Morningside Park

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W 110th to W 123rd St (Morningside Dr & Manhattan Ave/Morningside Ave) New York , NY 10026 United States

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Devonta

Scenic . Beautiful. Clean . Great for running or working out.

Tariq Ahmad

Looking for a good place to run stairs ? Look no further as there are multiple areas where it takes 140+ steps to walk from the bottom of the park to the top.

Harlem Ambassador

Straddling Central Park , Columbia , & Central Harlem lies the perfect escape from other overrun parks nearby. Well maintained with a waterfall and duck pond with turtles & geese. Crowded on holidays.

Foad Torshizi

This is a gorgeous park . However, it can be a bit shady if you are alone at night. People around here constantly warn you not to walk through the park at night, but I have never had a bad experience.

Ina Li

Go for a walk with your dog or have a barbecue with friend, and best of all, read by the lake when it's nice outside!

L. T.

Check out the farmers market on Saturday morning. Go for a nice walk or run! Lovely views of buildings in the background while in this park .

Stephen McKinley

First in a series of narrow, linear parks north of Central Park in Manhattan; once sketchy , now pleasantly leafy. Busy @ weekends. A very steep shortcut between Columbia University and Harlem proper.

Daniel M.

There are 155 steps to climb to get to 113th Street and Morningside Drive from the bottom of the park . Why pay for a gym membership?

NYC Parks

Morningside Park is beautiful in any season. Come during winter to sled down hills at 110th Street, 113th Street , or 122nd Street. Choose your favorite! Read more

Bailey

Scenic pathways, beautiful trees and very lush greenery in summer. It’s a very clean , well-kept park good for a walk, picnic .

Tariq Ahmad

Good place to go for a walk, run, playground for kids, etc.

Repo M

Don't walk alone on the upper path between 116-118 without a dog. If you have a big dog, please walk there to keep the path safe.

Bum Bum Jones

One of the Hidden Gems in NYC. Walk up the stairs for and enjoy a view of Harlem. http://bit.ly/1051F5C

Tania Platero

Pretty nice and small Park , nice views ????

Village Voice

Critics' Pick winner of The Village Voice Best of NYC 2012 Best Park Revival

Bon

Pretty steep steps from morningside heights to manhattan Ave . wear your Nike pumps

Carmen Corzo

If you're there right at dusk, you might see the fireflies

Robin D

Not one of my favorite parks , but the stairs and the views are nice.

WeHarlem

You have to come here in the summer for Sundae Sermon events ! Nice music and vibe!

Alex Robertson

I wish I liked this park at all but it's on a damn hill

Julie Avra

Good track on the south end for running around

Stephen McKinley

Lovely leafiness

Glenn McAnanama

The Daffodils are just coming out - in a few weeks, the park will be full of flowers in the gardens and on the flowering trees . It's going to be great.

Diego F

Lots of stairs , nice place to BBQ

RayRay D

A New York City gem

Erik Martinez

Fix up real nice I love it

Nabeel

Join the people working out on the 116th St steps

Mitchell Kaplan

Very lovely setting

Cristina Salz

Amazing view from the west side

Tiffani Nicole

Careful!!!!! Just walked past a couple smoking crack... 6p on a Saturday

Mshari

Go the lady liberty!

Manuel Bautista

Be careful and avoid crossing through the park when it is late at night.

Ryan Eick

Lovely park

Kalle Lind

Amazing rims!

Salbu R Price

Show me to go to do it

Ryan Field

The perimeter is 1.55 miles. Run/walk it twice and that's a 5k.

Scott

Hey tourists , please leave this park alone. Thanks.

Harlem World Magazine

There is nothing better than strolling along morningside park in the middle of the day anytime of the week.

Sabrina Wang

safer during the day.

Derek Penn

Nice place to go relax...bring a book

Salbu R Price

Somebody got to do it

Denis Akhapkin

Try to meet a possum

Sloane Klevin

The dog park is really nice. And the flowers are gorgeous right now

Chad Miller

When the Columbia gym project was abandoned in 1968, the pond in Morningside Park was created.

Pia H

Take the kids to the Duck Pond at Manhattan Ave .

ᴡ Fleysher

Watch out for the homeless man sleeping on the third base foul line .

Nico V.

Don't go at night.

Catherine Ventura

Look for the cormorant who lives under the waterfall

Yens

Run up and down mid stairs 5x add to a 3 mile run killer workout

Hassan El-Gendi

Great place to BBQ !

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7.4
Playground
Morningside Park - 116th St Playground

a lovely playground that's good for older and younger ones - Julie Avra

7.8
Dog Park
Morningside Park Dog Run

Spend some quality time with your licensed pup at the Morningside Park Dog Run. For info on dog licensing visit: http://on.nyc.gov/M85uPu. For more info about dog runs visit: http://bit.ly/Ra5S4w - nycHealthy

8.1
Playground
Morningside Playground

The renovations really did this playground good. - Mandee~

9.4
Park
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Beautiful at sunset. Can see the GWB from the park. Lots of benches, green patches to have a picnic and walking trails. - Adena Brenowitz

9.5
Park
Bryant Park

This place never fails to impress me. Probably my best park in the big apple. Yoga classes, live music, nice surroundings, books and great waffle place, could you ask for more? - Joury AlS

8.9
Park
West Harlem Piers Park

Such a great spot on a sunny day. Stop at Fairway and make it a picnic. - Denise H

9.7
Park
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Great park to walk and bike. Enjoyable. Always something going on. Kayak, merry go round, zoo, concerts, playground - Angi W

7.7
Sports Bar
Harlem Tavern

Awesome food. Amazing atmosphere and decent service. Anything on the menu is amazing. Try their HT burger and fries! - Nicholas S

9.1
Bakery
Levain Bakery

Their chocolate chip cookie is absolutely amazing! Nice little crunch on the outside and soft on the inside with a nice cup of milk was great ???? - jasmine jefferson