The Times has a great little piece today about lounge chairs popping up in public spaces around New York City, and rightly notes that we've come a long way (baby) from a time when people walked around parks trying to avoid getting mugged rather than into them to take a little snooze.
Above photo by Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times of a park in Queens that encourages sunbathing (weather permitting) and skyline gazing.