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Summer Outdoor Activities in NYC

Summer Outdoor Activities in NYC

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Created by City of New York • Updated On: February 9, 2015

Looking for something to do in NYC this summer? Check out some of the things you can do outside.

Hester Street Fair is one of Summer Outdoor Activities in NYC.

1. Hester Street Fair

7.0
Hester St (at Essex St), New York, NY
Flea Market · Lower East Side · 93 tips and reviews
Yankee Stadium is one of Summer Outdoor Activities in NYC.

2. Yankee Stadium

8.9
1 E 161st St (btwn Jerome & River Ave), Bronx, NY
Baseball Stadium · 1157 tips and reviews
Citi Field is one of Summer Outdoor Activities in NYC.

3. Citi Field

9.1
41 Seaver Way (at Roosevelt Ave), Flushing, NY
Baseball Stadium · Flushing · 667 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Flea - One Hanson is one of Summer Outdoor Activities in NYC.

4. Brooklyn Flea - One Hanson

1 Hanson Place (Ashland Place), New York, NY
Flea Market · 48 tips and reviews
Rockaway Beach is one of Summer Outdoor Activities in NYC.

5. Rockaway Beach

8.4
Queens, NY
Beach · 72 tips and reviews
Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk is one of Summer Outdoor Activities in NYC.

6. Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk

9.1
Riegelmann Boardwalk, Brooklyn, NY
Beach · Coney Island · 359 tips and reviews
Lightship Frying Pan is one of Summer Outdoor Activities in NYC.

7. Lightship Frying Pan

8.4
205 12th Ave (at Pier 66 on W 26th St), New York, NY
Beer Garden · Chelsea · 392 tips and reviews
Downtown Boathouse is one of Summer Outdoor Activities in NYC.

8. Downtown Boathouse

Hudson River Pier 40, south side (W Houston St at West Side Hwy), New York, NY
Harbor or Marina · 4 tips and reviews
Prospect Park Zoo is one of Summer Outdoor Activities in NYC.

9. Prospect Park Zoo

8.4
450 Flatbush Ave (at Ocean Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Zoo · Prospect Park · 84 tips and reviews
South Street Seaport is one of Summer Outdoor Activities in NYC.

10. South Street Seaport

8.9
South St (Pier 17), New York, NY
Harbor or Marina · Financial District · 225 tips and reviews
Central Park Boathouse is one of Summer Outdoor Activities in NYC.

11. Central Park Boathouse

8.9
E 72nd St (Park Dr N), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Central Park · 292 tips and reviews
Governors Island is one of Summer Outdoor Activities in NYC.

12. Governors Island

9.1
New York, NY
Island · Governors Island · 221 tips and reviews
Conservatory Garden is one of Summer Outdoor Activities in NYC.

13. Conservatory Garden

9.5
1231 5th Ave (at 105th St), New York, NY
Garden · Central Park · 66 tips and reviews
Staten Island Ferry - St. George Terminal is one of Summer Outdoor Activities in NYC.

14. Staten Island Ferry - St. George Terminal

1 Bay St (at Richmond Terrace), Staten Island, NY
Marine Terminal · St. George · 182 tips and reviews
McCarren Park is one of Summer Outdoor Activities in NYC.

15. McCarren Park

9.1
780 Lorimer St (at Driggs Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Park · Williamsburg · 136 tips and reviews
Riverside Park is one of Summer Outdoor Activities in NYC.

16. Riverside Park

9.5
Riverside Dr (btwn W 59th St & St. Clair Pl), New York, NY
Park · West Harlem · 127 tips and reviews
Ellis Island is one of Summer Outdoor Activities in NYC.

17. Ellis Island

New York, NY
Island · 89 tips and reviews
Freshkills Park is one of Summer Outdoor Activities in NYC.

18. Freshkills Park

8.1
Muldoon Avenue (West Shore Exwy West Service Road), Staten Island, NY
Park · Travis - Chelsea · 4 tips and reviews
Long Island City Community Boathouse is one of Summer Outdoor Activities in NYC.

19. Long Island City Community Boathouse

46-01 5th St, Queens, NY
Harbor or Marina · Hunters Point · 5 tips and reviews
Hudson Warehouse Shakespeare in the Park is one of Summer Outdoor Activities in NYC.

20. Hudson Warehouse Shakespeare in the Park

Riverside Park (at 89th Street), New York, NY
Theater · Upper West Side · 2 tips and reviews
Smorgasburg Williamsburg is one of Summer Outdoor Activities in NYC.

21. Smorgasburg Williamsburg

90 Kent Ave (at N 7th St), Brooklyn, NY
Street Food Gathering · Williamsburg · 412 tips and reviews
High Line is one of Summer Outdoor Activities in NYC.

22. High Line

9.5
btwn Gansevoort & W 34th St (btwn 10th & 12th Ave), New York, NY
Park · Chelsea · 1495 tips and reviews
Chinese Scholars' Garden is one of Summer Outdoor Activities in NYC.

23. Chinese Scholars' Garden

8.7
Staten Island, NY
Garden · Randall Manor · 11 tips and reviews
Alley Pond Park Adventure Course is one of Summer Outdoor Activities in NYC.

24. Alley Pond Park Adventure Course

7.3
Alley Pond Park, Queens, NY
Climbing Gym · Northeastern Queens · 2 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Bridge Park is one of Summer Outdoor Activities in NYC.

25. Brooklyn Bridge Park

9.6
Furman St (Plymouth St), Brooklyn, NY
Park · Brooklyn Heights · 418 tips and reviews
New York Botanical Garden is one of Summer Outdoor Activities in NYC.

26. New York Botanical Garden

9.5
2900 Southern Blvd (at Bronx Park Rd), Bronx, NY
Botanical Garden · Bronx Park · 197 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Botanic Garden is one of Summer Outdoor Activities in NYC.

27. Brooklyn Botanic Garden

9.4
990 Washington Ave (btwn President St & Empire Blvd), Brooklyn, NY
Botanical Garden · Prospect Park · 322 tips and reviews
Luna Park is one of Summer Outdoor Activities in NYC.

28. Luna Park

8.6
1000 Surf Ave (at W 10th St), Brooklyn, NY
Amusement Park · Coney Island · 110 tips and reviews
The Cloisters is one of Summer Outdoor Activities in NYC.

29. The Cloisters

9.2
99 Margaret Corbin Dr (at Fort Tryon Pl), New York, NY
Museum · Hudson Heights · 250 tips and reviews
Fort Tryon Park is one of Summer Outdoor Activities in NYC.

30. Fort Tryon Park

9.4
Margaret Corbin Dr (at Fort Tyron Pl), New York, NY
Park · Hudson Heights · 93 tips and reviews