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Every place in “New York in Fall: Foliage, Weather and Events”. Save places in the guide to make this list yours.

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    Central Park - Where New York Fall Foliage Actually Happens

    Central Park holds more than 18,000 trees across 843 acres, and in autumn the Central Park Conservancy's arborists track them on a public foliage map that is far more useful than any calendar estimate. Colour arrives in…

    Address
    Bethesda Terrace, 72nd Street Cross Drive, New York, NY 10021
    Nearest transit
    72 St station (B and C lines), 5-min walk to Bethesda Terrace
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    Village Halloween Parade - Sixth Avenue on 31 October 2026

    The 53rd Village Halloween Parade runs on Saturday 31 October 2026, starting at 7pm and moving north up Sixth Avenue from Canal Street to 15th Street. The 2026 theme is Body and Soul, and the Processional Arts Workshop…

    Address
    Sixth Avenue at Canal Street, New York, NY 10013
    Nearest transit
    Canal St station (A, C and E lines) for the lineup; W 4 St-Washington Sq for the route
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    TCS New York City Marathon - 1 November 2026

    The TCS New York City Marathon runs on Sunday 1 November 2026, and this edition marks 50 years of the five-borough course. Roughly 59,000 runners finished the 2025 race, making it one of the largest marathons in the…

    Address
    Central Park West at West 67th Street, New York, NY 10023
    Nearest transit
    72 St station (B and C lines) for the finish area, 10-min walk
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    New York Botanical Garden - 250 Bronx Acres of Autumn

    The New York Botanical Garden covers 250 acres in the Bronx and holds the Thain Family Forest, 50 acres of old-growth woodland that is the largest surviving remnant of the forest which once covered New York City. In…

    Address
    2900 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10458
    Nearest transit
    Botanical Garden station, Metro-North Harlem line, 2-min walk
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    Prospect Park - Brooklyn Foliage Without the Crowds

    Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux built Prospect Park after Central Park, and both are said to have considered it the better of the two. It runs to 526 acres and takes a fraction of the visitors. The Long Meadow…

    Address
    Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11238
    Nearest transit
    Grand Army Plaza station (2 and 3 lines) or Prospect Park station (B, Q and S)
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    Fort Tryon Park and The Cloisters - Autumn Above the Hudson

    Fort Tryon Park occupies a ridge at the northern end of Manhattan above the Hudson River, and the combination of height, water and mature woodland makes it the best autumn hillside in the borough. The Heather Garden…

    Address
    99 Margaret Corbin Drive, New York, NY 10040
    Nearest transit
    190 St station (A line), elevator exit opens into the park
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    The High Line - Prairie Grasses in Their Best Month

    The High Line runs 1.45 miles along a disused elevated freight line from Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District to 34th Street at Hudson Yards, about 30 feet above the traffic. Piet Oudolf designed the planting…

    Address
    820 Washington Street, New York, NY 10014
    Nearest transit
    14 St station (A, C and E lines) or 8 Av (L line), 5-min walk
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    Brooklyn Bridge Park - The Skyline Turns With the Trees

    Brooklyn Bridge Park runs 1.3 miles along the East River waterfront from Atlantic Avenue to Jay Street, built across six converted shipping piers. It earns a place here for the sightline: lower Manhattan across the…

    Address
    334 Furman Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
    Nearest transit
    High St station (A and C lines), 8-min walk; York St station (F line)
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    Top of the Rock - The Foliage View Nobody Plans For

    Top of the Rock occupies the 67th to 70th floors of 30 Rockefeller Plaza, and its advantage over every other observation deck in New York is direction. It faces north, straight up the length of Central Park. During peak…

    Address
    30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112
    Nearest transit
    47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Center station (B, D, F and M lines), 2-min walk
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    Union Square Greenmarket - Peak Harvest Season

    Union Square Greenmarket runs on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays year-round, and autumn is its strongest season by a distance. Growers from the Hudson Valley, New Jersey and Long Island bring apple varieties…

    Address
    East 17th Street at Union Square West, New York, NY 10003
    Nearest transit
    14 St-Union Sq station (4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R and W lines), at the market
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    Storm King Art Center - The Hudson Valley Day Trip

    Storm King Art Center spreads across 500 acres of hills, fields and woodland an hour north of the city at New Windsor, with large-scale outdoor sculpture by Richard Serra, Maya Lin, Alexander Calder and Mark di Suvero…

    Address
    1 Museum Road, New Windsor, NY 12553
    Nearest transit
    Metro-North Hudson line to Beacon, then seasonal shuttle or taxi

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