New York City is about 229 times bigger than Central Park.

Central Park is approximately 3.41 km² (1.32 sq mi), while New York City (including all five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island) is approximately 781 sq km, making New York City 22,793% larger than Central Park.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Central Park vs. New York City uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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