One great thing about Central Park in NYC is the way it creates common cause between rich and poor. When Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux designed the park, they understood this.
The park is free and open to all — you don’t need to be wealthy to enjoy it. Yet at the same time, it caters to the wealthy in a brilliant way.
After all, one of the perks of being a billionaire in NYC is having a gorgeous apartment, perhaps a duplex, overlooking Central Park. Because the super-rich have homes that line the park, they are emotionally invested in it.
The takeaway point is this: The park creates common cause between rich and poor. It gives the rich and powerful a stake in caring for something that benefits the common citizen.
This all relates, in a good way, to the the outcome of yesterday’s mayoral election. More tomorrow.