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May 21, 2014

7th Annual Films On The Green Festival To Launch

Free French Screenings in NYC Parks this Summer Films on the Green is a free outdoor French...

May 1, 2014

Closely Knit: A Textile Analysis Of Animals By Ruth Marshall On View In The Arsenal Gallery

On View May 1 – June 20, 2014 NYC Parks is pleased to present Closely Knit: A Textile...

March 6, 2014

STRATA On View In The Arsenal Gallery

NYC Parks is pleased to present STRATA, an exhibition of prints, ceramics and collages by Marie...

July 10, 2013

Parks’ Summer Interns Tour Central Park

On July 9, Parks’ Gary Rozman led 25 summer interns on a tour of the southern end of...

June 22, 2013

Ninth Annual Adventures NYC Attracts Thousands Of New Yorkers To Kick Off The Summer By Celebrating All Things Outdoors

On Saturday, June 22, NYC Parks and Backpacker Magazine hosted the ninth annual Adventures NYC,...

February 19, 2013

Remembering Diane Wolkstein, Parks Storyteller Who Entertained Generations

Diane Wolkstein (1942-2013), who since 1967 performed storytelling in our parks for children and...

January 30, 2013

Winter Jam NYC Draws 25,000 People To Winter Sports Festival

‘WINTER JAM NYC’ DRAWS 25,000 PEOPLE TO WINTER SPORTS FESTIVAL On Saturday,...

August 2, 2012

Ready, Set, Sketch!

On July 9, the first session to kick off the Summer Illustration Art Academy began. Young...

July 13, 2012

Parkcentric: Photographs From The Museum

Exhibition on view June 14 –August 30, 2012 at the Arsenal Gallery in Central Park...

July 11, 2012

Central Park Opens Restored Cherry Hill Concourse

The reconstruction of Cherry Hill Concourse was celebrated in a ribbon cutting ceremony on June...

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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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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