When I decided to get Pharrell, I knew that it was going to be a lot of work. I knew going in that I wasn’t getting a “normal, girly” dog, I was getting a border collie. They are known for their high energy levels and for being the smartest dog breed out there. With all of this knowledge going in, I knew I was going to be spending all my extra time with him and I was going to have to give up a few Barry’s Boot camp & Flywheel classes a week, but I was okay with that, because I mean LOOK at him! Also I knew we were going to be super active, and I also knew if we weren’t, then my new Henri Bendel bag would no longer have a strap, and my favorite Walter Steiger heels would probably be missing a heel, if P was left at home with nothing to do day after day. With all of this being said and being in a HUGE city, our saving grace in the dog park and the best dog park of all Central Park! We spend ALL of our time at a dog park or in CP, and I don’t mind it at all! I have met so many new people and I love spending time with Pharrell and seeing him so happy. It also helps when I can talk some friends into coming to the dog park with me and bring a couple to go cups of vino!
Below are ALL the parks in the city! I have divided them up by uptown, midtown and downtown so it is easier to navigate when planning a trip to the park! Pharrell and I have been to about 20 of the below and by the end of the year I plan on making it to them all! (post to come)
Some of our favorites are Washington SQ Park, Thompson SQ Park, Madison SQ Park, Hudson River park in Chelas and of course the mother ship of them all Central Park! I hope this helps out the next time you and pup are going stir crazy in your apartment and you can get out and get active with your pup!
There are also 28 dog parks in The Bronx, 36 in Brooklyn, 23 in Queens & 19 in Staten Island!
Uptown
Central Park Off-Leash Area
hough there are no enclosed dog runs, there are 23 particularly dog-friendly areas scattered throughout the Park.
Carl Schurz Park Dog Run
East End Avenue to East River from Gracie Square (East 84th Street) to 89th Street
East River Esplanade
East River at 63rd Street
Fort Tryon Park Dog Run
Margaret Corbin Drive
Ft. Washington Park
165th Street & Riverside Drive
Highbridge Park
Amsterdam and Fort George avenues
Inwood Hill Park Dog Run
Seaman Avenue & Isham Street
J. Hood Wright Park
Fort Washington & Haven Avenues, West 173rd Street
Marcus Garvey Park
Madison Avenue and East 120th Street
Morningside Park
Morningside Avenue between 114th and 119th streets
Riverside Park
Riverside Drive at West 72nd, West 87th, West 105th
St. Nicholas Park
St Nicholas Avenue to St. Nicholas Terrace, West 128th to West 141 streets
Theodore Roosevelt Park
Central Park West at West 81st Street
Thomas Jefferson Park
East 112th Street and FDR Drive
Midtown
De Witt Clinton Park Dog Run
West 52nd Street & West 54th Street, between 10th & 11th avenues
Hudson River Park (North Chelsea)
Pier 84 at West 44th Street
Peter Detmold Park
West of FDR Drive, between East 49th & East 51st streets
Robert Moses Park
41st & 42nd streets at 1st Avenue
Downtown
Chelsea Waterside Park Dog Run
11th Ave and 22nd Street
Coleman Oval Park Dog Run
Pike and Monroe streets
Corlears Hook Park Dog Run
Cherry Street and Jackson Street
Fish Bridge Park
Dover Street, between Pearl & Water Street
Hudson River Park (Greenwich Village)
Leroy Street at the northeast corner of Pier 40
Madison Square Park
Madison Avenue to 5th Avenue between East 23rd Street & East 26th Street
Tompkins Square Park
1st Avenue to Avenue B, from East 7th to East 10th streets
Union Square Dog
15th Street & Union Square West
Washington Square Park
5th Avenue, Waverly Place, West 4th Street, between McDougal & Thompson streets,
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