Not many people realize Central Park Conservancy is the group responsible for restoring, enhancing, and maintaining the Park since 1980. Without them, there’d be no one to raise the $50MM+ necessary to run the Park each year, 85% of which comes from private donations from people like us.
Imagine Central Park without the Great Lawn. Imagine it without Belvedere Castle, Bethesda Terrace, or Bow Bridge. Now Imagine Central Park without the whir of bikes circling the loop, the melodic sounds of musicians playing in Naumburg bandshell, or the laughter of children filling Heckscher playground. Imagine it without hot dog carts, waffle stands, or Sunday morning picnics. Imagine no rowboats to paddle, Cat Rock to climb, or Lasker Pool to swim. Imagine Central Park without 21,000 trees, 250 acres of lawn, or the hundreds of thousands of flowers that paint the landscape season after season after season. 40 million people a year visit Central Park and they experience it’s extraordinary beauty in countless ways. You can’t imagine Central Park without any of it...and we can’t imagine Central Park without you.