Central Park Updates
Vigil for John Lennon Today at Strawberry Fields
Vigil for John Lennon today at Strawberry Fields
Cleopatra’s Needle
Probably the strangest monument in Central Park is the 71 foot, 244 ton Obelisk, or Cleopatra’s Needle.
The Three Bears Holiday Bash in Central Park
A great way to spend a holiday afternoon in Central Park. The City Parks Foundation is once again proud to announce the holiday launch of The Three Bears Holiday Bash, a marionette production beginning November 16, 2010 at the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre in Central Park.
Another Carriage Horse Accident Near Central Park
Reports of yet another carriage horse being injured on a New York City Street. On November 3rd, a New York City bus hit a horse during rush hour. The carriage horse was grazed by the bus on 7th Avenue, at around 54th street, at 5:30 p.m. A witness says the horse "was...
A Hidden Wilderness In Central Park
Less than a hundred yards away are some of the toniest hotels in New York City the Hallett Sanctuary lies just a popped champagne cork’s flight from the Plaza Hotel. A virtually untouched wilderness just steps down from Fifth Ave. it is an oasis for migrating birds and dozens of other denizens of the Park.
Baby Mongoose Pups at the Central Park Zoo
Baby Mongoose Pups at the Central Park Zoo
The Great Lawn – Central Park’s Other Reservoir
The Great Lawn holds the distinction of being the single largest design feature that was not part of the original Greensward Plan, as drawn up by Olmsted and Vaux.
John Lennon Tribute Film “LENNONNYC” at SummerStage
Today, October 9th, marks what would have been the 70th birthday of John Lennon. Tonight at 7:00 pm there is a free screening of American Masters:LENNONYC.
Central Park Escape
Central Park’s 843 acres represent 6% of the total surface of the island. It features a variety of terrains and vistas, ranging from the beautifully sculptured balustrades of Bethesda Terrace to the woodsy solitude of the Ramble. It offers each New Yorker, however much jaundiced and jaded, escape from the clamorous confines of the urban environment and insight into ourselves, not to mention the glimpse of the occasional raccoon. Central Park allows us to breath, to stretch, to discover possibilities and see around corners and into the great curved horizon that is so often hidden.
And sometimes it just lets us off the leash.
The Blockhouse – Central Park’s Oldest Edifice
The Blockhouse – Central Park’s Oldest Edifice
