There are 20 private parks in Jackson Heights. There are also gardens, courtyards, and extensive curb-site planting areas in the historic district. These green lawns, trees, flowers, and shrubbery are the hallmarks of classic Jackson Heights. It was the original plan of the the Queensboro Corporation to develop a “garden city,” and the company required architects to incorporate a large proportion of greenery in every site. You can still see the effect this had on construction, where often only half or less of the property’s footprint includes the building. At the time of construction, this idea was groundbreaking. It remains surprising. The buildings that have maintained their large private parks and courtyards are highly desirable for this “garden city” feel.

The neighborhood of Jackson Heights has the most private parks of any neighborhood in New York City.

Brulene Garden 34-10 94th Street, Jackson Heights, NY 1952

Cambridge Court Park [NV] 85th – 86th Streets, 37th – Roosevelt Avenues, Jackson Heights, NY Olmsted Brothers / 1922

Cedar Court Garden 83-01, 83-09 35th Avenue, Jackson Heights, NY 1924-25

Chateau Park 80th – 81st Streets, 34th – 35th Avenues, Jackson Heights, NY Olmsted Brothers (?) / 1922-23

Community U.M. Church Prayer Garden 35th Avenue, 82nd Street, Jackson Heights, NY 2006

Dunolly Gardens Park 34th – 35th Avenues, 78th – 79th Streets, Jackson Heights, NY 1938-39

Elm Court Park [NV] 79th – 80th Streets, 34th – 35th Avenues, Jackson Heights, NY 1921-22

Greystones (East) Park [NV] 35-30…35-50 80th Street, Jackson Heights, NY 1916-18

Greystones (West) Park [NV] 35-16…35-54 80th Street, Jackson Heights, NY 1916-18

Hamilton Court Park 79th – 80th Streets, 37th – Roosevelt Avenues, Jackson Heights, NY 1925-26

Hampton Court Park 78th – 79th Streets, 35th – 37th Avenues 1919-21

Hawthorne Court Park 76th – 77th Streets, 35th – 37th Avenues, Jackson Heights, NY 1921-22

Hayes Court Garden 34th Avenue, 82nd – 83rd Streets, Jackson Heights, NY 1922-23

Ivy Court Park 34th Avenue, 83rd – 84th Streets, Jackson Heights, NY 1924

Laburnum Court Park [NV] & Laburnum Court Gardens (4) 80th – 79th Streets, 37th – Roosevelt Avenues, Jackson Heights, NY 1921-22

La Mesa Verde Parks (2) 90th – 91st Streets, 34th – 35th Avenues, Jackson Heights, NY Henry Atterbury Smith / 1927

Linden Court Park [NV] 84th – 85th Streets, 37th – Roosevelt Avenues, Jackson Heights, NY 1919-21

Montclair-Colonial Court Park & Fountains [NV] 75th – 76th Streets, 35th – 37th Avenues, Jackson Heights, NY 1940

Oak Hall Park [NV] 35-34 84th Street, 35-33 83rd Street, Jackson Heights, NY 1930-31

St. Joan of Arc Our Lady’s Garden 35th Avenue, 82nd – 83rd Streets, Jackson Heights, NY 1927

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Gardens (2) 34th Avenue, 81st – 82nd Streets; 33-50 82nd Street, Jackson Heights, NY 1927

Spanish Gardens Park [NV] & Spanish Gardens (4) 3rd – 84th Streets, 37th – Roosevelt Avenues, Jackson Heights, NY 1924-26

34th Avenue Garden Median 34th Avenue, 69th – 90th Streets, Jackson Heights, NY Original: Queensboro Corp. / c.1925; New: M. Zargarelahi, 1996

Towers Park 34th Avenue, 80 – 81st Streets, Jackson Heights, NY Noel Chamberlain / 1923-25

The Washington Plaza Park & Fountains (2) 73-12 35th Avenue, 73rd – 74th Streets Sylvan Bein / 1940

Wemberly Gardens 34-38…34-50 75th Street, 35th – 34th Avenues 1947

The Woodstock Garden 81-01 35th Avenue, 81st Street 1949

Parts of this page on private parks in Jackson Heights are courtesy and copyright (c) of Jeffrey A. Saunders, reprinted with permission from The Jackson Heights Garden City Trail, published by The Jackson Heights Garden City Society, Inc.