Originally Posted by
Stacy
According to the NYC Bike Map Central Park Car Freehours are as follows:
All Weekends
Weekdays:
West Drive and 72nd Street Cross Drive: All hours except 8-10 am
West Drive north of 72nd Street: All hours except 3 - 7 pm
Center Drive/East Drive south of 72nd Street: All hours except 7 am - 7pm
There was a time when the mayor would extend summer car-free hours, like a gift. That doesn't seem to have happened this year.
Yes I know that... but go check the web site (centralpark.com)... they says it's closed every weekday, 10 to 3.
"Below are some of our most frequently asked questions:
Central Park covers 843 acres, which is 6% of Manhattan.
Its hours of operation are from 6:00 am until 1:00 am.
The Park stretches from Central Park South (59th St.) to 110th St. at the northern end and from 5th Ave. on the East Side to Central Park West (8th Ave.) on the West Side.
The Park Drive is closed to vehicular traffic - Weekdays: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm – 7:00 am.
Weekends: 7:00 pm Friday – 7:00 am Monday
Holidays: 7:00 pm the night before – 7:00 am the day after.
Speed limit 25 mph"
I had found the split hours listed on this website, but now it's saying the above. I'm looking for why, at the end of the summer, the hours were seemingly changed. I DID come across something from last year about how the drives were ALL open to cars weekdays between 7 AM and 7 PM starting in November.