Madison Square Park

The Best Sandwiches For A Park Picnic - New York - The Infatuation

"Don't bother waiting around on line during the lunch rush at S&P. Instead, place a pick-up order for a reuben with corned beef, or maybe a pastrami sandwich, then take your food to Madison Square Park. The reuben isn't so messy that you need a table, but still appropriately saucy from the combination of Russian dressing and swiss cheese on toasty rye bread." - willa moore, will hartman, bryan kim, sonal shah

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"Best enjoyed by tossing my kids on the swing or kicking the soccer ball in the green grass… tanta roba! (It’s amazing.)" - Nancy DePalma

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"I’m always in search of perfect picnic fare to eat at room temperature in a park, and Madison Square Park fits the bill: it’s green as hell with plenty of benches and grassy spots, geometrically laid out in 1870 by William Grant and Ignatz Pilat (disciples of Frederick Law Olmsted), and after previous lives as a potter’s field, parade ground, and home for juvenile delinquents, it’s now one of the city’s most enchanting urban spaces." - Robert Sietsema

"There are two main reasons to visit this small midtown park, which takes up the three city blocks between Madison and Fifth avenues from 23rd to 26th streets. The first is that its lawns, benches and temporary art installations all have views of the dramatic Flatiron Building—the wedge-shaped tower made famous in Alfred Stieglitz’s 1903 photo. The second draw is the original location of Danny Meyer’s now legion Shake Shack chain—where the ShackBurgers and frozen-custard milkshakes are worth waiting in line for."

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"A quiet, leafy urban park featuring year-round public art installations and a pleasant place for strolling and relaxing." - AFAR