Top Ten Parks By Area
- 1. Pelham Bay Park, Bronx 2,765 acres (11.2 km²)
- 2. Greenbelt, Staten Island 1,778 acres (7.2 km²)
- 3. Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens 1,255 acres (5.1 km²)
- 4. Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx 1,146 acres (4.6 km²)
- 5. Central Park, Manhattan 843 acres (3.4 km²)
- 6. Fresh Kills Park, Staten Island 813 acres (3.3 km²)
- 7. Marine Park, Brooklyn, 798 acres (3.2 km²)
- 8. Bronx Park, Bronx 718 acres (2.9 km²)
- 9. Alley Pond Park, Queens 655 acres (2.7 km²)
- 10. Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk, South and Midland Beaches, Staten Island 638 acres (2.6 km²)
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