Manhattan Neighborhood Information: Gramercy Park



Boundaries: Gramercy Park borders 17th St. to 22nd St., Park Ave. South to Second Ave.

Borders: Midtown East and East Village of Manhattan

Subway stops: 6 to 23rd Street, NYC

Gramercy Park is one of New York's most historic, high-end real estate, and exclusive luxury neighborhoods. Centrally located on the East Side of Manhattan, residents have the convenience of living downtown (Soho, Noho and the Village are just blocks away) coupled with a sophistication generally reserved for the wealthiest uptown neighborhoods.

Gramercy Park is a small, fenced-in private park in the Gramercy neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan in New York City, accessible only to residents of certain townhouses in the area who have keys to the park. Gramercy Park is the only remaining private park in the city.

The center of "the" Gramercy park contains a statue of one of the area's most famous residents, Edwin Booth. Booth was one of the great Shakespearean actors of 19th century America, as well as the brother of John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of Abraham Lincoln.

Known as the oldest residential luxury neighborhood, Gramercy Park is also home to many fabulous restaurants, trendy night-spots and great shopping. This safe, tight-knit neighborhood draws young professionals and older residents alike. 

With many prewar and post war buildings, the true elegance of Gramercy Park is displayed by the beautiful 19th century townhouses, Victorian brownstones, and prewar buildings surrounding the park - built by such famous architects such as Emery Roth and Calvert Vaux.

The name "Gramercy" is almost certainly a corruption of the Dutch word "Crommessje," or "little crooked knife," the name of a small brook that flowed along what is now 21st Street. The area was part of Gramercy Farm till 1831, when its owner, Samuel B. Ruggles, donated the property to the city on condition that no commercial enterprise be permitted on the facing streets or in the park proper. To this day, the park contains no amusements, swing sets, snack shops or any other intrusions on its rusticity.

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