In Riverside Park, West 87th St Dog Run is a beautiful large dog run nestled into the woods. There are two separate sections, with a large section and a smaller section in the back. It is surrounded by large old trees, has a gravel surface, plenty of benches, and a water station in the large side with a hose and bowl.

CV Dog Run aka 105th St Dog Run is located in Riverside Park, Manhattan. It is a great sized dog run with plenty of space to run around, lots of natural shade, a gravel surface, and nice water station including a tub and sprayers for cleaning off.

Brooklyn Bridge Park Dog Run, (aka Main Street Dog Run), is not our favorite dog run for sure. Not all dog parks can be winners and this one below average. We give honest reviews here and this park, located in Brooklyn Bridge Park under the Manhattan Bridge, makes a good use of space that otherwise would be empty, but the fact is, the location is incredibly loud with the trains passing overhead constantly.

Morningside Park Dog Run is an awesome natural dog run located in Morningside Park. It is expansive, beautiful and has some great features like two sections, a natural and wood chip surface, a lost and found and “free stuff” bin, picnic tables for relaxing and a hose and bowls for water.

Jemmy’s Dog Run is a dog run in Madison Square Park that was newly renovated as of August 2022 and has grown in popularity since then! The park is named after James "Jemmy" Madison and Madison Square Park claims that The Village Voice named the park as the #1 dog run in NYC (but I scoured the internet and couldn't find this article?).

McGrowl-Lick Park Dog Run an awesome dog run located inside of McGolrick Park in South Greenpoint. Adorable name aside, this dog run is a great spot with two sections for small and all dogs, water bowls with hoses to fill them with fresh water, a pebble surface, and plenty of naturally shaded picnic tables for humans to relax while their dogs run around.

Sternberg Dog Run is located in Sternberg Park between the Broadway G stop and Lorimer J/M stop. It is a nice two section dog run for the area. While the google reviews for it are a bit hit or miss, when we visited, it seemed in decent condition.

McCarren Park dog run is a nice little dog park. It has two fully separated sides for small and all dogs. It has a wood chip surface and plenty of natural shade from all of the parks trees. In terms of features, it didn’t have much.

Pier 6 Dog Run is a dog park at the south end of Brooklyn Bridge Park. It is a circular astroturf dog run with just one section for all dogs. There is a ledge around the entire edge for seating all around the circle. The circular layout encourages running around and is deceptively large even though it looks very small from the outside.

Tompkins Square Park Dog Run located in the historic East Village park is a huge double sided dog run with sections for small and all dogs. The all dogs side is gravel covered and the small dogs side has gravel, planks, and some astroturf.

Parks Dog Run is on the East River area of Manhattan. This park near the seaport district is tucked under the FDR highway which gives it coverage from sun and rain allowing you to run around more days than most parks. It is a fully paved park with quite a few enrichment elements like large stumps, tunnels and sculptures that your dogs can run around on. Unlike most parks that separate large and small dogs, this only has one section.

Washington Square Park, the Greenwich Village staple, is home to two separate dog parks, one exclusively for small dogs and one for all dogs. They aren’t the largest dog parks but they are well maintained and were great stopping points to let Benji run around while we were visiting the park.

Washington Park Dog Run, not to be confused with Washington Square Park Dog Run, is a dog park is located in Washington Park in Park Slope, Brooklyn. It is a gravel covered dog run with two halves that has a connecting gate that allows it to expand to a larger space for all dogs.

Riverside Park South 72nd St Dog Run is another Upper West Side Dog Run. This one is significantly quieter than it’s neighboring dog run, the West 72nd St Dog Run, so it’s a perfect spot for a chill afternoon where your dog can run around without too much chaos going on from other dogs.

Bull Moose Dog Run is a dog park located in the Upper West Side right outside the Natural History Museum in Theodore Roosevelt Park. It has just completed renovations in 2020 and has some great features. It is a nice size for running around, is mostly gravel covered with a small section of astroturf, and it has some giant boulders for climbing.