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".

NYC Parks & Open Land (DCA) MCP Connector for Claude

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Keyless NYC parks data: DCA park properties by type, acreage and waterfront, the Forever Wild conservation sites, functional parkland, DCA playgrounds and synthetic turf fields — no API key.

8 tools Official Updated Oct 1, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner

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New York City parks and open land, keyless.

What you can do

Park properties — the city's ~2,000 park properties with name, acreage, street address, property type (e.g. "Garden", "Neighborhood Park", "Triangle/Plaza") and subcategory, waterfront and retired flags, jurisdiction and district codes; filter by borough (full name or letter code B/M/Q/R/X), type, subcategory, waterfront or minimum acreage
Property lookup — one park property by its exact stored name
Top park types — property types ranked by count, to discover the exact type values
Property count — a fast count of the properties matching a filter
Forever Wild sites — the ~140 protected land-and-tree sites the city commits to keeping wild, by site name
Functional parkland — the ~2,000 parkland parcels by borough, ZIP or precinct
DCA playgrounds — the ~1,000 playgrounds with a dedicated children area, by name, borough or system
Synthetic turf fields — the ~340 synthetic turf fields by park, system type, turf type or infill material

Who is this for

Recreation and green-space planning, real estate (proximity and waterfront), and civic analysis. Filter values are exact matches on the stored values: park-property boroughs are single letters (B, M, Q, R, X — R is Staten Island), and the flag fields are the strings "True"/"False".

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Connect to Claude

Subscribe on Vinkius, then add this connector to Claude.ai or Claude Code.

① Claude.ai (web app)

Go to Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
Paste the MCP endpoint URL below

https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_2VjoTJPqVa6mxVLl7v4ZeaIbWNN2AB2bJ8HMQZPG/mcp

② Claude Code (terminal)

claude mcp add --transport http nyc-parks-open-land-dca https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_2VjoTJPqVa6mxVLl7v4ZeaIbWNN2AB2bJ8HMQZPG/mcp

③ Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nyc-parks-open-land-dca": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_2VjoTJPqVa6mxVLl7v4ZeaIbWNN2AB2bJ8HMQZPG/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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