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The Park Today
Meet the people who tend the garden, learn about the Trustees’ stewardship, and find practical information about Park access, keys and rules.
Discover the Park
Buildings & Monuments
Every address tells a story. Explore the interactive map and discover the architecture, remarkable residents and cultural life behind the neighborhood’s familiar facades.
Explore the buildings
The People of Gramercy
Remarkable lives. Familiar addresses. Meet the actors, writers, public figures and neighbors whose stories unfold around the Park, through portraits and illustrated profiles.
Meet the people
History of Gramercy Park
From Samuel B. Ruggles’s plan in 1831 to the neighborhood we know today, follow the people and decisions that shaped Gramercy Park.
Read the history
Flora & Fauna
From stately trees and seasonal blooms to birds, butterflies and beloved pets, discover the plants and animals that call Gramercy home. Explore our tree map and a growing collection of stories about the neighborhood’s residents, wild and domestic.
Explore Flora & Fauna

Photo credits for this page

William Helburn, Red Canoe, Barbara Mullen, Gramercy Park, New York, NY, 1957, photograph. Image reproduction: Peter Fetterman Gallery, whose post dates the image 1956. The 1957 date used here follows the photographer’s own archive. Title and date: William Helburn’s official archive.
The Park Today. Gramercy Park in summer, August 2023. Photograph by Sean Brady, from the Block Association’s neighborhood update.
Buildings & Monuments. 19 Gramercy Park South. Original photograph: Steven Tucker, GPBA archive. View photograph.
The People of Gramercy. Margaret Hamilton in theatrical costume. Photographer and date unidentified. Source photograph.
History of Gramercy Park. Edwin Smith’s 1831 plan; engraving by D. R. Harrison. Samuel B. Ruggles papers, New York Public Library; image via the National Park Service.
Flora & Fauna. Blue jay on a budding branch in Gramercy Park, from the Spring 2015 collection. Photograph by Sean Brady. View photograph.