FEATURED PROVIDER / #133647

London Planetree.
Seven minutes from Times Square.

Lucy came for a break from the noise. At Bryant Park, a London Planetree offered a little shade, a place to pause, and an unusually convenient prescription.

Hear from Lucy View London Planetree’s record

PRIMARY CARE TREE29 WEST 42 STREET · NEW YORK 10018

Lucy’s London Planetree in a planted sidewalk bed beside Bryant Park, with a broad canopy above the sidewalk and food carts — A quieter kind of waiting room.User-supplied Google Street View image

PROVIDER #133647Location Midtown–Midtown SouthSpecialty Internal medicineOffice hours Dawn–dusk, weekends available

ABOUT THE PROVIDER

City experience.
A little room to breathe.

City residents served: 1,200
Years of experience: ~21
Patient reviews: 50

At 29 West 42 Street, London Planetree runs an adult primary care conversation bench. Its record lists approximately 21 years of experience, a 4.7 rating from 50 reviews, and a shade-side manner score of 4.7. Its signature prescription: “Bring the symptom, leave with a plan and one leaf of perspective.”

London plane trees have been part of Bryant Park’s design since its 1934 redesign during the Great Depression. This provider carries on the neighborhood tradition: clear explanations, manageable next steps, and a little humor around complicated symptoms.

BEFORE THE VISITTimes Square → Bryant ParkLUCY’S CASE NOTES

Too much city.
Too little pause.

In Lucy’s story, Times Square means 80 dB of noise and Bortle Class 9 light pollution. She begins to feel burned out. On April 2, 2026, she visits the Bryant Park location, about seven minutes away.

No reception desk. No fluorescent waiting room. Just a bench beneath the branches.

Bright advertising screens and crowds in Times Square at night — Times Square, from the project presentation.

THE PATIENT’S PERSPECTIVELucy on finding
a quieter place in the city.FICTIONAL TESTIMONIAL

SEEN FOR: BURNOUTAPRIL 2, 2026

Lucy covering her ears, with illustrated noise symbols around her — Too much noise.

Lucy shielding her eyes from the bright lights, with green light illustrations — Too much light.

Lucy resting her head on her hand, with an illustrated empty battery above her — Running on empty.

“The doctor spread its arms wide and let me rest in its shade.”

There was no wait time, and the London Planetree treated me with great care. During the shade treatment, my heart rate gradually returned to normal.

The doctor also shared its 12 years of experience and explained how it had developed a tolerance for urban pollution. I felt I was talking to someone who understood the city.

I especially appreciated how convenient it was to get medication. There was no need to visit a pharmacy. Instead, the doctor gently dropped a few leaves into my hand and told me to look at one leaf every morning for seven days. “Leaf,” the doctor said. “Leave.” Each leaf was a little reminder to leave Times Square and give myself a break.

After seven days, I felt much less burned out.

LucyA visit to London Planetree · Bryant Park

WHY THIS PROVIDER

A practice that knows the city.

01 Close enough to pause: Seven minutes from Times Square in Lucy’s account. A change of surroundings can fit into a familiar walk.
02 An open-air office: An adult primary care conversation bench, with dawn-to-dusk hours and weekends available.
03 A simple follow-up: One fallen leaf, every morning for seven days. Leaf → leave: a small visual cue to step away from Times Square, its noise, and its lights.

THE DOCTOR’S ADVICE

“If you can’t leave New York,
at least leave Times Square.”

The prescription was a little wordplay: leaf → leave. Each morning, the leaf becomes a reminder to leave Times Square and make room for a quieter moment. The medicine is the message.

PRIMARY CARE TREE
LONDON PLANETREE · PROVIDER #133647℞

PatientLucy

Seen forUrban burnout

TreatmentLeaf → leave

Take homeOne leaf. A reminder to leave.

DosageLook each morning for seven days

DirectionsLeave Times Square. Find some shade.

Signed, the tree.

Part of a fictional care story. Not a medical prescription.

London Planetree.Seven minutes from Times Square.

City experience.A little room to breathe.

Too much city.Too little pause.

A practice that knows the city.

“If you can’t leave New York,at least leave Times Square.”

London Planetree.
Seven minutes from Times Square.

City experience.
A little room to breathe.

Too much city.
Too little pause.

“If you can’t leave New York,
at least leave Times Square.”