John V. Lindsay East River Park

In all kinds of weather this park is the best. Whether you run, play sports, do body weight workouts, like fishing, have dogs, or just want to go for a walk or a picnic, this is the place to go on the Lower East Side. It will be even better when the track is finished in (hopefully) Fall 2018. I hope to see you out there having a blast!

I was born and raised around this area of Williamsburg and I am so happy and proud of the way this area has flourished... This is a beautiful place to spend time with a your better half, family and friends. Very highly recommended.

Gorgeous park with magnificent views. Theres a park w a playground for kids...I see families having a bbq cookout... people walking, jogging, strollers, dogs, sunbathing, working out, ... you see it all!

Wonderful views with bearing perspective around every corner. little desk lit being next to the highway but still looking across the water you can see the current and tides ebb and flow surprisingly rapidly. Good place to go for a run or have a ride free from the traffic

It’s really hard to enjoy this place right now. Construction takes over the majority of the park, leaving very limited areas to hang out and sit. It’s noisy next to the highway. I was hoping for a peaceful park near the water but didn’t find what I was looking for.

We took the east river boardwalk from pier 17 to Houston street, most of the way was beautiful, including playgrounds, amazing views and many many benches to enjoy the atmosphere and view, you even have 3 amazing huge swings for adults and kids to enjoy, we had a blast at every step we took and stop we made, 10 minutes walk from there was the subway back to the hotel

Lovely spot to get up early and catch a NYC sunrise — time it right and you’ll get a great view of the sun just beginning to peek out over Brooklyn across the East river. Some stunning views of the Williamsburg bridge, as well.

Beautiful views for a pleasant walk, run or simply to sit and relax by the Hudson River. Enjoy a book, listen to music or meet with family and friends for some fresh air.Mask are worn and a safe distance is respectfully kept by others outside your party.

Wonderful setting for sunny days with family and friends. Excellent little picnic areas for BBQ or birthday parties. The scenery is soothing with a spark of delight and pleasure. Sharing a day in the sun.

Beautiful spacious park to come for a picnic, play games, bike ride or just sit back and enjoy the river view. Slowly this park is being improved, but its not as pretty as the west side battery park.

Absurd amount of what I believe was construction blockages. I’ve been running along the west side high/riverside drive for over 7 years- from battery park up to the George Washington bridge. Long story short, I had high hopes for the east river running and biking route but it was a complete let down. Will try again in 12 months

It has a great view of the East River and Brooklyn. The view of the Williamsburg bridge is great too. A great place to run/walk or walk your dog. It’s also very windy here too. Hope this helps!

I really had a nice time with my friends. We had a dinner that we brought with us and just had a great time. The view is amazing at night great for pictures. The walk from the train is pretty far.

Whether youre going for a walk, jog, bike ride or sports, this park will accommodate your needs. The Parks Department rehabilitated the tennis courts and other areas. They even have a section to workout with your own weight area. Come watch the few baseball, soccer games or enjoy a barbecue. The East River Park is enjoyable during the spring and summer season.

Nice scenery, very beautiful view by the water, boats passing, air planes landing on the water and transit boats. Must pay boat location with Cash/ Debit or Bank Card

Construction still going on years later with no improvement of any kind, construction team also ignored ordinance laws and begins majing extremely loud noise at 6 AM DAILY, even though theyve been reported numerous times and had the police called on them and a few being arrested. Idiotic ya got no respect for peoples lives.

How to Blossom the Lower East Side by East River Park FDR Drive by the water on the 4th of July great times with family and my daughter she loves it being in my own neighborhood and showing her how we used to spend 4th of July when Daddy was a kid

Great place for walking, running, bike rides, grilling and childs. Lovely scenery and Skyline.

One of the most relaxing spots in the city! great for recreational activities or sunny day walks.

Loved the track. So smooth and big. We do our track workout there everyweek. And it has mist too which really helps after your workout to cool down during summer. Wish there was lamp posts so we could train late during winter too.

Great park for running with rewarding views from the waterfront including the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridge. Equally good for biking and leisurely evening strolls. It has playgrounds and exercise areas too.

It has a beautiful view full of athletic joggers, but you need to be careful when you go back home.

Beautiful park along the east river. Plenty of parks and outdoor spaces to enjoy.

Quiet and tucked away between fdr drive and river. Great to bike, jog, tennis, soccer and views of the river and bridges

A great track and facility in Manhattan with an amazing view of the river and Brooklyn. Hoping the track remains a part of the renovation…

Well-maintained park with standard park amenities. A great place to enjoy scenic views of the modest Brooklyn skyline and the East River.

One of the most beautiful parks in New York to experience multiple prime bridges of NYC

Really nice views .. serene and calming. On a beautiful day you cant beat it with a baseball bat.

Great relax spot just to chill except for on the weekends. If your coming here on the weekends come early especially on Saturdays when the Smorgasburg is here.

Lots of good fields here turf and grass alike. We play quidditch here every saturday and almost always have field space. Public bathrooms are nearby but its advised to bring your own toiletries. Water fountains arr currently turned off in the winter but are open in warmer months

Used to be perfect for running with access to the river walk all the way around the island. Now blocked due to construction of flood protections. Still nice track and about 1 mile of promenade along the river though.

Best 15 minute getaway to just forget stress and just take a breath of air and smile. I bet the dog will love the walk as well. LOWER EAST SIDE✊☝️

A great park by the river. Has a lengthy walk by the river, soccer fields, basketball courts, a track, and spots that are perfect for grilling.

Perfect setting to watch the sunset and take in the NYC views. Lots of things to do in the area.

I grew up here. And its more lovely than ever now. Walk bike skate, its all great

Beautiful park with many facilities. The river is always a sight.

East River Park, so beautiful, sadly, theres plans to destroy it to build a flood wall, there was an original wall plan without demolishin the Park, this will b very sad 💔 for the community 💔

Beautiful park with water and bridge views for a jog and run

Great walk way along the river

East side city park with all amenities along the east river and next o the DR, crosswalk at 10th street but the web park admin s more than 20 blocks long. Picnic tables, fountains, walking and bike path, badminton and volleyball lawns, bathrooms and a constant breeze makes it a terrific place to grab and afternoon of R & R or just hang out with family and friends.

Beautiful park with views of Williamsburg; has Tennis Courts that remain open through the year. Connected all the way up to E 34th St. and accessible by an over head bridge (over FDR).

An outside Track that is almost never busy. Until google reviews. :) Check it out, open all year round. Astroturf field for soccer and American football on the inside of the track.

Its a park. On the river. Its peaceful and lovely.

Amazing place to see the sunrise and go for a run

Great park! Lots of grassy spots to plop down and relax.

Beautiful park with gorgeous views to jog along

This place is perfect to walk and relax and enjoy the River !!!!

Its a beautiful shoreline walk BUT so much construction and activities and people partying and smoking all over doesnt allow for much of a fun, friendly, family like atmosphere . There needs to be signs designating areas for all and some rules please. There should be a tackle football field, a rugby field too!! There should be more restrooms!!

Construction really puts a damper on this park. Hopefully it’ll be awesome once the flood protection is complete and it’s renovated but in the mean time access is severely limited. It is tough to compare to the luxurious amenities of the West Side Highway. Also tough to see a large amount of green space taken away from the east side during the construction. I understand the City’s flood protection plan is very important to ensure the safety of lower Manhattan but it seems there could have been a better achievable middle ground rather than tearing up the majority of a park many hold close as an east access point for outdoor recreation and community connections.

Less crowded, peaceful vibe and nice view of east river along with Gantry park and Willamburg park . Best place to walking and jogging in a city . Some parts are still under construction but most of it are functional and it has perfect view queens , brooklyn and manhattan skyline of New York city

Great walkway finally trying to catch up to the west side

Very peaceful. Great view.

Lots of people all the time but nice place to take the family. Our little one loves watching the boats go by.

Good times from the weekend. Salsa and house music. Beautiful views.

People riding bikes are annoying to everyone else’s walking or running.....some pedestrian is gonna really get hurt if the city doesn’t regulates the bikes here

I love this park, beautiful views up and down the river.

Been coming to this park since the 60s, first as a 6 year old and now as a 60s+ adult. Seen all the changes that the park has gone through and now it gets really crowded on hot weekends. Use to be more peaceful back in the day but weekdays are like it use to be. Still enjoy relaxing there. Update, with all the construction going on again its really bad. You are very limited to the many areas you can hangout at. Miss my oasis.

Always relaxing - get on a Citibike and roll in over the Cherry street bridge

Nice ample running space, bathrooms are not great but there are bathrooms when needed between ball parks, kids play ground have not changed in decades but theres a sprinkler near 10 St by the play ground and a few stationary BBQ grills complements from NYC Parks Dept. Overall a quiet place if you want to just relax read a book or enjoy the Sun, otherwise not bad, I been enjoying running from 23rd to the Williamsburg Bridge for decades.Found a rusty SemiAutomatic Glock about 2 weeks ago buried in mud probably for years in the East River Park ,Called 9th Precinct NYPD after 2 hours of wasted time ,no mention of reward money for turning in a gun. I will definitely NOT recommend calling your local authorities to turn in a hand pistol of any kind, Forget About it!

NYC has other plans for this beautiful park unfortunately. Theyve cut down most of the almost 1000 trees, theyll load it up with 30 inches of topsoil... they call it flood control.. NO WAY! And theres supposed to be some sort of (luxury?) housing project.Damn them...

Well, you can see in the terrible condition the tennis courts are!

Great park to watch sunset. I saw a dance performance as well, the view was a great backdrop. I like it because its not overcrowded, but its a bit of a walk from the trains. Great spot to go to near the lower east side or after walking the Williamsburg bridge.

Its a great place. The reason Im giving it 1 star is all the construction 🚧 going on. Also there is some much talks in that air of the future of the FDR Drive. From the parks closing to new developments of building so going up. But one thing I do know. Enjoy it now before its all gone.

We had a great time .. summer stage 2017

The park is under construction. The football field is horrible. Be prepared to navigate fencing and blocked off areas. Hopefully, it will look great when theyre finished.

Watched the beauty sunrise from this quiet park. A little tucked away from the LES. Needs a little TLC.

Docking spot for dinner cruise was clean, but dark at night. The area near street was rough and full of deep, muddy puddles with the rain.

Just a nice place to come sit and see the water and enjoy all of the activities such as helicopters boats planes sea planes spectacular view of the Bridge ( Williamsburg)

A lovely place for a morning walk or run .

The view is picturistic and the Event always welcoming.

Great park, especially since the city isnt going to fully close it now.

Its kinda awkward to get to but its a serene slice of nature

I love walking by the water to relax. It is sad to see the homeless. There needs to be a speed limit for bikes because I have almost been hit a few times and I am just walking. It is not a huge space under the FDR so theres no need for bicyclists to speed as if they are the only ones using South St under the FDR. Otherwise, it is nice to see the greenery in NYC.

Its a nice place to relax and enjoy the view

A nice park to run, play and work out in East river side.

Expect a great time. Fishing, boating, ski jets, all here!!!

Its been cleaned up and renovated, theyve added a nice water area for kids and new benches to sit and relax. You can enjoy a walk, bike ride, watch the boats go by or sit on the grass for a picnic!

Very pretty park with lovely views.

Very nice park and running/walking trail. This park is very large and filled with a soccer field, tennis courts, a playground, and more. I came on a midday Saturday in November and found the park area to be quiet and peaceful and the walking trail along the river was also peaceful but more occupied with runners and people walking. The view of Brooklyn is beautiful and it is a great place to spend time.

The view is really great but for Covid wise it can get crowded so be wary. The weather is good and theres sufficient seating for you for a picnic with a couple of friends! Its not really accessible by bus or car youd have to walk a bit but the pictures will be worth it

Has a great track, a couple of soccer and baseball fields. The playground isnt the greatest in NYC, but thats the only negative. Great view of the bridge.

Amazing place to spend a quiet time and watch the seaplane making runs.

Its a beautiful place to be! It is peaceful! It has so much that you can do there. Its just sad that they are going to destroy the park so they can raise it to a higher level. Im in fear that once theyre finished a big wave will come because the heavier the water will rise and possibly flood all of the Lower East Side!

This is one of the best kept secrets of New York. A little hard to get to by public transport (except there is a ferry dock close by), this park is an absolute must visit for locals and tourists alike. There is that amazing river side walk and free basketball and tennis courts and a baseball field. If you havent been here, you are missing a NYC gem.

I love it here.. my whole family really enjoys our walks, picnics and workouts here. Even my Harley enjoys her grass time! 😊

Love this park, I grew up here. Unfortunately the city is trying to close this park for 3 years 😣

I have to say..I lived in this area and the park is amazing place to enjoy picnics, play softball, amphitheater hear music and just scrollingBut due to Hurricane Sandy 2012.. the park had to be shut down 2020. They have to raise the walls. Leveling the beans of some sort. It would prevent future flooding. Sadden me to see all those beautiful trees cut down. What a lost of oxgen.. they really dont understand what roll trees really play.Take a visit to this park sometime in the near future to see the end result because right now it filled with cut trees and trucks & barriers.

Fantastic place to catch good free music in the summer. Large open and on the water, great scenery. There isnt much opportunity for grilling in my opinion but its done. If you are going more for the facilities like the tennis courts, etc., dont get your hopes up. There not much to impress and usually taken.

Amazing energy in the world of the people 🙌

Beautiful park on the LES that allows you to take in the East River. Cool nature, places to play sports, restrooms, benches to enjoy the water. Lots of graffiti warning about something maybe happening to the park. Hopefully nothing does.

My favorite Run Path on the east side. Sick views of the Brooklyn skyline.

I live two blocks away. Its nice and serene for the most part. Sometimes I like to walk along it to get some fresh air, or just sit on a bench and stare out at the river. Great place for jogging or riding a bike. A LONG stretch to the southern tip of Manhattan.

Beautiful place nice place for a good long walk . Nice view of the East River. Amazing spectacle the day of the fireworks. Lots of boats cruising along the river. As they waited for the barges . Its beautiful any day of the year I am sure. I would visit again.

Nice place for making exercises of different types along in families or in groups is pretty much big, so dont worry about for interfering with people do exercises too. Just the bathrooms needs to remanufactured, sooners it is really important.

My little personal getaway. I grew up in the Lower East Side and Ive been going there since I was a child for bbqs, parties, watching the fireworks on the 4th of July, playing football, & for the the last 20 years Ive been running and training there. Running along the river in the early morning watching the sun rise is one of the most beautiful things Ive ever seen. Im blessed to be able to do it on a daily basis. I highly recommend this park for anyone.

The East River Park as the locals have called it since 1939 is the place to go when you want to ride your bike, around the island if youre up to it. You have a track and field, 4 baseball fields not including the 2 big fields on Grand st. B4 the amphitheater at the top of the hill. All the work that has been done over the years and shes beautiful, If you need a day to relax read a book or go 4 a jog ,we even have tennis courts, enjoy the time you have. Best.

Beautiful running biking dog walking 😍. Love ❤️ the beautiful trees

It is a beautiful place with a beautiful view. ideal for cycling, running or just spend an afternoon sitting appreciating the landscape. It has soccer, tennis and basketball fields. the only bad thing are the restrooms are very dirty.

RIP east river park. Ill miss you.

Beautiful sceneryGreat place to jog,ride a bike or long boardOr simply sit in the grass n relax.Tennis is another optionDog run fishing etcI have love the east river my entire life

Wonderful place to bad Bill Deblacio must it up by closing it!

A nice park along the East River with plenty of concrete trails for running, walking, or biking. The views of Brooklyn over the river are nice and the park is fairly clean. Id recommend this park for anyone looking to get away from the city (although you can still hear and see the traffic) and enjoy some exercise outside.