well, I like the whole city, but you want a more specific answer, so I'll shout out Paley Park, which an architect friend of mine once called the best park in the city. it's a cute little park with a little waterfall. it's good. have fun there.
Feb 26, 2024

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Wait wait wait why does it almost look like a ~corporate~ park
Mar 2, 2024
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chlonline well, it's nestled in between two big buildings... it's apparently privately owned... but hey, we need parks in the middle of corporate midtown, that waterfall has probably relieved more stress than any waterfall on the planet, it's probably saved the lives of a hundred poor interns who had nothing else in their day worth living through.
Mar 3, 2024
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danhakimi you’re right and I was looking forward to hearing your defense. if I ever find myself up there I’ll take a peak (and I’ll tell my banker brother about it)
Mar 3, 2024
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ok these are all Manhattan but In Central Park there are quiet areas if you avoid Bethesda terrace strawberry field or whatever the Beatles one is called and sheeps meadow - the conservatory garden is especially nice and p empty The community gardens in alphabet city are small but soooo nice my favorites are the one on the south west corner Ave c and e 9th (there’s like a pond with turtles and shit!!) and one across on north east corner of Ave c and e 9th. Firemen’s memorial garden on e 8th (there’s a koi pond!!) LASTLY Stuyvesant square park (it’s not actually in stuy town) they have beautiful flowers and landscaping and it’s usually very empty and there’s big big fountains
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One of my favorite places that‘s somehow still within the city limits. Beautiful any time of year, even when things aren’t in bloom, given the views of the Palisades across the Hudson. You can linger as long as you want so I love to bring a picnic lunch and a book and camp out all day when I go up. The tiny greenhouses, I daresay, have far better variety than either of the city botanical gardens (currently a ton of orchids on) and for the low price of $10. Just an excellent place that no one seems to know about.
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You can absolutely feel like you’re getting lost in the North Woods of Central Park. There are little hiking paths and streams, boulders, and fewer people than the touristy southern parts of the park. A nice bonus is when you come out on the northeastern side you can peer over Harlem Meer and likely see some ducks! Hon. mention to Riverside Park (seconding the person who said that), Inwood Hill Park, and Fort Tryon Park (and the Cloisters!)
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