landmark, New York, New York City, NYC, parks, photography, playground, Scenic Landmark
What’s a toddler to do when the temperature hits triple digits? Cool off in one of Central Park’s playground fountains! West Sider Robert I. captured this tot doing just that.”I took this in the summer of 2007 in the playground to the...
landmark, New York, New York City, NYC, parks, playground, preservation, Scenic Landmark, Upper West Side, UWS
Blogger and Upper West Sider Robin C., for her response to our call for submissions, features one of the Park’s most popular destinations for recreation: the Sheep Meadow! And to think, this used to be a common site!”These three photos capture the...
New York, New York City, NYC, parks, playground, preservation, Scenic Landmark, Upper West Side, UWS
First there was Rachel H., now Howard S. and his granddaughters are getting in on the Central Park photo fun!”This is a picture of my then-8-year-old grandchildren, Lila and Isabella, taking a break from rowing, enjoying the small beach tucked away in a corner...
landmark, New York, New York City, parks, playground, preservation, Scenic Landmark, Upper West Side, UWS
LANDMARK WEST! invites YOU to show us the play spaces in Central Park that you love! This photo-sharing project was born from the excited responses we received earlier this month to our email guide of the park’s many playgrounds. Not long after, we...
architecture, landmark, New York, New York City, parks, photography, preservation, Riverside Drive, Riverside Park, Scenic Landmark, Upper West Side, UWS
LOST RIVERSIDE DRIVE A History in Postcard ImagesSlide Lecture and Book Signing There was much hope and hype in the 1870s and 1880s that the Upper West Side would surpass Fifth Avenue in attracting the well-to-do in the area. A winding boulevard with vistas...
landmark, New York City, NYC, parks, preservation, Riverside Drive, Riverside Park, Scenic Landmark, Upper West Side, UWS, walking tour
DID YOU KNOW: The monument dedicated to Joan of Arc in Riverside Park (at West 91st Street) was the first public sculpture in New York City dedicated to a non-fictional woman.DID YOU KNOW: The position of repose in which the woman rests at the Ida Straus memorial, in...