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Gramercy Park〔Sometimes misspelled as Grammercy〕 is the name of both a small, fenced-in private park〔Kugel, Seth ("Weekend in New York: Gramercy Park; The Ultimate Neighborhood Park" ) ''New York Times'', July 23, 2006. Accessed July 7, 2006 "A visit to the Gramercy Park neighborhood, on the East Side of Manhattan, can be frustrating...But the easily walkable neighborhood deserves a tour..."〕 and the surrounding neighborhood that is referred to also as Gramercy,〔("Neighborhood Profile: Gramercy Park" ) ''New York'' March 10, 2003. Accessed July 7, 2009.〕〔("Suspect sought in attempted sex assault" ) WABC-TV ''Eyewitness News'', February 19, 2009. Accessed July 7, 2009 "Eyewitness news reporter Jim Dolan is in Gramercy Park tonight with the very latest...Reporting live from Gramercy Park, Jim Dolan, Eyewitness News."〕 in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, United States.〔Bonanos, Christopher, ed. ("Gotham Real Estate: No Walk in the Park" ) ''New York'' (May 21, 2005). Retrieved July 3rd 2007]〕 The approximately park, located in the Gramercy Park Historic District,〔 is one of two private parks in New York City – the other is Sunnyside Gardens Park in Queens〔("Sunnyside" ) on Forgotten NY〕〔Vitullo-Martin, Julia. ("A Pioneering Queens Garden Community Flourishes Anew" ) ''New York Sun'' (July 7, 2005)〕 – as well as one of only three in the state; only people residing around the park who pay an annual fee have a key,〔 and the public is not generally allowed in – although the sidewalks of the streets around the park are a popular jogging, strolling and dog-walking route. The neighborhood, which is divided between New York City's Manhattan Community Board 5 〔(Community Board 5 )〕 and Manhattan Community Board 6,〔(Community Board 6 )〕 is generally perceived to be a quiet and safe area.〔Cohen, Joyce. ("If You're Thinking of Living In/Gramercy Park; A Long Sense of History, And a Private Park" ), ''The New York Times'', August 29, 1999. Accessed July 30, 2007. "Most distinctive of all is that Gramercy Park itself is the only private park in the city. Landscaped and leafy, the park defines the neighborhood, which runs from 14th to 23d streets and Park Avenue South to Third Avenue. The gates are locked for all but one afternoon a year, usually the first Saturday in May, when the park is open to the public."〕 The neighborhood, associated historic district, and park have generally received positive reviews. Calling it "a Victorian gentleman who has refused to die", Charlotte Devree in the ''New York Times'' said that "There is nothing else quite like Gramercy Park in the country."〔Devree, Charlotte. "Private Life of a Park" ''New York Times'' (December 8, 1957), quoted in ("Gramercy Park Historic District" ) at the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission〕 When the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission created the Gramercy Park Historic District in 1966, they quoted from John B. Pine's 1921 book, ''The Story of Gramercy Park'': ==Boundaries== Gramercy Park itself is located between East 20th Street, called Gramercy Park South at the park, and East 21st Street called Gramercy Park North, and between Gramercy Park West and Gramercy Park East, two mid-block streets which lie between Park Avenue South and Third Avenue. Irving Place commences at the southern end of Gramercy Park, running to 14th Street, and Lexington Avenue, a major north-south thoroughfare on the East Side of Manhattan, terminates at the northern end. The neighborhood's boundaries are 14th Street to the south, Third Avenue to the east, 23rd Street to the north, and Park Avenue South to the west.〔 Nearby are the Flatiron District to the west, Union Square to the southwest, the East Village to the south, Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village to the east, Rose Hill to the northwest, and Kips Bay to the northeast.〔Neighborhoods in New York City do not have official status, and their boundaries are not specifically set by the city. (There are a number of Community Boards, whose boundaries are officially set, but these are fairly large and generally contain a number of neighborhoods, and the (neighborhood map ) issued by the Department of City Planning only shows the largest ones.)〕 The boundaries of the Historic District, set in 1966〔 and extended in 1988,〔 are irregular, lying within the neighborhood, and can be seen in the map in the infobox on the right. A proposed extension to the district would include more than 40 additional buildings on Gramercy Park East and North, Lexington Avenue, Park Avenue South, East 22nd and East 19th Streets, and Irving Place.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gramercy Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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