We're seeing a burst of beautiful fall colors in parks across the city! 🍁

With so many parks to visit, here's where we recommend going to see the best of NYC's fall foliage in each borough.

Visit here: on.nyc.gov/3WhRjHm

Something colorful just popped up in Verdi Square! Our new concessionaire, Verdi Blooms, is celebrating Dia de Muertos with a temporary ofrenda full of traditional floral blooms and offerings to the late Giuseppe Verdi, the park’s namesake. 💐

⛸️ Hit the ice in Brooklyn's Backyard! First Skate Weekend returns to @LeFrakLakeside Oct 31 + Nov 1 with free public skate admission, free mini lessons, $5 specialty sessions, and $10 skate rentals. Sign up at prospectpark.org/first-skate. c. Michael Moran

It’s getting reaallll spooky in here 🎃💀✨!

Our annual Halloween party Tricks and Treats is tonight, Friday Oct 30 from 4pm-6pm 👻. Bring your little ones to the park for trick-or-treating 🍬, face painting 👨‍🎤, and more 🧡!

More info: bryantpark.org/calendar/event…

🗽 One city. Five boroughs. 26.2 miles of determination. The 55th New York City Marathon will take place on Sunday, November 1, 2026 All five boroughs will have street, highway, and bridge closures. Find more info on related street closures by visiting on.nyc.gov/NYCMarathon.

Hope whoever stole our package was also planning to be Ranger Rob and an American kestrel (the smallest and most common falcon in the Americas)

Here's what you can do across NYC this Hallo-weekend! Dance with monsters, commune with creepy crawlers, night-hike through haunted history, and more 🧵

10/31 🍬 Grab a basket and head to the community garden for a fun afternoon of trick-or-treating with your neighbors: on.nyc.gov/4id7gXJ

10/31 👻 From haunted harbors to murders most vile, uncover the spooky historic secrets of Staten Island on this late-night walking tour: on.nyc.gov/4szxHdJ

The @nycmarathon is this Sunday, Nov. 1, with a new race course running directly through the Mott Haven Historic District in the Bronx! 🏃 Discover all the landmarks along the route this year with LPC's Marathon Landmarks map, including links to LPC designation reports & photos

🎃 Halloween preparations are underway at the historic 1912 Prospect Park Carousel! Alliance staff are getting ready for four days of not-too-spooky fun at the Haunted Carousel in the Children's Corner, October 29–November 1, from 12–5 pm. Learn more at prospectpark.org/carousel.

Take a scenic Wednesday Walk along the FDR waterfront at Pier 42 and enjoy beautiful river views!

DEP Marine scientists Jacqueline Singer and Zoe Bisiani spotted this pod of dolphins doing their laps in #ConeyIsland this morning, enjoying NYC’s cleanest harbor in over 150 years! 🐬

🌼 Central Park Bloom Alert 🌼

The Korean Chrysanthemums in Conservatory Garden are in full bloom!

Please respect the garden space by never picking flowers, keeping dogs on-leash, walking scooters and bikes, and never stepping into the garden beds.

📍 Enter at E105th Street

Feeling fall 🍁☕️✨.
📍 Greeley Square Park, NYC

What animal is best at baseball?
The bat!
Now is a great time to celebrate these local all-stars: Happy International Bat Week. Bats are great at catching flies, and other insects and they easily eat half their body weight in insects each night!