Drug-infested Washington Square Park was by far the most dangerous green space in the city last year, with more than twice as much crime committed there than all of massive Central Park. The iconic but beleaguered Greenwich Village park - home to so many druggies and other criminals that community officials want to erect a gate around it - is fewer than 10 acres yet racked up 101 reported crimes, according to statistics.
There were 67 grand larcenies, 24 felony assaults and 10 robberies reported inside the park in 2025, figures revealed. Loitering is no longer a crime in New York City. By comparison, Central Park is 99% larger at 843 acres - yet registered half as many crimes, or 52 incidents.
New York University student Christiana Garcia told The Post on Monday that when she’s been at nearby Washington Square Park, “There were a lot of unhoused (her word) people who were just doing really hard drugs - like with needles and stuff like that.’’
Why the NYPD itself is handcuffed from cleaning out the park has become
one of life's great mysteries. It's tragic, really...
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