A Mini Oasis

There is free wi fi and lots of park chairs and benches upon which you can perch and take in the scene.

Free movies in the summertime and ice skating in the winter. Oh - and Fashion Week happens here. It's kind of a big deal.

Delightful park

Lovely flowers, a carousel, tables for eating or reading, and the Reading Room (also outdoors) make this a very pleasant mid town park, directly next to the NYPL. Check the park schedule for free concerts (instrumental, popular, opera) and special programmes. The park tends to be very crowded at lunch time in the warm weather, but the entire atmosphere even then is friendly and relaxing. There is a wonderful, diverse collection of holiday markets in December, when the beautiful Christmas tree is a central attraction.

New York has really cleaned this park up - lovely at Christmas time - they do a Christmas fair with lots of gift booths and there's ice skating right there.

Love this area it's so comforting.