Source: §1-04 Prohibited Uses : NYC Parks
§1-04 Prohibited Uses
e. Aviation
No person shall voluntarily bring, land or cause to alight within or upon any park, any airplane, balloon, parachute, hang glider, or other aerial device, except that certain areas may be designated appropriate landing places for medical evacuation helicopters. For the purposes of this subdivision (e), voluntarily shall mean anything other than a forced landing caused by mechanical or structural failure of the aircraft or other aerial device.
Then this seems to contradict the above:
Where can people fly drones legally in NYC? - Quora
Not an iLawyer, just sayin'!
I love that! "Confirmation Bias" comment. Again we read someone here essentially saying "I read it on the internet so it must be true." I mean really? Who wrote that article; did they cite any authoritative source or authority? No. You're the pilot, you're responsible, so do your due diligence. It's not rocket science, look it up...You assuming the answer is Yes is confirmation bias.
That's what you want to believe.
Here is some more recent 'reviews':
NYC Drone Flying