Dog-Friendly Places in New York City

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Chelsea Waterside Dog Park

Separate large- and small-dog spaces in Chelsea Waterside Park.

• Separate dog-size spaces
• Cleaning pauses

Gansevoort Peninsula Dog Park

A peninsula dog park with a separate small-dog area and training space.

• Peninsula setting
• Separate small-dog area

Leroy Street Dog Park

A Greenwich Village waterfront dog run with seasonal water features.

• Greenwich Village
• Seasonal water features

Pier 84 Dog Park

A Hell’s Kitchen waterfront dog run with seasonal spray features.

• Hell’s Kitchen
• Waterfront setting

Tribeca Dog Park

Separate dog-size spaces on the Tribeca waterfront.

• Separate dog-size spaces
• Tribeca waterfront

John Street Dog Run

A designated Brooklyn Bridge Park dog run at the John Street end of the park.

• Brooklyn waterfront
• 6:30 a.m.–10 p.m.

Pier 6 Dog Run

A designated Brooklyn Bridge Park dog run at the Pier 6 end of the park.

• Brooklyn waterfront
• 6:30 a.m.–10 p.m.

Central Park Dog-Friendly Areas

Central Park has 23 named dog-friendly areas rather than one fenced run, with six-foot leash rules and limited designated off-leash hours.

• Twenty-three dog-friendly areas
• Early and late off-leash windows
• Large central-city park

Prospect Park Dog Areas

Prospect Park’s Middle and Upper Long Meadow, Nethermead and Peninsula are designated off-leash areas during NYC’s published morning and evening windows.

• Four named dog areas
• Morning and evening off-leash windows
• Large Brooklyn park

Tompkins Square Park Dog Run

A designated East Village dog run where dogs may exercise off leash inside the run while NYC license, vaccination and supervision rules apply.

• Designated fenced run
• East Village location
• NYC Parks listing

Marcus Garvey Park Dog Run

A designated Harlem dog run at Madison Avenue and East 120th Street where off-leash use is confined to the run.

• Designated Harlem dog run
• Off-leash enclosure
• Official Madison Avenue entrance reference

Madison Square Park Dog Run

A designated dog run inside Madison Square Park where dogs may be off leash within the run and must be leashed elsewhere.

• Central Manhattan location
• Designated off-leash run
• Official NYC Parks listing

Stuyvesant Square Dog Park

A designated Manhattan dog run where dogs may be off leash inside the enclosure during park hours.

• Designated fenced dog run
• Central Manhattan location
• Official NYC Parks listing

Theodore Roosevelt Park Dog Run

A designated Upper West Side dog run next to Theodore Roosevelt Park, with leash rules on the approach.

• Designated dog run
• Upper West Side access
• Near Central Park West transit corridors

Union Square Dog Run

A designated dog run at Union Square for off-leash exercise inside the enclosure.

• Designated dog run
• Major transit-hub location
• Official NYC Parks listing

Cooper Park Dog Run

A designated Williamsburg dog run where dogs may exercise off leash inside the enclosure during park hours.

• Designated fenced dog run
• Brooklyn option
• Official NYC Parks listing

McCarren Park Dog Run

A designated McCarren Park dog run serving north Brooklyn, with off-leash use confined to the enclosure during park hours.

• Designated fenced dog run
• Brooklyn option
• Official NYC Parks listing

Maria Hernandez Park Dog Run

A designated Bushwick dog run where dogs may be off leash inside the enclosure while citywide dog rules continue to apply.

• Designated fenced dog run
• Brooklyn option
• Official NYC Parks listing

Sherry Park Dog Run

A designated Woodside dog run where dogs may exercise off leash inside the enclosure during park hours.

• Designated fenced dog run
• Queens option
• Official NYC Parks listing

Ewen Park Dog Run

A designated Riverdale dog run where dogs may be off leash inside the enclosure during park hours.

• Designated fenced dog run
• Bronx option
• Official NYC Parks listing

Soundview Dog Run

A designated Soundview dog facility with large- and small-dog runs, where off-leash use stays inside the signed enclosures.

• Designated fenced dog run
• Bronx option
• Official NYC Parks listing

Pelham Bay Park Dog Run

A designated Pelham Bay Park dog run near the Middletown Road parking lot, with off-leash use confined to the enclosure.

• Designated fenced dog run
• Bronx option
• Official NYC Parks listing

Silver Lake Park Dog Run

A designated Silver Lake Park dog run where dogs may exercise off leash inside the enclosure during park hours.

• Designated fenced dog run
• Staten Island option
• Official NYC Parks listing

Wolfe's Pond Park Dog Run

A designated Wolfe's Pond Park dog run where dogs may be off leash inside the enclosure during park hours.

• Designated fenced dog run
• Staten Island option
• Official NYC Parks listing

Riverside Park South Dog Run

An official fenced dog run at the Hudson River Greenway and West 72nd Street, with off-leash use confined to the run and leash and license rules applying outside it.

• Fenced designated dog run
• Hudson River Greenway setting
• West 72nd Street access

Hudson River Park Esplanade

A four-mile Hudson River waterfront outing where licensed, vaccinated dogs may use piers and esplanades on a leash no longer than six feet.

• Four-mile waterfront park
• Hudson River views
• Open 6 a.m.–1 a.m. unless posted otherwise

Pete's Tavern Dog-Friendly Outdoor Seating

A Gramercy Park tavern that welcomes dogs in its outdoor seating area; heated outdoor seating is weather-dependent.

• Dogs welcomed outdoors
• Weather-dependent heated seating
• Weekday outdoor lunch reservations

Barking Dog Hell's Kitchen Pet-Friendly Patio

A Hell's Kitchen restaurant whose operator identifies its outdoor patio as pet-friendly.

• Pet-friendly patio
• Hell's Kitchen address isolated
• Breakfast-through-dinner schedule

Transmitter Brewing Dog-Friendly Taproom

A Brooklyn Navy Yard brewery that welcomes well-behaved dogs both indoors and in its weather-dependent beer garden.

• Dogs welcome indoors
• Outdoor beer garden
• Outside food permitted

Wild East Brewing Dog-Friendly Taproom

A Gowanus taproom with operator-confirmed dog access to its indoor and outdoor customer seating.

• Dogs welcome
• Indoor and outdoor seating
• Outside food permitted

Sound + Fury Dog-Friendly Outdoor Area

A Downtown Brooklyn brewpub that permits well-behaved leashed pets outdoors while reserving the restaurant interior for service animals.

• Leashed pets outdoors
• Full kitchen
• Multiple nearby subway lines

Strong Rope Red Hook Dog-Friendly Taproom

A Red Hook waterfront taproom that requires pet leashes and offers water bowls and treats on request.

• Leash required
• Water bowls and treats
• Waterfront outdoor seating

KCBC Dog-Friendly Taproom

A Bushwick taproom whose official FAQ welcomes dogs and explicitly requires a leash.

• Dogs welcome indoors
• Leash required
• Outside food permitted

Other Half Centre Street Dog-Friendly Taproom

Other Half's original Brooklyn taproom welcomes well-behaved leashed dogs and permits outside food.

• Leashed dogs welcome
• Indoor taproom
• Wheelchair accessible

Grimm Williamsburg Dog-Friendly Taproom

A Williamsburg brewery that welcomes leashed, well-behaved pets on the main taproom level while excluding them from the rooftop and restaurant locations.

• Leashed pets indoors
• Explicit floor boundary
• Main-level taproom events

Kimpton Hotel Eventi

Kimpton welcomes pets without an additional pet fee, deposit, size limit or stated number limit; confirm the assigned room and unattended-pet rule before booking.

• No additional pet fee
• No stated pet-count limit
• No stated size or breed restriction

voco Times Square - Broadway

IHG’s current city pet-friendly directory lists this property with “Pets Allowed.” Property-specific fees, pet limits, weight rules and unattended-pet terms are not established by the directory; confirm them for the exact stay before booking.

• Official IHG directory marks Pets Allowed
• Exact property address for trip planning
• Unknown fees and restrictions kept explicit

InterContinental New York Times Square

IHG’s current city pet-friendly directory lists this property with “Pets Allowed.” Property-specific fees, pet limits, weight rules and unattended-pet terms are not established by the directory; confirm them for the exact stay before booking.

• Official IHG directory marks Pets Allowed
• Exact property address for trip planning
• Unknown fees and restrictions kept explicit

Kimpton Theta New York - Times Square

IHG’s current city pet-friendly directory lists this property with “Pets Allowed.” Property-specific fees, pet limits, weight rules and unattended-pet terms are not established by the directory; confirm them for the exact stay before booking.

• Official IHG directory marks Pets Allowed
• Exact property address for trip planning
• Unknown fees and restrictions kept explicit

Kimpton Era Midtown New York

IHG’s current city pet-friendly directory lists this property with “Pets Allowed.” Property-specific fees, pet limits, weight rules and unattended-pet terms are not established by the directory; confirm them for the exact stay before booking.

• Official IHG directory marks Pets Allowed
• Exact property address for trip planning
• Unknown fees and restrictions kept explicit

Crowne Plaza Manhattan Times Square

IHG’s current city pet-friendly directory lists this property with “Pets Allowed.” Property-specific fees, pet limits, weight rules and unattended-pet terms are not established by the directory; confirm them for the exact stay before booking.

• Official IHG directory marks Pets Allowed
• Exact property address for trip planning
• Unknown fees and restrictions kept explicit

Skyline RV Camp Greenpoint

Two bookable Greenpoint RV sites whose operator explicitly lists pet-friendly stays, year-round operation and winter water-service limits.

• Operator-confirmed pet-friendly camping
• Two Greenpoint RV sites
• Year-round reservations