Central Park Conservancy

Central Park Underground

Visitors to Central Park can experience its grandeur by strolling, biking, running or riding on any of the hundreds of paths or walks that designers have created to enhance your trip. What people won't notice on any map of the Park are the elaborate pathways underground that bring water to Central Park's water features.

It all adds up to a 150-mile underground labyrinth that Conservancy staff members expertly navigate. Staff members regularly slip beneath the Park's green surface to keep watch over the network of pipes that shuttle off drainage, or those that feed water from the Catskill and Croton watershed systems into the Parks fountains and water bodies. Woven into that maze of pipes is some original infrastructure that dates back more than 100 years.

So the next time you walk through its 843 acres, consider the unseen side of Central Park just beneath you — an intricate system deep underground that Park visitors probably don't know about, but depend on everyday.

Vandalism at Bethesda Terrace

Four vandals defaced the Bethesda Terrace arcade in Central Park late on January 31, scarring its niches and sandstone pillars with graffiti. Continue reading

Events this Month

Black History Month
Various dates and times
Free

Learn about Black History and African American culture at exciting programs all month long, in three select Central Park visitor centers. Celebrate diversity with your toddler, discover the African-American community that once thrived where Central Park is today, and learn about the contributions of the Apollo Theater and its performers to the Harlem community.

Health Walking and Race Walking Clinics
in Partnership with NY Walkers Club
Saturdays, year-round, 9:30 am - 11:00 am
Free

Walking at a moderate to brisk pace over mostly flat surfaces led by walking coach Lon Wilson. Each class includes a warm-up, cool-down and stretch. All fitness levels are welcome.

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