History by Design: (For Conselyou Prep) Public Parks

Brooklyn Public Library

• Search the digital collection for "McCarren Park" or "McGolrick Park."

Brooklyn Connections @ Brooklyn Public Library

• There is a lot to explore on their website including this history packet on Greenpoint and this packet on Williamsburg. 

Central Park Conservancy

• The history of Seneca Village. 

NYC Parks Department

• On this page, you will find tons of history about NYC public parks organized by a wide variety of subjects.
• Here is a comprehensive timeline of the history of public parks in NYC. 
• Use data from the NYC Open Data source to answer questions like how many trees are in a certain park? How does the department use data to decide their park clean-up schedule?
• Information on McCarren Park

New York Restoration Project 

• Check out NYRP's website for helpful resources on environmental topics in New York City including this robust Padlet on trees.

NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project

• Find resources here on the Walt Whitman residence in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn.

A Local NYC Blog

• Read this interesting blog post to learn more about the sheep of Sheep Meadow in Central Park.