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July 25, 2001

HIGHBRIDGE PARK SPORTS MORE COURTS THAN EVER

Highbridge Park just scored new basketball and volleyball courts and all New Yorkers,...

July 19, 2001

COMMUNITY MEMBERS UNITE AT A GROUNDBREAKING IN UNITY PARK

Thirty years ago the 0.3 acres that is now Unity Park was a vacant lot. Today, it is more...

July 17, 2001

ONE YEAR OF POETRY AND PICTURE-MAKING PRODUCES A ST. JAMES POETRY BOOK

The afterschool program at the St. James Computer Resource Center closed out the school year...

July 16, 2001

HAPPY WARRIOR FIGHTS AGAIN

"Who is the happy Warrior? Who is he that every man in arms would wish to be?" The dean of...

July 13, 2001

NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC HONORS LEONARD BERNSTEIN

This summer, in every borough, park visitors will enjoy the convergence of nature and art that...

July 9, 2001

A NEW GARDEN TRIANGLE IS PLANTED AND DEDICATED IN McKINLEY PARK

Since last year, Kathy Reilly Triangle has been re-imagined, planted with a mix of Blue Girl...

July 3, 2001

MONGOLIANS MINGLE IN THE EAST MEADOW

This year, the International Festival of Conservation, the culmination of a month-long...

June 26, 2001

FIFTEEN MINUTES (AT LEAST) OF FAME FOR "DAMON THE CAIMAN"

It was the talk of the town: a big toothed, scaly skinned alligator on the loose in Central...

June 25, 2001

PARKS ARTIST RETURNS TO HIS ROOTS

Christopher Rodriguez grew up using parks. Born in Queens, raised on the Lower East Side, he's...

June 20, 2001

FRIENDS OF THE HISTORIC HOUSE TRUST REUNITE ON THE DANCE FLOOR

On the night of June 15, 2001, the Historic House Trust held its annual gala benefit at...

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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