By Alyce McFaddenNell Gallogly and Wesley Parnell Just the right spot in Prospect Park, mesmerized by Manhattan and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely during this afternoon and early evening. The chance of a thunderstorm during the morning and afternoon. Winds northeast to southeasterly 25 to 40 ...