Madison Square Park on Postcard

"A place where Chef Secchi spends his day off with his kids." - Nancy DePalma

Where Chef Stefano Secchi Goes in New York

"There are two main reasons to visit this small midtown park, which takes up the three city blocks between Madison and Fifth avenues from 23rd to 26th streets. The first is that its lawns, benches and temporary art installations all have views of the dramatic Flatiron Building—the wedge-shaped tower made famous in Alfred Stieglitz’s 1903 photo. The second draw is the original location of Danny Meyer’s now legion Shake Shack chain—where the ShackBurgers and frozen-custard milkshakes are worth waiting in line for."

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"Shake Shack is co-hosting a silent dance party with Quiet Events at Madison Square Park from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday, June 24. Quiet Events is known for its silent events where dancers listen to music on individual earphones. The event is free, but food from Shake Shack is not." - Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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"Our favorite place to sit. We have a special bench that will always be our meeting place in the city & now it’s time for you to find your own bench too!" - Coolstuff Team

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Exploring Meerkats

Google

Nice place to pend some time at the playground or just relaxing on a bench with a book. The playground is well maintained and great for kids both big and small. The is a little free library box near the entrance. There is a pay per use (0.25) restroom near Shake Shack along the SE corner, condition may not be great (try a nearby store or restaurant if in doubt). There are water fountains around the park. You are bound to find something interest happening often, events, live music, performers, and other activities.

A R

Google

Madison Square Park is not anywhere near the level of Central Park as far as cool things to see and do, but this is still a neat little park near the Flatiron area of New York City. You have the original Eately on the west side of this park and one of the best restaurants in NYC, Eleven Park Madison, on the east side of the park. The Metropolitan Life Building (the clock tower building) and the Flatiron building are both viewable from this park as well, and both structures are also very cool pieces of NYC architecture.

Anne Margaret White

Google

Gorgeous pocket park. So much going on on a Saturday afternoon! Play area for kids, lawn for picnics, gorgeous landscaping to admire, beautiful backdrops for content creators, buildings like the Flatiron to admire, fountains to pose by, and a Shake Shake to enjoy. Love the no mow area that has populated itself!

Nehal Ahmed

Google

At the cross section of 23rd and Broadway, Madison square park is a popular spot among tourists and locals. It is surrounded by buildings, and has the Nomad public area right next to it. The park has lots of pathway, historical statues, a pond, children’s play area. Lots of good restaurants and shopping stores available around the park. Very popular among dog owners because it has a massive dog park. In the hours so many dogs play in the park. The first Shake shack store is also inside this park. This brings in a lot of crowd to this park around lunch and dinner time. There are plenty of sitting area in the park, with chairs, tables, benches. A lot of people come to the park during lunch hours who work nearby. The park had a recent renovation, looks much better since then. Still there are some odd spots that are dirty in the park.

flora

Google

Beautiful scenery! Everywhere I look reminds me of mother nature. Went for a wall and felt refreshed! Also lots of stores nearby in case you want a quick snack. There’s a play place for children too! This park might be small, but it’s everything a park should have.

Antoneitte Mbengo

Google

The city is packed and busy. Enjoyed my visit there and loved atmosphere. Amazing architecture and layout of the city. Subways everywhere though one should try and avoid peak hour as much as possible

Lisa Steele l Fresh Eggs Daily

Google

What a pretty park! Nice walking paths plus benches, a dog park, playground for kids. Great for people watching. Grass, flowers, trees, tons of birds singing. This is such a treasure in the area. Great place to sit and eat lunch, read a book, or just pass the time.

Ari Kim

Google

one of my favorite parks in manhattan, in the beautiful nomad area 🌳 lots of benches/seating, plus a large lawn area! get a coffee from think or blank street and chill here to start your day right ☺️

Exploring Meerkats

Google

Nice place to pend some time at the playground or just relaxing on a bench with a book. The playground is well maintained and great for kids both big and small. The is a little free library box near the entrance. There is a pay per use (0.25) restroom near Shake Shack along the SE corner, condition may not be great (try a nearby store or restaurant if in doubt). There are water fountains around the park. You are bound to find something interest happening often, events, live music, performers, and other activities.

A R

Google

Madison Square Park is not anywhere near the level of Central Park as far as cool things to see and do, but this is still a neat little park near the Flatiron area of New York City. You have the original Eately on the west side of this park and one of the best restaurants in NYC, Eleven Park Madison, on the east side of the park. The Metropolitan Life Building (the clock tower building) and the Flatiron building are both viewable from this park as well, and both structures are also very cool pieces of NYC architecture.

Anne Margaret White

Google

Gorgeous pocket park. So much going on on a Saturday afternoon! Play area for kids, lawn for picnics, gorgeous landscaping to admire, beautiful backdrops for content creators, buildings like the Flatiron to admire, fountains to pose by, and a Shake Shake to enjoy. Love the no mow area that has populated itself!

Nehal Ahmed

Google

At the cross section of 23rd and Broadway, Madison square park is a popular spot among tourists and locals. It is surrounded by buildings, and has the Nomad public area right next to it. The park has lots of pathway, historical statues, a pond, children’s play area. Lots of good restaurants and shopping stores available around the park. Very popular among dog owners because it has a massive dog park. In the hours so many dogs play in the park. The first Shake shack store is also inside this park. This brings in a lot of crowd to this park around lunch and dinner time. There are plenty of sitting area in the park, with chairs, tables, benches. A lot of people come to the park during lunch hours who work nearby. The park had a recent renovation, looks much better since then. Still there are some odd spots that are dirty in the park.

flora

Google

Beautiful scenery! Everywhere I look reminds me of mother nature. Went for a wall and felt refreshed! Also lots of stores nearby in case you want a quick snack. There’s a play place for children too! This park might be small, but it’s everything a park should have.

Antoneitte Mbengo

Google

The city is packed and busy. Enjoyed my visit there and loved atmosphere. Amazing architecture and layout of the city. Subways everywhere though one should try and avoid peak hour as much as possible

Lisa Steele l Fresh Eggs Daily

Google

What a pretty park! Nice walking paths plus benches, a dog park, playground for kids. Great for people watching. Grass, flowers, trees, tons of birds singing. This is such a treasure in the area. Great place to sit and eat lunch, read a book, or just pass the time.

Ari Kim

Google

one of my favorite parks in manhattan, in the beautiful nomad area 🌳 lots of benches/seating, plus a large lawn area! get a coffee from think or blank street and chill here to start your day right ☺️

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