Collect Pond Park

If you’re in the neighborhood . . .

In all fairness, I came here during winter. The fountains were off and the trees were bare. But honestly, there are just so many other nicer parks in NYC. Now, if you’re in the area, it’s probably ...

Glad to have visited

Having an interest in history and knowing the importance that the Collect Pond had in the development of NYC is is great that, unlike a lot of lower Manhattan, the park was created to inform and let p...

Looking tired

This former pond was a very important place for early settlers in New York and was their main source of fresh water. It is now lookong a little tired and run down and is frequented by many homeless pe...

Interesting history.

This is a nice park to eat lunch or just sit during the spring and fall. Hard to believe that this park use to be a pond where the indian and settlers get their water. If I am not mistaken at one po...

Cool History!

Collect Pond Park is located in Chinatown/Lower Manhattan and has a very cool history. For the first two centuries of European settlement in Manhattan, it was the main water supply for the growing ci...