Just another amazing view of Central Park, NYC

huntskikbut · 9 months

Here's a labeled version for those of you unfamiliar with New York City.

distortednet · 9 months

I severely underestimated the size of central park..

redman2014 · 9 months

It's always so easy to forget how massive Central Park is. I'm always reminded when I fly into New York at night. When you look out the window you see a mass of lights and activity and in the middle there's a huge chunk of dark. I never cease to be amazed by it.

lgodsey · 9 months

There is going to be a day when a video game features a scale map of New York, perfectly rendered. Everything is duplicated, all the buildings, all the traffic, all the cranky pedestrians. Interiors, too, with tons of places to explore.

And I will be Spiderman.

And my life will be complete.

whatever_idc · 9 months

I'm very familiar with Central Park even though I'm not living in America. But I never knew it looked like this from above. Beautiful!

jonnnyc · 9 months

The Met is HUGE.

devjunk · 9 months

Holy shit, that's big. I didn't imagine it that big.

Cestdujamaisvu · 9 months

It's amazing to see that piece of nature right in the middle of all those buildings.

webby_mc_webberson · 9 months

The most valuable stretch of undeveloped land on the planet.

Giantpanda602 · 9 months

Only humans have the sheer power to tell nature "Ok, you can be here, and only here."

skoomatoo · 9 months

If I could wake up to this view and drink a cup of coffe every morning...my life would be complete.

nhumensk · 9 months

Now where is the Stay Puft man?

justMaOPINION · 9 months

Ahhh This brings back GTA nostalgia.

old_righty · 9 months

I really really really wonder what's at the bottom of that lake

dgamer5000 · 9 months

This just makes me want Simcity 5. :(

iwannatalktosampson · 9 months

It is a testament to how great that city is that they have set aside such unspeakably valuable real estate for nature's sake. I tell you what.

[deleted] · 9 months

WHAT ARE THOSE BUILDINGS DOING IN THAT NATURAL FORMED TERRAIN?

cockpitatheist · 9 months

This is clearly photoshopped. Everyone knows the lake is a giant C.

DICKSUBJUICY · 9 months

If a New Yorker is on the east side of Central Park and wants to go hang out or has an appointment etc on the west side of Central Park do they just walk through or actually drive around to the other side?

OnlyHereForTheBeer · 9 months

Thanks for the new wallpaper!~

thieveryshoe · 9 months

Love that fact that St. Louis's Forest Park is larger than something in New York City. Fantastic photo though and definitely somewhere I want to visit.

Cbracher · 9 months

I had absolutely no idea that Central Park up that much space. Awesome.

Ben_Wojdyla · 9 months

One of the best parts of my new job is having an office that overlooks the park. Makes going in to work in the morning a small treat.

huntskikbut · 9 months

how deep is that "lake"

ac3raven · 9 months

Spiderman's arch nemesis.

bigplansisay · 9 months

I lived in NYC for nearly a decade. Every weekend during the summer, people would rush out to the Hamptons or wherever, and I would bike my broke ass to Sheep Meadow to meet my fellow broke-ass friends to smoke out and hang all day. Being able to wander over to the Met when you're a little bit high is pretty great.

Radioheadless · 9 months

A picture I took this summer. relevant

Mark_Lincoln · 9 months

Frederick Law Olmsted's masterpiece.

A gift from an age which believed in the common good, and that government should work for citizens.

treein303 · 9 months

Prospect Park is a far more beautiful, quiet, lovely park for the city. It's not popular to tourists nor does it appear in that many movies, so you don't hear a lot about it. There's a waterfall, trails through wooded areas, historical homes and structures, several major monuments and much more. I highly recommend checking it out if you come to the city for a vacation.

fmontez1 · 9 months

IS THERE ANOTHER KIND?

Outmilk · 9 months

Worst part of spiderman 2.

Bigmada · 9 months

Are people allowed to fish, swim, boat, or jet-ski in that lake?

Scottzkee · 9 months

Aha! It's the museum from grand theft auto. I knew it was real :p

nevona · 9 months

It's an odd feeling to look at that picture, zoom in, and be able to see where I am right now.

Safarri · 9 months

i've never been to New York City. Can you hear the sounds of the city if you're standing in the middle of Central Park?

sigint_bn · 9 months

Great pic. Weird though the right side is blurrier than the left side.

[deleted] · 9 months

And with the right kind of eyes you can almost see wallstreet and highwater mark for assholery, where the wave of humanity rolled back

brad153 · 9 months

I wonder if people dump bodies in that pond..

jaketessem · 9 months

Is that a golf course in the middle?

[deleted] · 9 months

I wonder how disgusting that water is.

-Tears- · 9 months

So is it as scary as they make it out to be in the movies. Like all the rape that happens in the trees.

Tommstein · 9 months

Moved there a couple months ago. I can see the skyscraper I work in in the picture. Fuck yeah.

Dranharelo · 9 months

Damn, I love my city.

Beep_im_a_jeep · 9 months

I am so lucky that I got to visit New York for 5 days last year. It was amazing, and beautiful. I especially love seeing the city from Ellis Island.

sucksatprogramming · 9 months

I have such a romanticized view of NYC in my mind. I want to go there so very very badly. Thinking about it still gives me anxious feelings in the pit of my stomach (butterflies).

nawkuh · 9 months

Every picture of Central Park makes me want to play Prototype.

custardnom · 9 months

Where's the picture taken from?

Tememachine · 9 months

GOD I LOVE MY CITY

sjohnson23 · 9 months

What is the open spot in the middle with what looks to be golf sand-traps?

wheatfields · 9 months

My apartment is JUST out of view of this picture on the left hand side!

blackdonkey · 9 months

Manhattan is great just for hanging out, spending $ and looking at its pictures. Residing there is actually a living hell. (It was for me at least)

seapatton · 9 months

What is that building or series of building on the left side of the park? It looks like an extension of the rest of the city overflowed into the park.

EDIT: Google maps shows me that this is The Met

corylew · 9 months

If you look close you ca- OH MY GOD THE CLOVERFIELD MONSTER!

mysneezeshurt · 9 months

I've seen this before, right after I was infected with a virus and became a military fugitive

00itsabouttime00 · 9 months

I hope I'm not the only one that has Grand theft auto and helicopters come to mind...

darahen2004 · 9 months

can anyone make this into a wallpaper for me? this is fantastic!

narwhalsareawesome · 9 months

Hey, I can see my school from here!

boredpatrol · 9 months

I got really sad when I looked at this. It's very beautiful.

NYZ93 · 9 months

In person the lake actually looks and seems a lot smaller

creativepun · 9 months

I'm tripping balls cause i can see my building in this picture. Just the thought that EVERYONE on reddit can see me now is crazy....

auApex · 9 months

It's easy to forget just how massive the park actually is. Amazing pic!

sev3ndaytheory · 9 months

I never thought much about NYC, but damn if this picture doesn't make me want to wonder around there

processcrash · 9 months

Looked smaller in GTA IV.

MA3LK · 9 months

NYC is on the top of my places to live, just have to find a winning lotto ticket.

krayolaatitsbest · 9 months

Oh Central Park, the place where the trees like to fall on people. I miss actually living there... I'm a born and raised NYer.. By leaving there, I feel that if you really wanted to be an anthropologist just go to NY lol. jk but yeah nothing like that place.

Mikerk · 9 months

What is the green patch in the middle that looks like a golf course? This has had me curious for years.

biffhausen · 9 months

I can seee my house from heeeeree. No but I can.

cauldcuts · 9 months

Dang. As my own city grows, hopefully we'll turn our experimental farm into something similar. I love biking through that damn place, and it'd be cool to come back in 20 years and see it in a similar state, but a little more surrounded by city.

cl52059 · 9 months

The central park rangers! -buddy

zanhoshi · 9 months

The size of New York City is AMAZING. I cut out a small piece of it in roughly the same size as Indianapolis' downtown area. The difference is staggering.

Onefortwo · 9 months

I like the view from uptown. Usually most pictures you see are from rockafeller center and the other side

el_chivo · 9 months

The first time I visited USA I was impressed with the…”lack” of mountains. I know that’s not everything like this, but I feel strange just seeing valleys in the entire 5 hour trip. This image reminds me of that.

Forgive me, I was born in the middle of the Andes.

Owan · 9 months

I think one of the interesting things about this view is the development around the park. I'm actually surprised at how short (relatively speaking) the majority of the buildings immediately surrounding the park are. You'd figure that the property owners would want to maximize the number of highly valuable apartments with views of the park and build higher. Moving outwards from the immediate park-front buildings, especially on the left of the picture, you see more taller buildings. i wonder if they built them taller to get some park views. I suppose a factor might be the geology, the bedrock drops deeper in the middle of the island so taller buildings are precluded. Maybe its because the lost income on rents would be too high to tear a building down, or perhaps they are owned condos rather than rented apartments, making taking a building down a lot more difficult. Anyway, interesting stuff and a very cool picture

prometheus199 · 9 months

You're on the same roof as the end of The Adjustment Bureau, aren't you?

methwow · 9 months

just curious , the new WTC will be in view when its fully built right at the back, my geography of NYC is kinda vauge, but im right? if so that will be an even more so amaazing view.

The_Great_Cucumber · 9 months

Why on EArth would people downvote this? it's just..amazing

munklunk · 9 months

Thanks to the Spiderman video games, I know this view rather well. So awesome.

dchup · 9 months

what are those yellow things in the middle of the great lawn?

Ob1_Wan · 9 months

/set as background

SmileAfterReading · 9 months

Fact: The guy who designed this park also designed Belle Isle in Detroit

Opinion: Belle Isle would be a better park than Central Park if it was properly maintained.

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