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The Daily Plant : Thursday, December 30, 2010

This Weekend In Parks

Celebrate the New Year with fireworks at Grand Army Plaza!
Paul Martinka

Emerald Nuts Midnight Run
New Year’s Eve is filled with excitement, and our parks are a great place to join the crowd. Kick off the New Year with a spectacular fireworks and laser light show at Central Park’s annual Midnight Run! Join the fun and celebrate with a costume parade, dancing, and much more.

New Year’s Eve Fireworks
…Or come to Prospect Park to start the New Year with a bang! The celebrations begin around 11 p.m. with entertainment and hot refreshments at Grand Army Plaza. We can’t help you keep your resolutions, but we can get you off to a dazzling start for 2011.

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Early Birding at Marine Park
8:00 a.m.
Salt Marsh Nature Center, Brooklyn

Health and Race Walking
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
North Meadow Recreation Center, Manhattan

Moses Mountain Hike
11:00 a.m.
High Rock Ranger Station, Staten Island

Walk the Mile
1:00 p.m.
Fort Totten Park, Queens

Walk Like an Animal
2:00 p.m.
Crotona Nature Center, Bronx

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Winter Waterfowl
10:00 a.m.
Pelham Bay Ranger Station, Bronx

Morning Bird Walk: Bring in the New Year with Birds
10:00 a.m.
Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Brooklyn

Making Tracks
11:00 a.m.
Blue Heron Nature Center, Staten Island

Animal Tracking
12:00 p.m.
Cunningham Park, Queens

Year of the Forests
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Greenbelt Nature Center, Staten Island

QUOTATION FOR THE DAY

“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language
And next year’s words await another voice.
And to make an end is to make a beginning.”

T.S. Eliot
(1888 – 1965)

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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
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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

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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
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