New York City might be the city that never sleeps, but most of the places in it sure need their rest. Even Central Park has its working hours and closes precisely at 1 AM up until 6 AM.
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Central Park is open daily from 6 AM to 1 AM, and it is forbidden and highly not recommended to be in the park outside of these hours. While there are no gates in Central Park to enforce these hours, visitors should use their common sense and respect the park's rules to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience.
Central Park opens at 6:00 am and closes at 1:00 am, 365 days a year. To help plan your visit, explore the Conservancy's resource guide or sign up to receive a personalized Park itinerary.
Central Park at Night is often considered a dangerous and not safe New York place. In fact, Central Park in NYC is closed to the public from 1 a.m. to 6 a.m. Visiting Central Park in New York after dark or outside the opening hours is highly discouraged, even if you love to go running in the evening.
The northern perimeter of the park has its share of street crime, but there are only three NYPD cameras along that stretch. There are five however, along Central Park South, where several pricey hotels, including the Essex House, are located and tourists gather to take carriage rides through the park.
Central Park ranks between 18th and 25th on the list of the largest parks in the world. Central Park is one of the largest urban parks in the world. However, it is not the largest. The largest urban park in the world is actually Chugach State Park, which is in Anchorage, Alaska.
Central Park is owned by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation but has been managed by the Central Park Conservancy since 1998, under a contract with the municipal government in a public–private partnership.
Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, Central Park influenced the development of urban parks nationwide and is widely regarded a masterpiece of landscape architecture. Central Park is a National Historic Landscape (1963) and a Scenic Landscape of the City of New York (1974).