New Yorkers will be able to pick up a free face covering at parks throughout the city beginning on Saturday, May 2, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Thursday.
“We know that it’s going to get warm, we know that people are going to go to the parks, we want people to keep some real limits on that, but we want everyone to have a face mask,” said de Blasio during his daily novel coronavirus pandemic briefing.
Parks Department staff will distribute 100,000 cloth masks over the weekend at 10 parks on Staten Island, 10 in Brooklyn, 12 parks in Manhattan, 12 parks in Queens, and 11 in the Bronx and pledged to continue to hand out face masks in the weeks ahead.
“We are distributing one mask per person, but someone can pick up multiple if needed for family or neighbors at home,” said de Blasio spokesperson Jane Meyer.
Times and dates of face-covering pickups vary by park with a full map of locations and hours here.
On Saturday, New Yorkers will be able to grab a mask at the following locations:
Boardwalk at South Fin Grill
Staten Island, NY from Saturday, May 2, 10 AM-12 PM
Prospect Park
Entrance at Parkside Ave and Ocean Ave
Brooklyn, NY
Face covering distribution date:
Saturday, May 2, 2 PM-4 PM
Prospect Park
Bartel Pritchard Square
Brooklyn, NY
Face covering distribution date:
Saturday, May 2, 10 AM-12 PM
Flushing Meadows
NYS Pavilion
Queens, NY
Face covering distribution date:
Saturday, May 2, 2 PM-4 PM
Flushing Meadows
David Dinkins Circle
Queens, NY
Face covering distribution date:
Saturday, May 2, 10 AM-12 PM
Flushing Meadows
Corona Golf Playground
Queens, NY
Face covering distribution date:
Saturday, May 2, 10 AM-12 PM
Astoria Park
Field House at Running Track
Queens, NY
Face covering distribution date:
Saturday, May 2, 10 AM-12 PM
Central Park
Tavern on the Green
Manhattan, NY
Face covering distribution date:
Saturday, May 2, 10 AM-12 PM
Central Park
Lenox Ave Ramp
Manhattan, NY
Face covering distribution date:
Saturday, May 2, 2 PM-4 PM
Crotona Park
Crotona Park East and E 173 St
Bronx, NY
Face covering distribution date:
Saturday, May 2, 2 PM-4 PM
Crotona Park
Pool
Bronx, NY
Face covering distribution date:
Saturday, May 2, 10 AM-12 PM
Crotona Park
Tennis
Bronx, NY
Face covering distribution date:
Sunday, May 3, 10 AM-12 PM
