A mostly flat and car-free 6.4 mile run from Battery Park City to the Boat Basin will take you up the Hudson River Greenway, offering up a spectacular view of the river. Read more.
The Brooklyn Heights Promenade is a beautiful place to run, but it's only a few blocks long—this is great if you're a new runner and just want to stretch your legs for a minute. Read more.
There is a great running track inside the park, which is good news for anyone whose knees have had enough of gravel and pavement over the years. Read more.
The Greenbelt is the city's second biggest collection of public parks, with trails, wetlands and wooded areas covering 2,800 acres in the center of the borough Read more.
If you get here early in the morning or later in the evening, you can coast in 1.58 mile circles as much as you please, but do note that tourists like to swarm here. Read more.
The northern section of this 9.44 mile stretch runs mostly along the FDR, which isn't great for quiet contemplation, but does offer views of the water. Read more.
rospect Park run's a tad shorter—3.35 miles around the main loop, as compared with 5.2 or 6.1 miles around Central—there are fewer cars, bikes and people to get in your way here. Read more.
This 718-acre park, located along thee Bronx River is home to the Bronx Zoo and the New York Botanical Garden, and it's got quite a few runner and bike paths, too. Read more.
Brooklyn Museum, run down Washington, on to Flushing, Kent, Franklin, Pulaski, 49th, through Gantry, Vernon Boulevard, Socrates. It's a good long run (about 8.5 miles) with a lot of variety. Read more.
