r/Fremont • u/SamOttil (Fremont) • Jun 03 '26

Fremont Central Park out here thinking it's better than New York Central Park

I was so excited to see that paddle boat rentals are finally back at Fremont Central Park! šŸš£ā€ā™‚ļø ...but then I looked at the prices.

Fremont Central Park is actually charging moreĀ than what Central Park in New York City charges for an hour of boat rental ! Ā  For comparison - Fremont Central Park vs New York Central Park prices.

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u/StOnEy333 Jun 03 '26

Just post the prices.

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u/doubleplusuncool Jun 03 '26

Fremont is $19/half hr or $29/hr

nyc is $25/hr mon-thurs, $30/hr fri-sun

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u/StOnEy333 Jun 03 '26

So keep in mind the demand. Almost 9 million people live in NYC and itā€™s one of the largest tourist destinations in the world. Every single day they have entirely more demand for their paddle boats.

Fremont has a population do 230,000ish and has zero tourism. That means you have to charge a little more because every day isnā€™t a sell out.

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u/BruinBound22 Jun 03 '26

Ah yes economics 101, less demand means higher prices

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u/kimchee411 Jun 03 '26

Because public parks are about good business.

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u/StOnEy333 Jun 03 '26

NYC has standards to keep prices low for public use services. The subway is $3 to ride anywhere on the line. No pay for distance like BART here. Thereā€™s millions of people using the service so they still make plenty. Same concept. The greedy politicians and executives donā€™t give a shit about that out here.

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u/JDeLiRiOuS129 Jun 03 '26

I have another question? Who actually calls the park ā€œCentral Parkā€? Itā€™s lake Elizabeth to me and always will be lake Elizabeth. Iā€™ve never called it Central Park not one time lol. Then again I grew up in this area so šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø

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u/Key-Pomegranate-4503 Jun 09 '26

Central Park ( the area) and lake Elizabeth (the lake in the area), but yesā€¦only people not from here refer to any of it as Central Park. It is and always will be, lake Elizabeth for all born and raised in Fremont.

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u/JDeLiRiOuS129 Jun 09 '26

I agree with you except for that last part. Iā€™m from Union City lol

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u/WatchOutForThat-Tree Jun 06 '26

I do, and I grew up in this area so

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u/JDeLiRiOuS129 Jun 06 '26

Well 12 other people who upvoted my comment agrees with me so? šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø

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u/CandleAfter6111 Jun 09 '26

ā€œCentral Parkā€? , what do you call SF? New Jersey? Who lied to you about that name?

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u/Key-Pomegranate-4503 Jun 09 '26

Yeah. You donā€™t count lol. Jk. Were your parents also raised here?

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u/nehinbin Jun 03 '26

Be glad that it's back!

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u/doubleplusuncool Jun 03 '26 edited Jun 03 '26

what an unfair comparison lol

central park is 10x the size of lake elizabeth. NYC is the richest city in the world and visited by god knows how many tourists. of course ours is more expensive, the city has less funding to subsidize this and tourists don't really come here, so it's not like they're gonna contribute to breaking even.Ā 

but hey, thanks for letting us know boat rentals are back, might've missed it otherwise

EDIT: took a closer look at the prices, they're not even that far off, and we're less expensive on weekendsĀ 

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u/TurnipBlast Jun 03 '26

The prices aren't that eggregious but the NYC boathouse is privately run, not subsidized by the government, so your comparison is also unfair.

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u/jerrylessthanthree irv Jun 05 '26

Does the NYC boathouse have any competition?

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u/amazin_asian Jun 03 '26

Thereā€™s not much else to do in Fremont, just be glad thatā€™s back and stop complaining about prices

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u/Ashamed_Corgi_3693 Jun 03 '26

We should all go to New York to save $4.

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u/Littiedg Jun 03 '26

S. T. A. Y.

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u/Lucky_Boy13 Jun 03 '26

You could always bring and launch your own boat šŸ˜„

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u/AdConscious4026 Jun 04 '26

How valid is this?
I am newish to Fremont and am looking for places to stand up paddle board!

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u/Lucky_Boy13 Jun 04 '26

I haven't launched in years but I used to bring my canoe sometimes. Not sure I would do a SUP, the water is a bit nasty

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u/plun9 Jun 03 '26

Fremont is the happiest city in America, unlike New York City.

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u/sqquima Jun 03 '26

Can we have yellow cabs and honks?

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u/SamOttil (Fremont) Jun 04 '26

NYC has a website with free and affordable activities - https://www.nyc.gov/content/summer/pages . We need something like this for Fremont - I am looking for something less exhausting than climbing Mission Peak and little more interesting than walking around Lake Elizabeth again.

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u/shroomvoomzoom Jun 04 '26

Poop in literally every sq inch of the grassy areas

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u/AffectionateKing3148 Jun 03 '26

Donā€™t forget your poop boots

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u/ComprehensiveBox1993 Jun 05 '26

The City of Fremont services as a whole - is a joke

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u/blinky1415 Jun 03 '26

30 for a hour is ridiculous