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East River Park

Lower East Side, Manhattan

NEIGHBORHOODLower East SideBOROUGHManhattanLENGTH2 milesOPENED1939

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Why go

Opened July 27, 1939 under Robert Moses as a Depression-era WPA project atop a former industrial landfill, the 1.5-mile park still contains two Aymar Embury II-designed Art Deco field houses recognized for their historic architecture.

Good to know

The park is mid-overhaul under the East Side Coastal Resiliency project, which closed its northern end while raising the land 8 to 10 feet against flooding, so check current access points like the Delancey Street and Corlears Hook bridges before visiting.

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