Space is scarce in New York City, and we wanted to know what people would do if they were given an acre of land in Central Park. (An acre is roughly the size of a football field).
George Tsiolis, 47, guest relations ambassador, Alphabet City,
Plant it with thickly forested trees of endangered species from all over the world and watch them grow. And maybe build a small cottage in there.
Boris Movdic, 23, store manager, Upper East Side
Organize a soccer match and have a DJ party.
Michelle Young, 30, founder of UntappedCities.com, Upper East Side
It would be cool to see street art in Central Park. I'd make a space that would allow for some kind of street art installation like they have in other cities around the world.
Chandi Ghuman, 19, Queens, student at NYU
I would turn it into a little playground with slides and the whole shebang.
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