Columbus Park
Columbus Park formerly known as Mulberry Bend Park, Five Points Park and Paradise Park, is a public park in Chinatown, Manhattan, in New York City that was built in 1897.
A park & preserve inside New York
You can stay in New York
Columbus Park is inside New York, which has 419,175 hotel and restaurant jobs, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
A day trip from Hempstead
Hempstead is about 21 miles east (straight-line). Where to stay ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Aug, Sep and Oct
May, June, August, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 66–84°. When to go ↓
An airport 8 miles away
LaGuardia (LGA) has airline service, about 8 miles from Columbus Park.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Census job and town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Typical highs and lows in New York. Green months are the mild ones.
Columbus Park
Columbus Park formerly known as Mulberry Bend Park, Five Points Park and Paradise Park, is a public park in Chinatown, Manhattan, in New York City that was built in 1897.
American photojournalist Jacob Riis (best known for How The Other Half Lives) is generally credited with "transforming Mulberry Bend from a 'notorious slum' to a park" in order to improve tenement dwellers' quality of life in the neighborhood.
- Type
- Park & preserve
- Run by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
- Wikipedia readers
- 8.8K a year
Stay in New York, or close by
Towns within 30 miles, closest first. Hotel and restaurant jobs show how many places there are to stay and eat.
| Town | From Columbus Park | Hotel & restaurant jobs | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | in town | 419,175 | 8,483,844 | $778K | D |
| Hoboken | 3 mi northwest | 4,648 | 58,668 | $895K | C+ |
| Jersey City | 3 mi west | 10,220 | 294,078 | $567K | C− |
| Weehawken Township | 4 mi north | 728 | 17,295 | $889K | B− |
| Union City | 4 mi northwest | 1,497 | 66,463 | $472K | — |
| West New York | 5 mi north | 879 | 52,004 | $466K | C+ |
| Guttenberg | 5 mi north | 102 | 11,754 | $379K | B− |
| North Bergen Township | 6 mi north | 2,265 | 61,250 | $474K | B+ |
| Secaucus | 6 mi northwest | 2,016 | 21,778 | $572K | C− |
| Bayonne | 7 mi southwest | 1,480 | 71,553 | $460K | — |
| Kearny | 7 mi west | 1,073 | 40,614 | $459K | — |
| Fairview | 7 mi north | 317 | 15,099 | $511K | — |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Columbus Park
Other well-known places within 10 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.
Big draw15 mi🌸 GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw2in town🏛 MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & Museum
Big draw35 mi🏛 MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw410 mi🏖 BeachConey Island
Big draw53 mi🏛 MuseumMuseum of Modern Art1.2M visitors a year
Big draw62 mi🌸 GardenHigh Line5.0M visitors a year
Big draw73 mi🏛 MuseumUSS Intrepid
Big draw85 mi🏛 MuseumAmerican Museum of Natural History5.0M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · Museum of Modern Art: hibino, CC BY 2.0 · High Line: Wil Fyfordy, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS Intrepid: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · American Museum of Natural History: Gigi alt, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Visiting Columbus Park
Is Columbus Park in New York?
Yes. It’s inside New York, NY.
When is the best time to visit Columbus Park?
May, June, August, September and October, with highs of 66–84°.
How far is Columbus Park from Newark and Hempstead?
About 9 miles west of Newark and about 21 miles east of Hempstead, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Columbus Park?
LaGuardia (LGA), about 8 miles away.
Where should I stay near Columbus Park?
New York (in town, 419,175 hotel and restaurant jobs), Hoboken (3 mi, 4,648 hotel and restaurant jobs) and Jersey City (3 mi, 10,220 hotel and restaurant jobs).
Tips from people in New York
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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.