Christopher Park

Nice park to sit on a summer day. It’s across from the landmark Stonewall Inn. It is a cross between Sheridan dedication and to the Gay Rights movement. Something for every one. I come here with friends that want to visit this neighborhood. I find it quiet and relaxing.
Today was a blustery windy day so I didn’t linger very long. People were enjoying sitting on the benches. People were in groups taking pictures. This is a tourist attraction.
The Stonewall Inn has a lot of scaffolding. i heard it will be preserved as a landmark. That would be a really nice tribute for this community. I’m not sure if that has anything to do with the current scaffolding. Regardless, it’s nice that it is being cared for environmentally.

It’s a tiny park I wouldn’t recommend to anyone. It’s filthy and not safe at night. During the day it’s fine, but at night it’s an outdoor homeless shelter and a place for drunk and wacked out people to misbehave.
It could be a great park if it were not for the crowd it attracts.

Small park with beautiful tulips. Great park to just sit, relax, have a cup of coffee.

This place is a tiny park LOL. It is nice and peaceful though, not too bad. I wish it was a bit bigger so I could be away from traffic. It is a little too close for comfort as I could not fully enjoy the park atmosphere with all the cars passing by. Go visit Washington Square Park instead, it is nearby and huge!

A visit to the start of the gay rights movement has me moved. It is really an awesome thought to think that just a few years ago, one could be arrested for being publicly gay.
The atmosphere here was very quiet and respectful today. I also went across the street to Stonewall Inn and had me a Budweiser. One for history I suppose. It was a fun experience.
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I believe Christopher Park was one of the first parks I came to. It’s been a while so my memory might be a little foggy.
I remember walking past NYU and it was late that night. Was I having dinner in that area? Or having drinks? No idea. But, I do remember it being hot that night, like deathly hot. Lots of people were out. The park was dim but there was this gentleness about the area. We sat in the main area and stared into the crowd. There was this beautiful statue in the middle of the park, reminded me of the Arc de Tromphe, but less opulent. And I remember having a «wow, am I really here?» moment.
If I’m not mistaken, it was probably my first or second night in NY and there was this feeling of «how did I end up here?» and «my life is changing so quickly.» One minute, I’m in Cali where everything seemed so slow and blasé, next minute, I’m a New Yorker, enjoying the best of what the city has to offer.
I do remember a guy trying to talk to me that night and I just wasn’t having it. Immediately he asked if I was from NY, I said, «nope.» And he replied, «You fit in just fine.» And winked at me.
Nooooooo, already, I’m turning into THAT girl. But, it’s true, one minute you’re this naïve, sweet, innocent trusting human being who sees the «good» in people, next minute, you call out people on their bs, flat out tell people, «no,» and to «jog on,» and you don’t feel bad about bruising their egos. It’s great, no sugarcoating, super liberating, very New York.

Small parks are always a nice place to sit down and enjoy your Java or just to take relax from all the walking you do around the city. They got benches here and I love the fact that this place, somehow it’s really peaceful and quiet despite being surrounded by loads of businesses. Oh yeah, and you got the convenience of having the Christopher Station just cross the street.

For a teeney-​weeney space, Christopher Park has a lot of charm.
There are about a half a dozen benches, and very little walking space in between, but I can’t seem to get enough of this place. CP is home to the Gay Liberation Monuments, and serves as a quiet refuge from the bustling surrounding gayborhood.
There’s always pretty [and entertaining] eye candy to look at in CP, everyone from the oblivious tourist who wandered in to take a load off to the queer connoisseur. Come here, pose with the statues, and experience a piece of queer history.

Such a fun place to sit, rest, and watch people :-) There are ALWAYS interesting types to watch here! It’s centrally located and a really nice place to meet people before heading to wherever you’re going.

«Excuse Me Sir. yes, YOU. you know you’re in the Village in the Park where the devil worshipers are.» «Take Care, Touch Someone» «Let’s go Yankees» All of things said by… well, not by the. uhm…papier mache statues?
Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty good. And small, and creepy. But it’s there and provides a nice, albeit quick and tacky, refuge. I’d prefer walking to USP or WSP, though; something must be inherently inferior in the Park not having «Square» in the name.

If you blink coming out of the Christopher Street/​Sheridan Square station, you may miss this little bucolic space, this park-​let if you will. That would be a shame since it represents such a significant piece of history. It represents a key site of the Stonewall Rebellion and the birth of the gay liberation movement. Ironically, it is indeed a stone’s throw from the legendary Stonewall Inn.
What exists now are a couple of runs of benches, a nice place to relax and eat a bagel or a gelato. You will notice sculptor George Segal’s art piece of four people cast in bronze and painted in white, a standing gay couple and a seated lesbian couple. It’s an arresting sight and a photo opportunity for many an ignorant tourist who take advantage of posing inappropriately with the statues.
The park is a nice place just to take in the local atmosphere and read the local paper. You will see a lot of the local denizens, often colorfully clothed, coming in and out of the central area. It is something of an oasis in the middle of a heavily urban neighborhood that may get you to sensory overload quicker than you think. So set a spell, won’t ya?