It’s there because wealthy wanted to get rid off Seneca Village, not to homes near the river.
None Apartment with Left Park.
Sounds catchy enough, tho 🤷♂️
Peripheral Park
Honestly if it were on the shore there would be no end of developers clamoring to build into the park or at least along the shore edge of the park. The park would be whittled down to a few spots with a view available to thr general public. Eventually some politician would cave to campaign donations from a wealthy developer.
Ah, no one told you… Central Park sits where an affluent black community once existed (Seneca village), but was seized using eminent domain and razed.
Seneca Village was 5 blocks. Central Park is 153 blocks.
but did this include their farmland?
Clicked through to comment this. Thank you for your service. ✊🏼
As is tradition.
… Can’t let black people build something nice.
Pretty sure I read it was placed where the affluent black community was and displaced them. Because racism.
Had the wealthy black families been on the Hudson River we’d probably have left side park instead.
Green spaces have cooling affects around them, so all sides benefit if it’s in the center
That had nothing to do with the decision to raze Seneca Village to make room for the park the bigots wanted, FYI.
Correct. Your comment has nothing to do with his.
Actually, it probably did, considering that Seneca Village was only 5 blocks, a tiny fraction of Central Park.
No way… They were definitely doing this because of the environment and cooling zones in 1857! /s
And because of states’ rights
And there’s no “left” on a map. 🙃
Left siiiiiiede
Kind of important to note that this concept is especially important since the longitudinal axis of Manhattan is not exactly north-to-south. I guess you could take a port-starboard approach, but compass directions and street names are just so much easier.
Uptown, not Uprighttown
Uprightdog
West is on the left if facing North.
Well, you just going to sit there complaining? Or are we going to do something? Grab a shovel and a plasma cutter, we have buildings to move!
I’ll grab a bucket.
Looks like left side has a decent park.
yeah there’s a string of lovely waterfront parks from 55th St all the way up to Inwood (northernmost Manhattan). the area around 79th St boat basin is particularly nice
