NYC Parks
@NYCParks
New York City Department of Parks & Recreation is the agency responsible for NYC's public parks and recreational spaces. User policy:
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Summer 2026 @ Parks by the numbers -
🏊♂️ 114 days of swim season - the longest in a decade
🏖️ 16 million visitors at beaches & pools
🩳 1,174 lifeguards kept us safe - the highest total since 2019
🌊 10,500 kids at our free Learn to Swim programs
See you again next summer!
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Aside from being cute, squirrels are a surprisingly clever part of our urban wildlife…these little guys are masters of memory! They can remember hundreds of hiding spots for nuts, seeds, and berries using landmarks and scent cues to retrieve them later.
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