Why not build on Central Park?

Central park cannot be developed because it is zoned for park use, not residential use or anything else. That's in addition to it being owned by the city. If you wanted to sell the land for development, you'd first have to go to NYC's department of city planning who would deny your request immediately.



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Smoking. Smoking is not permitted in Central Park, including electronic cigarettes.

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Before Central Park was built, the area from West 82nd to West 89th Street was home to Seneca Village, the largest community of African-American property owners in New York.

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Its original purpose was to offer urban dwellers an experience of the countryside, a place to escape from the stresses of urban life and to commune with nature and fellow New Yorkers.

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The residents of Seneca Village persisted and fought to keep their community together; however, in 1857, the city used eminent domain to forcibly remove them. The village was eventually vacated and the city demolished Seneca Village, leaving little trace of the stories and people who had occupied it.

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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.

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The circumference of Central Park is about 6 miles. The length of the Park (north-south) is about two and a half miles. It is not possible to walk in a perfectly straight line but if one were to walk at a comfortable 3 miles per hour, one could go from one end to the other in about an hour or a little more.

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The Central Park Conservancy is responsible for the management, restoration, and enhancement of Central Park and raises the Park's nearly $74 million annual operating budget. Since its founding in 1980, the Central Park Conservancy has overseen the investment of more than $1 billion into Central Park.

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First off, it's never a good idea to go through Central Park at night. While Central Park is an idyllic tourist attraction during the day, it is technically supposed to be closed late at night and in the early hours of the morning. The vast majority of cases of crime and violence in the park occur at night.

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Seneca Village From the 17th century, the strip of west side land—from what would have been Seventh to Eighth Avenue—was first owned by Dutch investors and continuously bought and sold by private citizens until the City finally purchased the land for Central Park. It remained sparsely populated until the 19th century.

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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.

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