The Palisades Wildfire Is Currently Bigger Than Manhattan, And More Stunning Facts That Show Just How Big The LA Wildfires Are
For more perspective, Central Park in NYC is only 843 acres. So, the wildfire is currently the equivalent of almost 24 Central Parks combined. Actually, the entirety of Manhattan is 14,600 acres, or 22.81 square miles, so the Palisades Fire is bigger than the whole borough.