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November 20, 2002

ETERNAL LIGHT FLICKERS AGAIN

After a three-year period of darkness, the Eternal Light in Madison Square Park once again...

November 18, 2002

RUN, PARKIES, RUN

"I wasn’t sure how the old wheels would perform," sighed Parks E-Government Director Andy Wilson....

November 14, 2002

BEST OF PARKS HONORS THE NATURAL CLASSROOM

Today The Daily Plant honors the Urban Park Rangers for their program, "The Natural Classroom,"...

November 13, 2002

THE GREEN I SEE: PORTRAITS IN NEW YORK CITY PARKS

On Wednesday, October 30, 200 people gathered in the Arsenal Gallery to celebrate the work of...

November 8, 2002

JAC AND PACT JOB FAIR A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS

On October 24, 2002, the Job Assistance Center (JAC) and Parks Career Training Program (PACT)...

November 7, 2002

NRG’S MCFOREST: ALMOST 65,000 SERVED

Various Parkies and partners have been rehabilitating, for the past 12 years, forested parkland...

November 6, 2002

SO MUCH FUN, IT WAS SCARY!

There was something strange in the neighborhood last month as young and old came out by the...

November 1, 2002

CONGRATULATIONS EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH

The following individuals were awarded Employee of the Month for October on Tuesday, October 29,...

October 30, 2002

PARKS MOURNS THE LOSS OF ONE OF ITS FINEST

In the early morning hours of Thursday, October 24, a Parks Enforcement Patrol officer was...

October 24, 2002

PEP OFFICERS DESERVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE

On Tuesday, October 8, during a regular day at Prospect Park, three Parks Enforcement Patrol...

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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
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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