2. Sunnyside Gardens Park is one of only two private residential parks in the city
Sunnyside Gardens Park, measuring three and a half acres, is one of the city’s only two private residential parks, the other being Gramercy Park. The park was created in 1926 for the early residents of Sunnyside Gardens, offering a grass playing field, a small running track, tennis and basketball courts, and a wading pool. The park also hosts events such as the Memorial Day Fair, Oktoberfest, and Shakespeare in the Park.
The park is located in the northern part of Sunnyside Gardens near the Phipps Garden Apartments, built in 1931 by the prominent Phipps family as model tenements for working-class families. The park is also near Sunnyside Yard, a railroad yard for passenger cars owned by Amtrak.