haym Salomon Square In KGH : Queens Gazette". Queens Gazette. July 26, 2006. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  77. ↑ "Ilse Metzger Sitting Area : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  78. ↑ "Sobelsohn Playground : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  79. ↑ "Rabbi Kirshblum Triangle : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  80. ↑ "Wallenberg Square : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  81. ↑ "Job Sculpture : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  82. ↑ "Theodor Herzl Memorial: NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  83. ↑ "Yitzchak Rabin Walk : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  84. ↑ "Levy Playground : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
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