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November 5, 2003
PARKIES PLAY KEY ROLE BEHIND THE SCENES AT NYC'S BIGGEST MARATHON
A record 34,662 participants ran in this year’s ING New York City Marathon, and the warm weather...
October 29, 2003
NEW YORKERS CELEBRATED HALLOWEEN EARLY THIS YEAR WITH THE GREAT NEW YORK CITY HALLOWEEN PA
On Saturday, October 25, parks across New York City were filled with Halloween spirit. The...
October 24, 2003
$1 MILLION REVITALIZES COL. MARCUS PLAYGROUND
The weather was brisk but the atmosphere inside Col. David Marcus Playground was filled with...
October 17, 2003
BRINGING BOROUGHS TOGETHER, ONE BOCCE GAME AT A TIME
If you ask any bocce player, he or she will attest that bocce is one of greatest sports around....
October 16, 2003
ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF PLAYGROUNDS
Today, playgrounds are a staple of childhood, and can be found at almost every school and park,...
October 7, 2003
CONGRATULATIONS EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH
The following individuals were awarded Employee of the Month for September in a ceremony...
September 29, 2003
NEW WATERFALLS FLOW THANKS TO KRESGE CHALLENGE GRANT
In a ceremony that was both a ribbon cutting and a groundbreaking, Prospect Park recently...
September 22, 2003
SPOTLIGHT ON MONSIGNOR MCGOLRICK PARK’S PAVILION—BROOKLYN’S LITTLE PIECE OF FRANCE
Throughout New York City, structures within parks are often afterthoughts, secondary to the...
September 19, 2003
THIS PARK'S FOR PAUL
The sun was shining in Riverdale on Wednesday afternoon as nearly a hundred community...
September 12, 2003
GEARING UP FOR ANOTHER YEAR OF AFTERSCHOOL
All week long, while children throughout the city have been adjusting to their first week of...
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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