Philip M. • January 7, 2013Named after Brooklyn-based financier and philanthropist Frank Bailey (1865-1953) and his wife Mary Louise Bailey.
The Corcoran Group • November 6, 2013Come in the summer and sit by the fountain to cool off a bit. We mostly enjoy coming on Saturdays throughout the year for the farmers market!
Cindy T. • September 19, 2010Grab some food and picnic on the steps in front of the fountain. The fountain offers a choreographed water show that is like a ballet.
Vanessa T. • August 6, 2016Right between Baileys fountain, entrance to Prospect park and the Brooklyn Public Library
Compass • April 25, 2014Modern art, spray fountains, tennis courts, and a playground makes this park on Oxford Street a popular place to spend time.
Michael F. • January 23, 2012This place I'd misnamed. It's Stuyvesant Town Fountain, not Stuyvesant Oval fountain. There was a venue previously but it disappeared.
John S. • August 14, 2014Visit the eerie abandoned fountains of the Vale of Cashmere on the north side of the park
Jillian H. • September 22, 2011Love a little stop at the park ;) the water fountains and people watching is best here!
MC • July 9, 2017Beautiful and famous fountain in Central Park. Also it is a good place to watch street performance.
ℳ𝒶𝓎♍ • December 30, 2023I love hanging out in the plaza, even if you're not planning to go for a show! The fountain is soothing and great to people watch. Grab a gelato and chill for a bit!
jiresell • November 28, 2015They put Christmas greenery around the fountain during the holidays. Looks great!
The Ritz-Carlton • May 4, 2016Enter through Vanderbilt Gate on 5th Avenue & 105th Street. At the center of the 6 acre garden is the lFrances Hodgeson Burnett Memorial Fountain, a tribute to the author of "The Secret Garden".
Jessica M. • May 13, 2011My dog uses the steps fountain to drink water.
Margaux G. • July 25, 2010Beautiful fountain, designed by a Columbia alum. Lovely place to sit and enjoy some Roti Roll!
Josh W. • January 10, 2011"...came to Central Park in '47 after death of Samuel Untermeyer....a cast of the original. Just how Untermeyer acquired the sculpture from the Berlin original or had the cast made remains a mystery."
The New York Daily News • December 7, 2010PHOTO: Children jump into the fountain on a sweltering July day in 1929, at the link!
David G. • April 9, 2014Amazing old timey ice cream and soda fountain bar. Take your parents! And get an Egg Cream - sounds gross, tastes awesome
Gene H. • July 27, 2011Do the right thing and bring the kids here on a hot summer day to cool off in the fountain.
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