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January 6, 2003

CONGRATULATIONS DECEMBER EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH

On Friday, January 3, 2002, the following individuals were awarded Employee of the Month for...

December 31, 2002

WEP HOLIDAY PARTY IN BROOKLYN BRINGS HOLIDAY CHEER

On Monday, December 16th, the weather outside the Prospect Park Picnic House was frightful, but...

December 19, 2002

ASK PROFESSOR GINKGO: LORD OF THE RINKS

Dear Professor Ginkgo: I recently learned there was more than one skating rink in Central...

December 11, 2002

A WINTER WONDERLAND IN QUEENS: NEW BRIDLE PATH FOR HORSE LOVERS OPENS IN FOREST PARK

It was a perfect winter scene last week in Forest Park: a majestic grey horse pulling a surrey...

December 10, 2002

CONGRATULATIONS NOVEMBER EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH

On Monday, December 2, the following individuals were awarded Employee of the Month for November....

December 6, 2002

TALKING TURKEY

For Easter, people hunt eggs in Central Park. For Halloween, they enjoy the haunted house in Van...

December 5, 2002

CONGRATULATIONS NOVEMBER EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH

On Monday, December 2, 2002, the following individuals were awarded Employees of the Month for...

December 2, 2002

THIS PLAYGROUND ISN’T FOR THE BIRDS

The birds were singing and the kids were cheering recently in Queens’ Forest Park. Both had good...

November 29, 2002

NINETEEN, EIGHTEEN, SEVENTEEN, FOURTEEN, SEVEN, AND SIX

Picking up The Daily Plant, you’re likely to find a section entitled, "Thirteen...

November 21, 2002

THE RANGERS SAY: LET'S HAVE CLASS OUTSIDE TODAY

You won’t find "nymphs, leeches and baby fish" at the top the Plaza hotel’s list of Things to...

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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

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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