Greeley Square

B-​O-​R-​I-​N-​G!
Seriously, unless Broadway Bites by Urban Space sets up it’s neat little shops in this park it really isn’t anything grand. You have seats where you can enjoy lunch if you’re lucky enough to find a seat. Considering it’s adjacent to the Manhattan Mall, many people come across the street to take a load off so seating availability in moderate to summer months is dismal.
On the plus it does have a nice bathroom.

This is a great section of Broadway. I like to go to the square and sit for a while. Lots of people watching goes on here. It’s just a convenient small space in a busy area.
You can find a lot of great dining. Get something to go in the summer and sit in the Square to have lunch.
It seams to me there is always something fun going on in the area. A green market, an art exhibit, sculptures on display.
It’s close to Macy’s, Penn Station, the garment district and much more. It’s a mixed up combination of high end stores side by side with junk stores. Literally something for everyone! I like to hang out in the Urban Outfitters Flagship Store nearby.
If you rush through the area you may miss the statue. I don’t always stop at this spot. I’m glad to know it’s there if I want to sit down a while!

I like to come to this place before my class on Saturdays. It’s a small park with benches, chairs, and tables. It can get real crowded and gets hard to relax. But you should definitely check out.

Cool hangout and great food! Good location for seeing the Empire State Building as well.

The tiniest patch of land where K-​Town meets Macy’s shoppers meets Penn Station commuters. It barely qualifies as a park but the city has done a lot to make /​keep it nice. Wandered past here last week and there was a Quiet Clubbing party to celebrate the kickoff of BroadwayBites (
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We grabbed some headphones and a margarita and danced the night away under the stars. I’d love if there were more events here the way there are at Madison Sq. Park.

Greeley Sq is just that, a square! with green and little tables and chairs for people to stop by, use the bathroom and maybe have a bite to eat. I worked across the street from it for years, until last summer when I moved out of Manhattan. It used to get very busy around lunch time until later in the day. The city has many squares like that and they all look the same. This one is different because of Mr. Horace Greeley’s statue smack in the middle of it. One minute away is Herald Square (the one in front of Macy’s) and so on. So, I hope people don’t look for it as a «park» because it’s not, just a square.

I do not consider Greeley square a park by any means. There are a few tables with chairs that are set up. Every time I have passed Greeley Square I have never seen anybody sitting at the tables. The park is very small I guarantee you 90% of the people pass this every day and has no idea that this area is actually called the Greeley square park.
Greeley Square is located on Greeley and 32^nd W. Street. The location itself gets a lot of pedestrian traffic it’s a very busy area. There are a lot of cool food truck type of options around. The park itself is very small you can fit the entire location into 1 photo. Every once in a while I see a cop standing in the middle of the park with the Whistle. I’ve never seen them blow the whistle before. It’s a cool little spot if you’re passing by I don’t know if you’d want to sit at the table with the amount of people traffic that comes by. But if you’re a Tourist are you feeling adventurous try the food area. Let me know how it is I’ve never stopped here for food.

Great for enjoying your lunch by yourself or with a friend, etc. make sure you find a table and chair or your a**ed out. Other than the traffic behind you and birds constantly scouring for your leftover lunch it’s great to just come sit and people watch. If your a tourist you chill and relax and go continue your sightseeing of NYC and go shopping in the area. Also right by Korea town so if you want to try Korean go right ahead. Enjoy relaxing here

THEY’VE RUINED GREELEY SQUARE!!! What used to be a pleasant respite, a place to sit, have a cup of coffee and watch the street show unfold, has been turned into a fricking food court. Whoever came up with this assinine idea must have come of age in some soulless suburb dreaming of living in the Big Apple but without the grit.
I should have known life as we know it was over whenever I saw the bleachers go up in Times Square. Manhattan is approaching the tipping point where it will become as insipid as Disney World.

Depending on the seasons, this area is a hit or miss.
Warmer weather, you can grab a bite and have lunch at the tables. However, seating fills up quickly. I don’t like the transient folks occupying the seating area…
There is a security guard present who is mostly on ass watching patrol but, people are mostly passing through.
Broadway Bites sets up shop here seasonally, nice food choices…
Colder weather… go figure

NYC’s version of food trucks. Stalls selling lots of differing choices, and booze, too.
Not sure Mr. Greeley would have been a fan, but I am. Very pedestrian, food for the masses at reasonable prices, and there are places to sit and eat and take in the swirl of humanity around you.
Enjoy!

I pass by this cute little area about once a week. Though I typically don’t have time to stop, I love to walk through the area to check out all the little food huts. There are a lot of different options from snacks to meals and desserts. The smell is a tasty mix of everything. The vendors always seem happy to help their customers. Hopefully one day I’ll have time to sit and enjoy this little gem.

Extremely busy spot midday; you may not find a spot to sit. Good spot to grab a lunch and quick bite to eat with lots of options and market-​rate prices. As others have said: ATM on-​site. Some stands, more than I would think, do not take credit card.

Love all the food spots! It was really great to grab bites from a few and call it a meal. There’s a restroom on site and an ATM close by. Some stands take cards as well. I would probably come here all the time if I lived in NYC.

I work by here but will never come here to eat lunch out. I’ve seen a lot of mice running around in the bushes and there are way too many pigeons hanging around. Also too many bums.

Plenty of seats, public bathroom (never used it), café and surrounded by bunch of restaurants.
This place is a gift to the workers seeking place for lunch, friends looking place to meet and tourists to rest from their long day. Middle of everything. Close to Ktown. Close to shopping, close to everything. If you want that place to start your day, this is good place to do it.

Greeley Square is one of those semi-​hidden gems you can’t wait to get to come summer time in New York City. Located between 32^nd and 33^rd (in between Broadway and 6^th Ave) it’s a small park with plenty of tables and chairs available for seating.
Tourists, shoppers, and people (who work in the area) alike come to this spot to enjoy either a bite to eat, some sun, or just to people watch. Oh, and there are plenty of people to watch. This park is located near the PATH entrance and near the N/​Q/​R/​B/​D/​F/​M subway lines.
If you’re ever on 34^th and just need a break from everything head on over to Greeley Square!

Go West Young Man, Go West!
A quick Google and Wiki review of Mr. Horace Greeley, reveals some interesting tid-​bits about this mega newspaper man from the 1800’s.
The name and the park are lost in significance in the shadow of the worlds largest department store, but I like to grab a quick lunch or people watch here. The pedestrian area that they added in recent years lets you sit in the street with the feeling that you are part of the roadway, as cabs, buses and bikers go zooming by, only separated by a small metal fence. Just about as close to the action as you can get.

It’s like an oasis of tranquility in a sea of surrounding madness that is Midtown.
This small triangular park area is always buzzing with locals, people who work in the area, and tons of tourists. Shopping enthusiasts flock the Herald Square area for Macy’s and all the name brand stores right up the street, and great eating for those craving some Asian is also close by in Korea Town.
Over the years they have spruced this park area up to make it more pedestrian and visitor friendly. Plenty of tables with umbrellas, benches, shrubbery, and flowers make this a welcome spot to relax for a bit. It’s actually very clean and well kept. Even the statue of Horace Greeley, who launched the New York tribune and said the famous quote «Go West, young man, go West» which overlooks the park, is pristine and well cared for.
It’s a nice park to take a break with a cup of coffee or snack from the nearby coffee kiosk during good weather days. Great for people watching but beware some of the crazies that seem to wander through and camp out here. Public transportation is close by with the Path train, subway lines, taxis, and Penn Station all within walking distance for a quick escape if needed.

Another neat little green spot in the heart of the Big Apple, Greeley Square is named after the founder of the New York Tribune, which was later merged into the New York Herald Tribune. Sadly, that newspaper stopped printing before I was born but the statue of Horace Greeley is still here, looking out at the city and this little bit of comfort amongst the steel and glass canyons.
Signs are clearly posted that smoking is NOT permitted and I’m a huge fan of that. The park is very well maintained and I spotted zero litter.
Chairs and tables for grabbing a seat to eat your lunch or to surf some wi-​fi, there is excellent walking scenery going past at all hours of the day and into the evening.
I have stopped here a couple of times because it’s right next to the 33^rd Street PATH station.