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February 6, 2010

Snow Place like Winter Jam NYC!

Parks presented the biggest snow festival in the city: Winter Jam NYC! The event brought winter...

October 24, 2009

Thousands of New Yorkers Have a Spooktacular Time at the 2009 Pumpkin Festival

Among exciting activities at the festival were hay rides, face painting and a pumpkin patch with...

October 7, 2009

Submit Your Scarecrow to Parks' 2nd Annual Design Competition

The second annual Scarecrow Design Competition celebrates the spirit of the fall harvest season...

August 31, 2009

New Yorkers Stay-cationed at Adventures NYC

Adventures can continue in your neighborhood parks in all five boroughs throughout the entire...

August 28, 2009

City Selects Proposal for Landmark Restaurant in Central Park

The City is prepared to award the 20-year license term for the renovation and operation of the...

August 12, 2009

Cultural Offerings at the Arsenal Gallery and Its Backyard, Central Park

Check out the paintings and drawings of Bascove at the Arsenal Gallery, and the Sound Tunnel...

August 10, 2009

Appealing To The “Bridge” And “Tunnel” Crowd: Cultural Offerings At The Arsenal Gallery And Its Back Yard, Central Park

This is the last week to see the captivating paintings and drawings of Bascove at the...

May 29, 2009

Congrats, "Green" Graduates!

City Celebrates Inaugural Class of MillionTreesNYC Training Program

May 14, 2009

Nancy Mladenoff's Post-Audubon Opens at Central Park's Arsenal Gallery

Parks is pleased to present this series of watercolor and marker studies of the major species of...

March 16, 2009

Mary Reilly’s “Urban Woodlands” at Central Park’s Arsenal Gallery

Focusing on unexpected places in an urban setting – ancient forests with magnificent old...

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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

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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

More About Central Park

Zip Code:10023, 10024, 10025
Community Board: 10, 11, 07, 05, 08, 06
Council Member: Gale A. Brewer
Park ID: M010
Acreage: 840.01
Property Type: Flagship Park

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