Joyce Kilmer Park

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Grand Concourse (E 161st St.) New York , NY 10451 United States

Wi-Fi Yes

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Harlem Ambassador

A stone's throw from the court houses and Bx. museum . Yankee stadium is within earshot. The surrounding architecture is, in and of itself, worth a visit. Open and well maintained. One of the better!

Richard Garey

Leave this world a little better than you found it. Don't be a litterbug. Help keep our community clean . If you find a mess on the ground , clean it up regardless of who might have made it.

MetroFocus

20 Parks in NYC to get free public wi-fi starting in the fall, but you can enjoy it now in the north-end playground of Joyce Kilmer Park . Read more

amNewYork

The park and playgrounds were restored in 2004 and the Lorelei fountain , based on a siren from German mythology, beckons locals near the entrance.

Mashable

Check out the north-end playground of Joyce Kilmer Park , one of the new public wi-fi hotspots provided by AT&T and New York City in parks across the five boroughs. Nice!

NYC Parks

See Katherine Daniels' Ornamental Paths, a colorful site-specific weaving , winner of the 2012 Clare Weiss Emerging Artist Award, on display through June 2013. Read more

NYC Parks

There's free Wi-Fi in the north playground . Just select "attwifi" in your device's list of networks.

JC Earle

Great park to just chill

John Mortenson

Great in the middle of the Bronx

Danny D

Beautiful park in a rough neighborhood

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Reaching the top of this park requires some exertion. Those young men walking pit-bulls do deter from the peace and tranquility. quite a discovery of the Concourse's hidden oasis. ideal for an escape - Harlem Ambassador

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The chicken Philly is amazing!!!! - TWO MEN AND A TRUCK

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