# NYC Parks & Open Land AI Agent Connect

> NYC Parks & Open Land MCP gives your AI client direct access to the city's parkland database. You can query details on 2,000 park properties, 1,000 playgrounds, and 340 synthetic turf fields. It handles the connection to NYC Open Data so you can filter by borough, acreage, waterfront status, or specific site names without managing API keys.

## Overview
- **Category:** environment
- **Price:** Free
- **Endpoint:** https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_2VjoTJPqVa6mxVLl7v4ZeaIbWNN2AB2bJ8HMQZPG/ai-agent-connect
- **Tags:** new-york, nyc, parks, dca, playgrounds, synthetic-turf, forever-wild, parkland

## Description

You can now pull specific NYC park data directly into your AI agent. Whether you are analyzing urban green space or checking the proximity of a waterfront park to a real estate development, this MCP provides the raw data you need. You can filter the city's ~2,000 park properties by borough, type, or minimum acreage. If you need to find specific recreational assets, you can pull lists of playgrounds with dedicated children areas or locate synthetic turf fields by their infill material. The data includes everything from street addresses and acreage to jurisdiction codes and community board districts. For conservation-focused queries, you can access the Forever Wild sites to identify protected land and tree areas. It is a direct pipeline to the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCA) datasets, formatted for immediate use by your AI client.

## Tools

### count_park_properties
This tool returns a quick count of NYC park properties that match your specific filters. Use it to see how many results you'll get before pulling a full list.

### list_forever_wild_sites
This tool provides a list of the ~140 protected Forever Wild conservation sites. You can also pin a specific property name to find its details.

### list_functional_parkland
This tool retrieves data on approximately 2,000 parkland parcels. You can narrow the results down by borough or ZIP code.

### list_park_properties
This tool pulls a list of NYC park properties including acreage, type, and waterfront status. You can filter by borough, type, or waterfront availability.

### list_playgrounds_dca
This tool lists about 1,000 playgrounds that feature dedicated children areas. You can filter the results by borough.

### list_synthetic_turf_fields
This tool finds the ~340 synthetic turf fields in the city. You can filter by park name, system type, or specific infill material.

### lookup_park_property
This tool finds a specific park property by its exact name. It returns the address, acreage, and district information.

### top_park_types
This tool ranks property types by their frequency in the database. Use it to see the most common park categories in NYC.

## Prompt Examples

**Prompt:** 
```
What are the most common NYC park types?
```

**Response:** 
```
The most common types are Triangle/Plaza, Garden, and Neighborhood Park.
```

**Prompt:** 
```
Which parks in Manhattan of over 50 acres have a waterfront?
```

**Response:** 
```
I found the matching park properties in Manhattan with at least 50 acres and waterfront access.
```

**Prompt:** 
```
Where are the synthetic turf fields at Inwood Hill Park?
```

**Response:** 
```
The synthetic turf fields at Inwood Hill Park include details on the system type, turf type, and infill material used.
```

## Capabilities

### Property Filtering
Your agent can filter park data by borough, acreage, or waterfront status.

### Recreational Asset Mapping
The AI can locate specific playgrounds and synthetic turf fields across the city.

### Conservation Data Access
Your agent can identify protected Forever Wild sites by name.

### Data Volume Checks
The AI can quickly count how many properties meet a specific set of criteria.

### Exact Name Lookups
Your agent can retrieve full details for a specific park using its exact name.

## Use Cases

### Real Estate Proximity Analysis
Ask your agent to find all parks with waterfront access within a specific borough to evaluate property values.

### Recreational Planning
Identify neighborhoods that lack synthetic turf fields or playgrounds by querying specific borough data.

### Environmental Research
Use the Forever Wild tool to list protected sites for conservation studies.

### Civic Data Audits
Count the number of specific park types in a district to understand land use distribution.

## Benefits

- Access NYC Open Data without needing to manage your own API keys.
- Filter large datasets by specific attributes like acreage or waterfront access.
- Get precise property details including street addresses and district codes.
- Query specialized datasets like synthetic turf fields and playgrounds directly.

## How It Works

Connecting to this data is a single-step process that brings NYC park information into your existing AI workflow.

1. Connect the MCP to your AI client through Vinkius.
2. Ask your agent a question about NYC parks or land.
3. The agent selects the appropriate tool to query the DCA dataset.
4. The data is returned to your agent in a structured format.
5. Your agent provides you with the final answer or list.

## Frequently Asked Questions

**Do I need an API key to use this NYC parks data?**
No. Vinkius hosts the connection, so you can use the tools without managing your own API credentials.

**How can I filter parks by borough?**
You can use the borough codes (B, M, Q, R, X) or the full borough name when using the property listing tools.

**Can I find specific playground information?**
Yes. The MCP includes a tool specifically for listing playgrounds that have dedicated children areas.

**What kind of information is included for each park?**
You can get the name, acreage, street address, property type, waterfront status, and jurisdiction details.

**How do I find protected land in NYC?**
Use the tool designed to list Forever Wild sites to find the city's protected land and tree sites.

**Do I need an API key?**
No. NYC Open Data serves all public datasets anonymously over its SODA API (data.cityofnewyork.us). This MCP defines no credentials and needs nothing configured.

**Do the text filters ignore case or match partial values?**
No. The NYC data platform only supports exact-match filters, so a filter value must equal the stored value. In this MCP, property types are stored as "Garden", "Triangle/Plaza" or "Neighborhood Park", subcategories as e.g. "Greenthumb", and the waterfront/retired flags as the strings "True" or "False". Use top_park_types, or a list tool with no filters, to see the exact stored values before filtering.

**How do I filter park properties by borough?**
Park properties, functional parkland and DCA playgrounds store the borough as a single letter — B (Brooklyn), M (Manhattan), Q (Queens), R (Staten Island), X (Bronx). The tools accept the full name ("Manhattan", "Staten Island") and convert it to the letter automatically; passing the letter directly works too.

**What do the waterfront and retired flags mean?**
Both are stored as the strings "True" or "False". waterfront marks properties with a water edge; retired marks properties that have left the active Parks portfolio. Filter with the string values, e.g. waterfront: "True".