Bryant Park & the New York Public Library
A green lawn between skyscrapers, with the Beaux-Arts public library and its Rose Main Reading Room behind it.
- Type
- Park
- Area
- Midtown
- Opening hours
- Park daily about 07:00–22:00; Library Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00, Sun 13:00–17:00
- Price
- Free
- Time needed
- 60 min
- Official website
- bryantpark.org
Getting there from Times Square
🚶 0.8 km · 10 min walk
Where to eat nearby
- Joe's Pizza (Broadway) (Pizza · $ · Midtown) · 🚶 6 min walk
- Brooklyn Diner (American · $$ · Midtown) · 🚶 6 min walk
- Keens Steakhouse (Steakhouse · $$$ · Midtown) · 🚶 7 min walk
- Cho Dang Gol (Asian · $$ · Midtown) · 🚶 8 min walk
- Café China (Asian · $$ · Midtown) · 🚶 8 min walk
Breakfast nearby
- Tompkins Square Bagels, Fifth Avenue (Deli & bagels · $ · Midtown) · 🚶 5 min walk
- Liberty Bagels, Grand Central (Deli & bagels · $ · Midtown) · 🚶 10 min walk
- Liberty Bagels, 7th Avenue (Deli & bagels · $ · Midtown) · 🚶 10 min walk
Other sights nearby
- SUMMIT One Vanderbilt · Landmark · 🚶 0.6 km · 7 min walk
- The Morgan Library & Museum · Museum · 🚶 0.7 km · 9 min walk
- Grand Central Terminal · Landmark · 🚶 0.7 km · 9 min walk
🛍️ Markets nearby: Winter Village at Bryant Park (holiday shops) (1 min walk) · Grand Central Holiday Fair (9 min walk)
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Last updated: 8 October 2026