Central Park
Urban park in Manhattan, New York City.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Why Cities Feel so Lonely Now. | Type Ashton | subject | Land seized by eminent domain for a park. |
Why Cities Feel so Lonely Now. — Type Ashton (2025)
Source: Readwise highlight
New York City, for example, used eminent domain to seize 843 acres of land north of the developed city to create what we know today as Central Park.
- Role: subject
- In the video: The historical example of how cheap, plentiful land made big city parks possible. The narrator notes that residents who lost their homes were undercompensated and that the land is now worth a vast sum.
- Why it matters: It shows why such parks are hard to create today, when urban land is expensive and already built on.