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The Daily Plant : Friday, October 22, 2010

This Weekend In Parks

Commissioner Benepe works with volunteers at an It's My Park Day at Sara D. Roosevelt Park.
Daniel Avila

It’s My Park Day
Pitch in at your favorite park or playground this Saturday! Local volunteer groups around the city will be spending the day outside painting, cleaning, and fixing up parks in all five boroughs. Find a project near you and come help out.

MillionTreesNYC Planting Day
This Saturday, join the effort to plant 20,000 new trees citywide! MillionTreesNYC is going to parks in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and the Bronx to plant trees where they're most needed. Join the effort to expand our city's urban forest!

Saturday, October 23

Run the River 5K
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Randall’s Island Park, Manhattan

Pick-your-own-Pumpkin
11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Queens Farm Museum, Queens

Fall Colors
1:00 p.m.
Seton Falls Park, Bronx

Increase the Feast Masquerade Party
4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Faber Park, Staten Island


Creatures of the Night Hike
6:30 p.m.
Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Sunday, October 24

Fall Migration
10:00 a.m.
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens

Fall Bike Tour
11:00 a.m.
Pelham Bay Park, Bronx

Ghouls & Gourds
12:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn

Fall Foliage Scrapbook
1:00 p.m.
Blue Heron Park Preserve, Staten Island

Parade and Pumpkin Sail
4:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Central Park, Manhattan

QUOTATION FOR THE DAY
"One belongs to New York instantly; one belongs to it
as much in five minutes as in five years."
Thomas Wolfe
(1900-1938)

Check out your park's Vital Signs

Clean & Safe

91
Park Condition Score
$70.7M
Recent Investment

Green & Resilient

12.3K
Mapped Trees
74
Acres of Natural Areas

Empowered & Engaged Users

257
Recent & Future Events
Yes
Volunteer Engagement

Share your feedback or learn more about how this park is part of a Vital Park System

Know Before You Go

Ice Skating Rinks
Harlem Meer Center (formerly Lasker Rink)
The Harlem Meer Center is closed in order to rebuild the facility to increase access to nearby communities and enhance year-round programming. For more information, visit Central Park Conservancy's Rebuilding Harlem Meer Center page.
Anticipated Completion: Spring 2024
Outdoor Pools
Harlem Meer Center
The Harlem Meer Center is closed in order to rebuild the facility to increase access to nearby communities and enhance year-round programming. For more information, visit Central Park Conservancy's Rebuilding Harlem Meer Center page.
Anticipated Completion: Spring 2025

Partner Organization

Central Park Conservancy

Contacts

Central Park Information: (212) 310-6600
Central Park Information (for the Hearing Impaired): (800) 281-5722
Belvedere Castle, The Henry Luce Nature Observatory: (212) 772-0210
The Charles A. Dana Discovery Center: (212) 860-1370
The Dairy Visitor Center and Gift Shop: (212) 794-6564
North Meadow Recreation Center: (212) 348-4867
Loeb Boathouse (Bike rentals, boat rentals & gondolas): (212) 517-2233
Carousel: (212) 879-0244
Fishing at Harlem Meer (Catch & Release): (212) 860-1370
Harlem Meer Performance Festival: (212) 860-1370
Horseback Riding - Claremont Stables: (212) 724-5100
Metropolitan Opera (Performances on the Great Lawn): (212) 362-6000
New York Philharmonic (Performances on the Great Lawn): (212) 875-5709
Shakespeare in the Park - The Public Theater at the Delacorte Theater: (212) 539-8655
Ice Skating - Lasker Rink: (917) 492-3856
Skating - Wollman Rink (Ice Skating & In-Line Skating): (212) 439-6900
Central Park SummerStage: (212) 360-2777
Swedish Cottage Marionette Theater: (212) 988-9093
Tennis: (212) 280-0205
Weddings, Ceremonies and Photography at the Conservatory Garden: (212) 360-2766
Wildlife Center & Tisch Children's Zoo: (212) 439-6500