Best streets in Central Park
- Streets
Ranked 1st best street in Central Park
"Park Living"
- JenMac
Central Park South is the stretch of 59th street that lines the southern entrance to Central Park. Because of the magnificent view and proximity to green, all of the residences, hotels and restaurant...
Ranked 2nd best street in Central Park
"A Hub of the Westside"
- Cathcart
Columbus Circle is a sight to see, for certain. It acts as the midpoint between Times Square and the Lincoln Center, and stands up as a destination for tourism in its own right. The shopping in the...
Ranked 3rd best street in Central Park
"The best of Manhattan, this street runs the length of Centra..."
- Mitestarossa
East Drive generally follows along the east side of Central Park, sometimes towards the middle and sometimes on the edge. It then makes a u-turn and turns into West Drive to come back along the other...
Ranked 4th best street in Central Park
"Transverse this Road with caution!"
- garvus
65th Transverse Rd. allows entrance from the city itself into and accross the Park. There are several such roads in Central Park as the Park is simply massive! Quickly cross over to the West side o...
Ranked 5th best street in Central Park
"Great for joggers, during off-traffic hours"
- SmartSugar
West Drive meanders through Central Park, and so does car traffic. If you’re looking for a place to jog, there are safer paths to be had in the park. This is a lovely street, though (except for mayb...
Ranked 6th best street in Central Park
"The Bridge Between East and West"
- Cathcart
If you're in Midtown looking to switch from westside to eastside, you can have a nice stroll along Central Park's southern border by using this street. It's bookended by two huge landmarks -- Columbu...
Ranked 7th best street in Central Park
"The American Museum of Natural History Tops The List"
- hhusted
When I traveled down W. 81st St., one day, the only highlight to the street was the American Museum of Natural History. This museum covers a large city block. You can get to it by any street surroundi...
Ranked 8th best street in Central Park
"A pedestrian paradise "
- andiefrancese
New York City has many things to offer in the way of huge buildings and concrete, but some of it's greatest views can be seen in the park, by foot. Center Drive looks through the park and allows the p...
Ranked 9th best street in Central Park
"97th Transverse not as blended"
- garvus
I read the review about 97th street proper and I agree, many of these streets tend to blend together after a while. Almost every street in the city is a combination of apartment building with stores...
Unranked Streets
"The Boathouse is off of this road; great source of recreatio..."
- SmartSugar
Terrace Dr. meanders through the middle of Central Park, near Cherry Hill and the lake in the center of the park. This is where you can find the Boathouse, which is a restaurant as well as a place...
"Restaurants, Lots of Tourist traffic"
- SmartSugar
On West 58th Street, just south of Central Park, there is the standard tourist fare of hotels and restaurants. There are also apartment buildings, if you’re the type to be drawn to the tourist circus...
"Central Park North"
- Macsizzle
This is quite possibly the prettiest street in New York City. The most expensive real estate lines the street and is amongst the most coveted. I can't even tell you how much an apartment on this stree...
"Scenic, check out the entrance to the rock tunnel from this..."
- SmartSugar
This street is a pleasant tour of Central Park, and it also features a stairwell hidden over by Belvedere Castle that leads to an open-ended cavern and subsequently to a series of four underground tra...
"On 85th Street"
- Macsizzle
85th Street in Brooklyn is a major thoroughfare, with lots of interesting stores, businesses, and restaurants. I like this area of Brooklyn, and it was very active and full of life. It wasn’t as dorma...
"On 79th Street"
- Macsizzle
Another street in this Brooklyn neighborhood, and it’s pretty much the same as the streets nearby. With small businesses and some limited housing options, this average street doesn’t have much to offe...