You can walk across the park in a businesslike manner from 5th Ave to 8th Ave in about 15 minutes, and cross it from north to south in about half an hour if youre a good walker and dont stop to look at the scenery.

Furthermore, how long is the walk to New York?

High Line Area A linear 1.45-mile (2.33 km) stretch of viaduct Created 2009 Operated by New York City Department of Parks and Recreation Visitors 5 million (2014)
Similarly one may ask, how far across is Central Park?

The Central Park is 2.5 miles (4 km) long between 59th Street (Central Park South) and 110th Street (Central Park North), and is 0.5 miles (0.8 km) wide between Fifth Avenue and Central Park West.

Is Times Square safe at night?

During the daytime, almost all areas of Manhattan are safe for walking—even Harlem and Alphabet City, though the uninitiated may prefer to avoid these neighborhoods after dark. Times Square is a great place to visit at night and it stays populated until after midnight when theater-goers head home.