{"id":762,"date":"2011-10-06T03:32:55","date_gmt":"2011-10-06T07:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cf-staging.takewalks.com\/blog2\/?p=762"},"modified":"2023-06-28T04:26:25","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T08:26:25","slug":"bryant-park-ny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/bryant-park-ny","title":{"rendered":"The History of Bryant Park and Why You Should Visit It Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">New York City&#8217;s Bryant Park is an island of tranquility in bustling midtown Manhattan.&nbsp;On warm days, professionals pour out of neighboring office towers and flock to the large green to relax, eat lunch, and soak up some sun. With its beautifully-manicured grounds, designed in the French Classical tradition, Bryant Park also makes a beautiful setting for lots of free activities, events, and performances. Given it&#8217;s modern popularity, it might surprise you to learn that the history of Bryant Park is pretty checkered.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47\" style=\"width: 311px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/bryant-park-2\/dscn3616\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-47\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-47\" title=\"Bryant Park\" src=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/1.jpg\" alt=\"The view from Bryant Park is spectacular. Find out what makes this little green oasis such a cool attraction!\" width=\"321\" height=\"414\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bryant Park, a green oasis in midtown Manhattan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_63 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #443d47;color:#443d47\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #443d47;color:#443d47\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/bryant-park-ny\/#Bryant_Parks_bizarre_past\" title=\"Bryant Park&#8217;s bizarre past\">Bryant Park&#8217;s bizarre past<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/bryant-park-ny\/#Bryant_Park_today\" title=\"Bryant Park today\">Bryant Park today<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/bryant-park-ny\/#Special_events_in_Bryant_Park\" title=\"Special events in Bryant Park\">Special events in Bryant Park<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bryant_Parks_bizarre_past\"><\/span>Bryant Park&#8217;s bizarre past<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The history of Bryant Park begins when it was still called&nbsp;Potter&#8217;s Field, a cemetery where those who didn&#8217;t have the money for a proper grave were buried. During the Civil War, it served as an&nbsp;army training ground; it also was home to the violent New York draft riots, when New Yorkers protested against new draft laws. (These riots, by the way, were the largest civil revolt in U.S. history).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Things didn&#8217;t get much better for Bryant Park in the 20th century, either. During the Great Depression, many of the city\u2019s unemployed and homeless gathered in the park. By the late 1970s it had become a dangerous midtown spot, overrun with prostitutes and drug dealers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Starting in the 1980s, New York began to restore the park. The project took almost 10 years. When Bryant Park reopened in 1992, it was completely renewed.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bryant_Park_today\"><\/span>Bryant Park today<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Today, there are tons of things to do around Bryant park\u2014like visiting the famed&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nypl.org\/locations\/tid\/36\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Public Library<\/a>, on the park&#8217;s eastern edge.&nbsp;(The entrance is on 5th Avenue).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">But there are many more things to do IN Bryant Park, in fact, it&#8217;s one of the main NYC attractions. Its sprawling lawn runs 300 feet by 215 feet, the size of a football field, and is&nbsp;sprinkled with 3,500 movable Parisian-style park chairs.<\/p>\n<p>Free wifi&nbsp;is available throughout the park. And\u2014very importantly\u2014the&nbsp;public restrooms&nbsp;are among New York&#8217;s finest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Flanking the lawn are the promenades, including&nbsp;the&nbsp;Reading Room (with books, magazines, and newspapers available for free), the chess area (home to serious competitions of chess, checkers, and backgammon), two ping-pong tables (use of the paddles and the balls are free), daily tournaments of p\u00e9tanque (a French game of \u201cboules\u201d), and the charming miniature carousel&nbsp;and children\u2019s area.&nbsp;The new&nbsp;Southwest Lounge&nbsp;features rockers, swings, Adirondack chairs, and free power outlets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Hungry? You&#8217;re in luck: As well as the myriad of restaurants surrounding the park, Bryant Park itself hosts two acclaimed restaurants (the Bryant Park Grill&nbsp;and the&nbsp;Bryant Park Caf\u00e9),&nbsp;plus kiosks selling sandwiches, snacks, and coffee.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Ongoing free activities include birding tours; classes in yoga, tai chi, knitting and fencing; and, weather permitting, midday piano accompaniment on the Upper Terrace.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you&#8217;re interested in more free activities around nyc, check out our blog on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/free-museums-ny\">all that you can do without any money<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Special_events_in_Bryant_Park\"><\/span>Special events in Bryant Park<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_770\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-770\" style=\"width: 364px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/bryant-park-2\/bryant-park-summer-film-festival\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-770\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-770\" title=\"Bryant Park Film Festival, NYC\" src=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/bryant-park-summer-film-festival-600x368.jpg\" alt=\"Bryant Park Film Festival, NYC\" width=\"374\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/bryant-park-summer-film-festival-600x368.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/bryant-park-summer-film-festival-1024x628.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/bryant-park-summer-film-festival.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-770\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bryant Park Summer Film Festival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The park hosts plenty of free entertainment year-round. The best events include the HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival;&nbsp;Broadway in Bryant Park (with performances by casts of Broadway musicals); the After Work Music series; and the Bryant Park Fall Festival,&nbsp;an eclectic roster of music and dance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In winter, meanwhile, the lawn is transformed into <b><a href=\"http:\/\/wintervillage.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Winter Village<\/a><\/b>, an ice-skating rink with skating (admission is free), skate rentals, skating shows, and special events. Overlooked by a huge holiday tree, the pond is surrounded by festive shops (including some great local handicrafts) and restaurants.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1902\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1902\" style=\"width: 396px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/bryant-park-2\/citipond\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1902\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1902\" title=\"Citipond, Bryant Park\" src=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Citipond-600x649.jpg\" alt=\"ice skaters enjoy the Winter Village at Bryant Park.\" width=\"406\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Citipond-600x649.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Citipond-946x1024.jpg 946w, https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Citipond.jpg 1183w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ice skating is one of the many things to do in Bryant park during the winter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Check out the&nbsp;<a title=\"Bryant Park website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bryantpark.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bryant Park website<\/a> for more information, including hours and schedule of events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> &#8230; 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