Bryant Park

40th Street at Sixth Avenue
Summer attractions include Bryant Park Film Festival. As far back as 1686, New York’s colonial governor Thomas Dongan designated as public property the land that is now Bryant Park. Officially dedicated in 1842, it was not until New York City’s power... more
Summer attractions include Bryant Park Film Festival. As far back as 1686, New York’s colonial governor Thomas Dongan designated as public property the land that is now Bryant Park. Officially dedicated in 1842, it was not until New York City’s powerful parks commissioner, Robert Moses, undertook to rescue and redesign the park in 1930 that the park took its present shape. Under Moses the redesign saw a classical scheme of a large central lawn, formal pathways, stone balustrades, and borders of London plane trees, together with an oval plaza, containing the Lowell Fountain, at the west end, separated from Sixth Avenue by a broad flight of steps. Situated behind the New York Public Library in midtown Manhattan, between 40th and 42nd Streets & Fifth and Sixth Avenues, the Moses redesigned park was initially very popular with Midtown workers and residents. By the seventies, however, Bryant Park gave way to neglect and was home to drug dealers, muggers and vagrants. In 1980 the Bryant Park Restoration Corporation was formed with the goal of revitalizing the park. The BPRC built new entrances for increased visibility from the street, enhanced the formal French garden design, and imp... more

Summer attractions include Bryant Park Film Festival.

As far back as 1686, New York’s colonial governor Thomas Dongan designated as public property the land that is now Bryant Park. Officially dedicated in 1842, it was not until New York City’s powerful parks commissioner, Robert Moses, undertook to rescue and redesign the park in 1930 that the park took its present shape. Under Moses the redesign saw a classical scheme of a large central lawn, formal pathways, stone balustrades, and borders of London plane trees, together with an oval plaza, containing the Lowell Fountain, at the west end, separated from Sixth Avenue by a broad flight of steps.

Situated behind the New York Public Library in midtown Manhattan, between 40th and 42nd Streets & Fifth and Sixth Avenues, the Moses redesigned park was initially very popular with Midtown workers and residents. By the seventies, however, Bryant Park gave way to neglect and was home to drug dealers, muggers and vagrants.

In 1980 the Bryant Park Restoration Corporation was formed with the goal of revitalizing the park. The BPRC built new entrances for increased visibility from the street, enhanced the formal French garden design, and improved and repaired paths and lighting. BPRC’s plan also included restoration of the park’s monuments, and renovation of its long-closed restrooms. In 1992 the park reopened to lavish praise.

Today lunch hours in warm weather months can see over 5,000 business people using the park. Among the amenities available to visitors are a French-style carousel, a boule board, chess tables, free yoga classes, over 25,000 varieties of flowers, the Bryant Park Grill, as well as 2,000 moveable chairs.

In winter months, Bryant Park hosts a Winter Village with 7,000sq Foot Ice Skating Rink, food and holiday shopping stalls. Check the calendar on their website for list of events including art shows, music and skating exhibitions

In the warm weather outdoor film screenings are a popular event. You can find a schedule here: Bryant Park Film Festival


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40th Street at Sixth Avenue
New York, NY 10036
(212) 768-4242
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Upcoming Events

Bryant Park Yoga presented by CALIA with Jon Sint

This summer, our free Tuesday morning yoga class is back on the Upper Terrace! Please register for each class and bring your own mat (the park does not provide yoga mats). We also recommend bringing water and a towel. Our yoga classes are appropriate for all levels of practice.Drawing from a family ... [ + ]of yoga practitioners and teachers, Jon was introduced to yoga early but took his time to fall in love with the practice and make it his experience. That love was initially propelled by the physical practice and the defiance of gravity, and is now defined by the power of the breath + mind, the complexity and brilliance of human form. Jon’s classes are designed to connect the muscular with the mystical body, the physical practice to the imagination. His classes are centered around mindful alignment, creative sequencing, self-awareness, pranayama, offer a physical challenge, and are constructed to be experiential. Jon's training ranges from extensive study with The Sacred Fig and Katonah Yoga to work with Threes Physiyoga, Kula Yoga, AcroYoga, Meridian Yoga Therapy and various bodywork modalities. Jon splits time between New York and Cocoon Portugal, his home away from home. 

09/17/2024 10:00 AM
Tue, September 17
10:00AM
$

Bryant Park Yoga Presented by CALIA with Madeline Hickman

We are excited to have our free Wednesday evening yoga classes back on the lawn! We ask that you please register for each class and bring a mat and water, as they are not provided. Madeline is a 200hr+ E-RYT who has completed numerous yoga trainings in New York City. She is grateful to be back ... [ + ]for her fifth summer of teaching at Yoga in Bryant Park, one of her most cherished places in the city. Madeline has led various teacher trainings and retreats and is grateful for the opportunity to connect and grow with yoga teachers and practitioners around the world. You can currently find her teaching at Equinox.

09/18/2024 05:30 PM
Wed, September 18
5:30PM
$

Paws on Parade

Come bark in the park! On Saturday, September 21st, 2024, join us and our friends at Bryant Park’s annual dog parade and social. This event will bring together local dogs and dog lovers of all ages, in a festive gathering featuring a parade of pups around the park.And—for one day only—leashed dogs w... [ + ]ill be invited to join their people on the lawn to sit, stay, and lounge! Special food and drink vendors will be available in Bryant Park to help you create the perfect NYC picnic experience.11:00am Registration/Check In opens at the AKC Museum of the Dog booth on the Upper Terrace; Children’s Section opens with Author/Illustrator Erin McGill reading her books, Matchy Matchy and If You Need A Friend In Washington: Wacky, Wild, and Wonderful Presidential Pets.11:30am Live Performance by Susan Said Band; Special activity stations open on the Upper Terrace12:30pm Parade around the lawn! Dogs, people, hula hoopers, jugglers, and a marching band will circle the lawn twice in joyous celebration of all things dog.1:00pm Live Performance by Susan Said Band; Members Only Photo Sessions (Available to the first 20 MOD Members that check in at the registration desk with time slots at first come, first served basis. Sessions on the Upper Terrace.)1:15-2:00pm Cartooning Dog Emotions with artist Kristin Doney at the Bryant Park Art Cart.1:30-2:30pm Dog Tricks Demonstration with School For the Dogs2:00-3:00pm K-9 Presentation from the NYPD Transit Bureau K-9 Unit in the Reading Room

09/21/2024 11:00 AM
Sat, September 21
11:00AM
$

Bryant Park Yoga presented by CALIA with Kira Willey

This summer, our free Tuesday morning yoga class is back on the Upper Terrace! Please register for each class and bring your own mat (the park does not provide yoga mats). We also recommend bringing water and a towel. Our yoga classes are appropriate for all levels of practice.Bring the whole family... [ + ] and join Kira Willey & Friends for simple & fun yoga, mindfulness & music! Kira is a kids’ yoga & mindfulness expert, children’s music artist, and author of seven children’s mindfulness books, including the bestselling Breathe Like a Bear. Songs from her seven albums of yoga & mindfulness songs for kids have been streamed more than 50 million times; her music has won numerous Parents’ Choice Gold and International Songwriting Awards. Kira created and hosts two kids’ yoga programs that air on PBS TV affiliates nationwide, and her TEDx talk, “Bite-Sized Mindfulness for Kids,” can be viewed online. Everything Kira creates stems from her strong belief that movement, music, and mindfulness can empower children to be their best selves–strong, capable, healthy, and happy.

09/24/2024 10:00 AM
Tue, September 24
10:00AM
$
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Bryant Park Yoga Presented by CALIA with Bethany Lyons

We are excited to have our free Wednesday evening yoga classes back on the lawn! We ask that you please register for each class and bring a mat and water, as they are not provided.Bethany Lyons is a powerful leader, creator and community builder. She is the founder and CEO of Lyons Den Power Yoga an... [ + ]d Lyons Den Digital. Bethany is a E-RYT 500 Hour Yoga Teacher with over 20 years of experience teaching and leading in NYC and all over the globe. She is a Yoga Journal cover model and has appeared as a yoga/fitness expert on ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, TLC and CNN. She has also been featured as an entrepreneur and innovator in Vogue, The New York Times, Forbes, New York Magazine and The Wall Street Journal, among many other online and print publications, and was selected as one of Vanity Fair's 'Up-and-Comers' in 2015. She was one of the original Master Founding Instructors at SoulCycle and supported the launch of Madonna's Hard Candy Clubs all over Europe during her career in wellness. She has taught classes in some of NYC's most iconic locations, including Times Square, Bryant Park, Central Park and Union Square. She brings a wealth of experience, expertise and enthusiasm to each and every opportunity she has to cause leaders in and out of the classroom.

09/25/2024 05:30 PM
Wed, September 25
5:30PM
$
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