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Map of Carl Schurz Park. Click the link PDF button below to download a copy: Contact Us: our mailing address. 1483 York Avenue, P.O. Box #20523. New York, NY 10075 ...
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Directions via Google Maps. This picturesque park, partially hidden along the East River, is one of the city's best-concealed secrets. A stroll along the promenade provides beautiful views of the river, the Roosevelt Island Lighthouse, the Triborough Bridge, Randall’s and Wards islands, and, of course, Gracie Mansion, the 18th century mansion ...
The Trees of Carl Schurz Park. Carl Schurz Park is a constantly evolving green space. This map was completed in December, 2012. The image below is purely a sample of the map. Please click the PDF link to the right to download the high-quality version for ease of reading.
The support of friends and neighbors has enabled Carl Schurz Park Conservancy to do so much! From our earliest days almost 50 years (we are the oldest park Conservancy in NYC) ago we have taken our stewardship role and partnership with the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation very seriously. With great care, and mindful of the urban legacy we ...
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Carl Schurz Park is located on Manhattan's Upper East Side. It's on East End Avenue between East 84th and East 90th Streets. If you are on the numbered streets and walk east you can't miss the park. The closest subway station is the 86th Street Station at Second Avenue. The Q line runs there. Entrances are located at East 84th, East 86th, East 87th...
During the Revolutionary War the loyalists built a fortress on this high piece of land to ward off the British. The British Army destroyed it quickly, only to have their navy crash into the same piece of land soon after. The army lost £2,000,000 of gold coin on board. In 1799 Archibald Gracie, a Scottish shipping magnate, acquired the land and buil...
One of the most relaxing activities is strolling along the promenade along the East River. You can get to it by walking East through the park. Once you are there, you'll see views of the Roosevelt Island Lighthouse, the Triborough Bridge, Randall's Islands, Wards Islands, and Gracie Mansion. Children will love visiting the playground (It's located ...
The Carl Schurz Park Conservancy is always working on improving the park, planting new trees and keeping the gardens in tip top shape. Join them on some Saturday mornings to pitch in and help with the fun work. Throughout the year the Conservancy also puts on special events from an Easter Egg Hunt to a dog costume contest for Halloween. They often ...
While there are no restaurants or food carts in the park, there are plenty of shaded green spaces for a picnic. Pick up sweets from Two Little Red Hens, a bakery known for its red velvet cupcakes. To pick up a famous New York City bagel and lox head to the neighboring Bagel Bobs on York. Just outside the park you'll find a wide array of restaurants...
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Carl Schurz Park is a 14.9-acre public park in the Yorkville neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, named for German-born Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz in 1910, at the edge of what was then the solidly German-American community of Yorkville. Map. Directions.
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