“Greenacre is the place to be..” Featuring a waterfall and movable chairs, Greenacre Park is one of Midtown East’s gems. Teeming with ties and tourists ambling by, this is where to rest your weary bones after shopping ‘til you almost dropped at French Connection or just to eat a burger away from your pesky new assistant who won’t stop asking you questions.

Have a seat on the steps and bow to Apollo. Having a greasy slice of pepperoni pizza here will be much more satisfying than trying to anchor a plastic chair amidst a sea of blue-shirted businessmen. Just be sure to find a clean spot – especially if that skirt or pair of khakis just returned from the dry cleaners.

Central Park South and now the small park that has sprung up in the midst of Columbus Circle are great places to grab a Whole Foods meal to go and sit and soak up some rays in the middle of a work day. You may compete with youths wielding skateboards and pedicab drivers, but if you can find the right bench and hold it down, you might be able to get the beginning of a tan by 1:00.

In addition to hosting some great summer events, Bryant Park is also the place to go for corporate types in Midtown who are not interested in eating at one of the many glorified school cafeterias that pepper business-heavy blocks in Manhattan. Space is always competitive, so try to steal away at an off hour if at all possible.

This is where you go for an extended break. Maybe you’ve just delivered a mediocre Power Point Presentation to potential investors, or maybe you’re at a “doctor’s appointment”, but be sure you have a minimum of one hour to spend here. Have a seat in the outdoor area and allow yourself to entertain the idea of fried food.

Riverside Park in the West 70s is an excellent place for anyone working on Broadway to disappear to for a quick brown-bagged lunch. You could explore the Promenade, find a dry spot of green, or sit on the bleachers by the soccer field. Just keep that delicious pasta salad away from drooling dogs and potentially rabid squirrels.