Before I ever set foot in Central Park, I had spent an absurd amount of time there. Well, technically. My visits had been conducted entirely from the safety of my couch, courtesy of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, a television show that has spent decades making New York City look like a place where absolutely nothing good happens after dark. Central Park, in particular, seemed to have a remarkable talent for attracting the worst people imaginable. If you believed SVU, taking a leisurely stroll through the park was less a recreational activity and more an invitation for Olivia Benson to