It’s a Central Park-ing lot!

A recreational trail in Central Park meant for joggers and horseback riders has been taken over by city workers using it as a parking lot — with and without official government placards.

The 4.2-mile Central Park Bridle Path – which doesn’t even allow bicycles – has been full of city-owned cars such as police cruisers and private vehicles driven by municipal workers, locals said.

“It started out with a very small amount of cars,” 60-year Manhattan resident Tamara told The Post. “Every year, it gets bigger and bigger and bigger, and now it feels like a parking lot.”

“It doesn’t feel like a … walking path anymore,” Tamara added. “It takes away from the ambience.”

City Council member Gale Brewer, who represents the Upper West Side, said the issue showed the

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