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December 4, 2008

Detail of a wreath from the exhibition

Wreath Display at the Arsenal Gallery

This year’s exhibition offers a diverse collection of wreath interpretations. While some...

October 27, 2008

Pumpkins

Spook-tacular Fun at Parks & Camp Sunshine Halloween Festival

For the first time this year, the Bethesda Arcade was transformed into the grounds of a haunted...

September 12, 2008

Detail from Central Park Photo by Claire Lesteven

Claire Lesteven’s “Sunbeam Dispatches” at Arsenal Gallery

The exhibit features Ms. Lesteven’s romantic and haunting panoramas of Central Park and...

July 16, 2008

Bon Jovi in Central Park

Bon Jovi Rocks the Great Lawn

Bon Jovi brought rock and roll back to Central Park this past Saturday night. Photo courtesy of AP.

June 30, 2008

Citywide Volunteers Graduate from Street Tree Pruner Course

Citizen volunteers complete Trees New York’s Citizen Pruner Course.

June 30, 2008

Mayor Bloomberg, Major League Baseball And Bank Of America Announce Free Bon Jovi Concert In Central Park During Mlb All-star Summer

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Jon Bon Jovi, Major League Baseball Executive Vice President Tim...

June 1, 2008

Japan Day in Central Park

Japan Day is an event designed to promote deeper understanding of Japanese culture. New Yorkers...

May 12, 2008

Detail of Greensward Plan

Greensward Exhibition On View

150 Years of Central Park History Documented through Photographs

April 28, 2008

Neil Calvanese Receives The Thomas Stofka Award

The award, presented last month at the Parks Annual Awards Ceremony, recognizes skilled Parkies...

April 28, 2008

Celebrating Greensward

72nd Street Cross Drive renamed "Olmsted & Vaux Way" on 150th anniversary of Central Park's design.

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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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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
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