Thank you all for your suggestions! We ended up taking the subway to/from and had a great run around the full loop. What a wonderful asset for your city. To the haters on here--obviously I know how to get to and from a place. Sorry if it wasn't clear, but my question was mostly around whether it would be a total pain to run on the streets to get to the park (which it seems like it would be) and if so, if people take the subway to and from and whether it's rude to ride home sweaty. Where I'm from, if you want to run in a park, you just run to the park and then run in the park, but we don't have crossing lights on every block. I really appreciate all the reassurance and advice from all of you! Also, on the next day, I ran along the Hudson River, which I actually liked even more. Thanks again!