Tag: Central Park
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What Is The Most Beautiful Spot In New York?
What’s the most beautiful spot in New York City? Answers in this article from a variety of artists include The Ramble in Central Park, Madison Square Park, Broad Street in the financial district, and the Brooklyn Bridge. What do you think is the city’s most beautiful spot? WHAT IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SPOT IN NEW…
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Scientific Croquet A Popular Pastime For Men In Central Park
If you’re like me, you played croquet a few times as a kid, but have no idea what scientific croquet is. Well, it turns out that scientific croquet is the less wimpy version of croquet. Instead of grass, it’s played on a hard, smooth surface. While regular old croquet was enjoyed by men, women, and…
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Fifty Years Fight To Keep Central Park From Invasion
Believe it or not, sports were not permitted in Central Park when it opened. It was a place to stroll and relax, but but not to play. The website centralparkhistory.com explains: The reasons why lay in the transformation of popular sports, particularly baseball, just at the moment the park was being built. In the 1850s…
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Pot Shooting In Central Park
Wild animals occasionally make their way into Central Park. Just a few months ago, a coyote in the Park seemed to be the talk of the town. In modern times, these animals are taken down by NYPD sharpshooters with tranquilizer guns. But back in 1910, there was one man whose full time job was hunting…
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