The approximately 2 acres park, located in the Gramercy Park Historic District, is one of two private parks in New York City the other is Sunnyside Gardens Park in Queens as well as one of only three in the state; only people residing around the park who pay an annual fee have a key, and the public is not generally allowed in although the sidewalks of the streets around the park are a popular jogging, strolling, and dog-walking route.