Greenacre Park

This guide to Greenacre Park in Midtown Manhattan traces the vest-pocket park Abby Rockefeller Mauzé gave the city in 1971, from the Rockefeller family history behind her gift to landscape architect Hideo Sasaki's design built around a twenty-five-foot cascade. You'll hear how urbanist William H. Whyte studied the park's moveable chairs and shade for his research into what makes small urban spaces work. Listen for how the waterfall's roar changes the moment you step off 51st Street.