Running Tour: Central Park and the Center at Harlem Meer

Upper West Side, Manhattan

Credit: Central Park Conservancy

Join OHNY for a 4-mile run through Central Park, culminating in a visit to the Center at the Harlem Meer, a new environment on the site of the Lasker Rink and Pool. The project is designed to re-establish the north end of the Park as a vital resource for the surrounding community. When complete, the fully accessible Center at the Harlem Meer will offer new and enhanced outdoor activities and provide unhindered access across the north end of the Park.  Our tour will be joined by representatives from the project’s design team, including Chapter Agency Founder John Gendall, leaders of Central Park Conservancy, and reps from Susan T. Rodriguez Architecture Design. Please note: this is a running tour. We will run 4 miles of Central Park before arriving at the Center at the Harlem Meer.

This 4-mile run winds through Central Park, culminating in a visit to the Center at the Harlem Meer, a new environment on the site of the Lasker Rink and Pool. The project is designed to re-establish the north end of the Park as a vital resource for the surrounding community. When complete, the fully accessible Center at the Harlem Meer will offer new and enhanced outdoor activities and provide unhindered access across the north end of the Park.

Our tour will be joined by representatives from the project’s design team, including Chapter Agency Founder John Gendall, leaders of Central Park Conservancy, and reps from Susan T. Rodriguez Architecture Design.

Please note: this is a running tour with an approximately 9:30 mile pace. The route includes 4 miles of Central Park before arriving at the Center at the Harlem Meer.

This is a running tour. Participants should expect to run 4 miles at an approximately 9-minute/mile pace. The tour will begin and end in different locations, so participants should plan transportation accordingly.

Mitchell Giurgola (Architecture Design); Susan T. Rodriguez (Central Park Conservancy)

Teddy Roosevelt Park
Columbus Avenue and West 81st Street; meet at SE corner, New York, NY 10024