▁originally ▁laid ▁out ▁within ▁city ▁street ▁grid ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁were ▁Church ▁Square ▁Park , ▁Columb us ▁Park , ▁E ly s ian ▁Park ▁and ▁Stevens ▁Park . ▁Four ▁other ▁par ks ▁that ▁were ▁developed ▁later ▁but ▁fit ▁into ▁the ▁street ▁pattern ▁are ▁Gate way ▁Park , ▁Jackson ▁Street ▁Park , ▁Leg ion ▁Park ▁and ▁Mad ison ▁Park . ▁ ▁The ▁Hudson ▁River ▁Water front ▁Walk way ▁is ▁a ▁state - m and ated ▁master ▁plan ▁to ▁connect ▁the ▁municipal ities ▁from ▁the ▁Bay onne ▁Bridge ▁to ▁the ▁George ▁Washington ▁Bridge ▁creating ▁an ▁- long ▁urban ▁linear ▁park ▁and ▁provide ▁cont igu ous ▁unh inder ed ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁water ' s ▁edge . ▁By ▁law , ▁any ▁development ▁on ▁the ▁water front ▁must ▁provide ▁a ▁public ▁prom en ade ▁with ▁a ▁minimum ▁width ▁of ▁. ▁To ▁date , ▁completed ▁segments ▁in ▁Hob oken ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁par ks ▁and ▁renov ated ▁pi ers ▁that ▁ab ut ▁them ▁are ▁at ▁Hob oken ▁Terminal , ▁Pier ▁A , ▁the ▁prom en ade ▁and ▁bi ke ▁path ▁from ▁New ark ▁to ▁ 5 th ▁Stre ets , ▁Frank ▁Sin atra ▁Park , ▁Castle ▁Point ▁Park , ▁Sin atra ▁Drive ▁to ▁ 1 2 th ▁to ▁ 1 4 th ▁Stre ets , ▁New ▁York ▁Water way ▁Pier , ▁ 1 4 th ▁Street ▁Pier , ▁and ▁ 1 4 th ▁Street ▁north ▁to ▁southern ▁side ▁of ▁We eh aw ken ▁C ove . ▁Other ▁segments ▁of ▁river - front ▁held ▁priv