Located along the waterfront, this park features playgrounds, bike paths, an amphitheater, and more. There's only one BBQ spot, near East 10th Street, and you'll need a special permit to use it.

This relatively small park still manages to have one barbecue spot, an indoor recreation center, and outdoor swimming pool.

This park stretches across 13 blocks and features steep inclines, hillsides, and winding paths ideal for bike riding or walking. Its sole BBQ spot is at Morningside Avenue and West 121st Street.

Despite its huge size—the park covers miles of waterfront space offering playgrounds, baseball fields, and basketball courts—Riverside Park has one lone BBQ pit, at 145th Street. We'd recommend getting there early on the day you wish to claim it.

This waterfront park is most famous for the Little Red Lighthouse, but it also offers baseball fields, basketball and tennis courts, and views of the George Washington Bridge and the Jersey Palisades. There's also one barbecue spot at 158th Street on the river.

Featuring many highly regarded landmarks—and connected to the lovely High Bridge—this park has bike greenways, volleyball and baseball courts, an outdoor park, and more. There's one barbecue spot at West 177th Street.

New York City’s third largest park is home to the first public golf course, the Bronx’s largest freshwater lake, and two barbecue spots, including one near the pool.

Unsurprisingly, the city's largest park also has a few places where grillers can do their thing, including two near Orchard Beach. And that only scratches the surface of what there is to do here—there's the Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, a golf course, access to City Island, and more.

In addition to one spot for barbecuing, this Bronx park features a 3.3 acre lake, 20 hard tennis courts, and the Bronx’s largest pool.

This 9.5 acre park has two barbecue spots—at its northern and southern ends—and 1.5 miles of waterfront with views of the Manhattan skyline.

This 15-acre park is notable for its barbecue area (across from the nearby Gateway Mall) and its professionally finished tennis courts.

The South Bronx’s largest park features an indoor swimming pool, outdoor track, baseball diamond, basketball courts, and one barbecuing spot near 146th Street.

Located on Wards Island (which is at the southern end of Randall's Island), this serene park features playgrounds, baseball fields, and a soccer field. There's one barbecue spot, by the children's playground near the Hell Gate Bridge.

No, you can't barbecue on Rockaway Beach—but there is one designated spot for BBQing closer to the Far Rockaway end of the neighborhood, in O'Donohue Park.

Located on the East River waterfront, this park has playgrounds, handball courts, and dog-friendly areas. There are also a couple of spots to BBQ.

There are two barbecuing spots in this park, as well as a huge high ropes adventure course and plenty of playgrounds, courts, and fields.

One of Queens's largest parks, this green space is a popular place for barbecuing and organized sporting events.

This historic park in Queens offers bike trails, handball fields, playgrounds, and one spot for barbecuing at Sutphin Boulevard.

Out near Jamaica Bay, this park has dog-friendly areas, baseball diamonds, handball courts, and precisely one area for barbecuing.

This massive Queens space, covering 110 acres, offers one spot for barbecuing along with hiking trails, bridle paths, a series of courts and fields, and one of NYC’s most challenging golf courses.

There is one barbecue spot within this park located on the border of Brooklyn and Queens.

At this lovely Brooklyn park, there's one spot to barbecue near Myrtle Avenue, along with tennis and basketball courts, the Prison Ships Martyrs' Monument, and playgrounds.

All of this waterfront park's BBQs are clustered at the Pier 5 "Picnic Peninsula," which also has benches and umbrellas where people can set up shop. But they fill up fast—even on less-than-perfect days—so arrive early.

Get your grill on this season at Governors Island—but know that reservations are required and issued on a first-come, first-serve basis, so you should act fast. Permits run for $26 but apparently, that price includes a "red wagon Radio Flyer waiting for you at the ferry landing to transport your party supplies to your site."

There's just one BBQ area within Red Hook Park, near Columbia Street. Other park features include a WPA-era swimming pool and rec center, soccer fields, and handball and basketball courts.

The eternally popular Brooklyn park has 12 different barbecue spots spread throughout its 526 acres—but be warned, they tend to get very crowded very quickly on warm days.

Picnic on the beach or enjoy a game of baseball, volleyball, tennis, or basketball at this south Brooklyn space. There are two BBQ spots, but no amplified noise is permitted.

Near Staten Island's South Beach, this 2.5-mile boardwalk and waterfront area also has one barbecue spot.

This protected Forever Wild site has several lakes and ponds as well as a soccer field, football field, numerous baseball diamonds, playgrounds, and a basketball court. Its sole barbecue spot is near the park entrance at Clove Road and Victory Boulevard.

There's just one barbecue spot at this Staten Island park, near its Eaton Place entrance but plenty of other activities to enjoy that nclude tennis courts, hikable woods, an archery range, and a merry-go-round.