List of New York City parks relating to Italian American culture

Within the city-operated parks system of New York City, there are many parks that are either named after individuals of Italian and Italian American descent, or contain monuments relating to Italy.

Manhattan

DeLury Square
Tony Dapolito Rec Center
Vesuvio Playground
William F. Passannante Ballfield
Petrosino Square
Corporal John A. Seravalli Playground
Columbus Park
Father Demo Square
DeSalvio Playground
Fiorello La Guardia Park
Vincent F. Albano Jr. Playground
Verdi Square
Dante Park
Columbus Monument (Central Park)
Giovanni da Verrazzano Monument (Battery Park)
Peter Caesar Alberti Marker (Battery Park)
Giuseppe Garibaldi Monument (Washington Square Park)
Giuseppe Mazzini Monument (Central Park)

Bronx

Ciccarone Park
Bishop Pernicone Plaza
Caserta Playground
Bufano Playground
Colucci Playground
Michael Crescenzo Triangle
Mazzei Playground
D'Onofrio Square
Columbus Monument (D’Auria-Murphy Triangle)

Queens

Mentone Playground
Ralph Demarco Park
Chappetto Square
Columbus Square
Strippoli Square
Josephine Caminiti Playground
Simeone Park
"Uncle" Vito F. Maranzano Glendale Playground
Frontera Park
Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto Park
Ampere Playground
Joseph P Addabbo Memorial Park (Tudor Park)
Al Stabile Playground
Judge Angelo Graci Triangle
Salvatore Totino Triangle
Marconi Park

Brooklyn

Ascenzi Square
Pvt. Sonsire Triangle
Columbus Park
Macri Triangle
Father Giorgio Triangle
Lentol Garden
Badame Sessa Triangle
Mt. Carmel Triangle
Golconda Playground
Sperandeo Brothers Playground
Sam Leggio Triangle
Dimattina Playground
Mother Cabrini Park
Valentino Pier
Lt. Joseph Petrosino Park
Pvt. Sonsire Triangle
Garibaldi Playground
Brizzi Playground
Scarangella Park
Anthony Catanzaro Square
Meucci Triangle
Cutinella Triangle
Chiarantano Playground
Barone Triangle
Mondello Square
Valentino Pier
Verrazzano Memorial Flagstaff (John J Carty Park)

Staten Island

Buono Beach
De Matti Park
Liotti Ikefugi Playground
Lt. Lia Playground
Christopher J. Igneri Playground
Naples Playground
Capodanno Memorial (South Beach)

References

"DeLury Square : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
"Tony Dapolito Rec Center : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
"Vesuvio Playground : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
"William F. Passannante Ballfield : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
"William Passannante". myheritage.com.
"Petrosino Square : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
"Corporal John A. Seravalli Playground : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
"Columbus Park : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
"Father Demo Square : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
"DeSalvio Playground : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
"Valentino Pier : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
"Buono Beach : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
"De Matti Park : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
"Liotti Ikefugi Playground : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
"Lt. Lia Playground : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
"Todt Hill Houses Playground dedicated to City Parks recreation director : Staten Island Advance". Staten Island Advance. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
"Naples Playground : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
"Capodanno Memorial : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved 2021-11-23.

Protected areas of New York City

Federal

National Historic Sites	Lower East Side Tenement Museum Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace
National monuments and memorials	African Burial Ground Castle Clinton Federal Hall General Grant Governors Island Hamilton Grange Statue of Liberty Stonewall
National recreation areas	Gateway National Recreation Area - Jamaica Bay Floyd Bennett Field Fort Tilden Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Jacob Riis Gateway National Recreation Area - Staten Island Fort Wadsworth Great Kills Hoffman Island Miller Field Swinburne Island

State

State Parks	Bayswater Point Clay Pit Ponds Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Gantry Plaza Marsha P. Johnson Riverbank Roberto Clemente Shirley Chisholm
State recreation lands	Mount Loretto Unique Area Udalls Cove

City parks and preserves

Manhattan

The Bronx

East Bronx	Bicentennial Veterans Castle Hill City Island Wetlands Ferry Point Givans Creek Woods Haffen Harding Hart Island Magenta Playground Pelham Bay Hunter Island Orchard Beach Rodman's Neck Pelham Parkway Pugsley Creek Richman Seton Falls Seton Soundview Starlight
West Bronx	Aqueduct Walk Bridge Bronx Bronx Skate Park Devoe Ewen Harris Henry Hudson Jerome Mosholu Parkway Poe Raoul Wallenberg Forest Riverdale Spuyten Duyvil Shorefront St. James University Woods Van Cortlandt Vidalia Vinmont Veteran Washington's Walk Williamsbridge Oval
South Bronx	Baretto Point Bill Rainey Carlos J. Lozada Playground Claremont Concrete Plant Crotona Estella Diggs Grant Hunts Point Riverside Joseph Rodman Drake Joyce Kilmer Julius Richman Macombs Dam Mill Pond Mullaly North and South Brother Islands Playground 52 Printer's Richman St. Mary's Taqwa Community Farm Tremont

Brooklyn

Queens

Staten Island

North Shore (Community District 1)	Allison Pond Austen House Buono Beach Barrett Clove Lakes Clove's Tail Corporal Thompson Eibs Pond Faber Forest Grove Fort Hill Gaeta Graniteville Quarry Graniteville Swamp Hero Ingram Woods Jones Woods Joseph Manna Lyons Pool Recreation Center Maple Woods Northerleigh Richmond Terrace Wetlands Sailors' Snug Harbor Shooters Island Silver Lake Sobel Court Tappen Tompkinsville Von Briesen Walker Westerleigh
Mid-Island (Community District 2)	Blood Root Valley Bradys Pond Deere Father Macris FDR Boardwalk Gen. MacArthur High Rock Last Chance Midland Field Ocean Breeze Old Place Creek Prall's Island Saw Mill Creek Marsh Schmul South Beach Wetlands St. George Staten Island Industrial Westwood Willowbrook
Mid-Island & South Shore (Community Districts 2 & 3)	Freshkills LaTourette Meredith Woods William T. Davis Wildlife Refuge
South Shore (Community District 3)	Aesop Amundsen Circle Annadale Arbutus Woods Arden Woods Bayview Terrace Bloomingdale Blue Heron Blueberry Bunker Ponds Carlton Conference House Crescent Beach Fairview Great Kills Huguenot Ponds Hybrid Oak Woods Isle of Meadows King Fisher Kingdom Pond Lemon Creek Long Pond Olmstead-Beil House Reed's Basket Willow Swamp Seaside Wildlife Nature Siedenburg Tottenville Shore Wegener Wolfe's Pond

Other

Nature centers	Alley Pond Belvedere Castle Blue Heron Crotona Dana Discovery Center Forest Fort Greene Fort Totten Greenbelt High Rock Inwood Hill Orchard Beach Prospect Salt Marsh Van Cortlandt
Zoos	Bronx Central Park Prospect Park Queens Staten Island
Botanical gardens	Brooklyn Botanic Conservatory New York Botanical Queens Botanical Staten Island Botanical New York Chinese Scholar's Wave Hill
Roosevelt Island	Lighthouse Southpoint
Other lists	World War I-related parks Vietnam War-related parks Hispanic and Latino-related parks

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