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Central Park Conservancy Central Park Conservancy ANNUAL REPORT 2014 Table of Contents 4 Partnership 6 Letter from the Chairman of the Board of Trustees and the Conservancy President 7 Letter from the Mayor and the Parks Commissioner 8 Craftsmanship 10 Ruth and Arthur Smadbeck Heckscher East Playground 12 The Woodlands Initiative 14 East 90th Street Entrance 16 The Fort Overlooks 17 Fort Clinton 17 Nutter’s Battery 18 Conservation 19 The Obelisk 20 Cannons 21 The Monument Conservation Technician Program 22 Stewardship 24 Operations 24 The Snowstorms of 2013–2014 25 Volunteer Program 26 Trash Receptacles 27 Computerized Maintenance Management System 28 Central Park Conservancy Institute for Urban Parks 29 The Center for Urban Park Management 31 The Center for Urban Park Discovery 35 Hallett Open Hours 36 Friendship 44 Financials 72 Supporters 108 Staff & Volunteers 118 Ways to Help the Park 122 Central Park Conservancy Mission, Guiding Principle, Core Values, and Credits 2 CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY Table of Contents 3 Table of Partnership Contents Central Park Conservancy The City of New York It has been a great year for Central Park and The City of New York and the Central Park Conservancy both believe that access to beautiful, green space is Central Park Conservancy. 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The Five Borough Crew joins our Historic Harlem Parks Crew forward to workingforward together to working to promote together the to long promote-term thevitality long of-term one vitalityof our mostof one treasured of our most parks treasured parks andworking to develop togetherand new to ways developto promote of bringing new ways the its long-term of expertise, bringing resources, vitalityits expertise, of and one resources, passion of our to andmost community passion treasured toparks community inparks andparks to in develop new that has been providing regular maintenance support to Morningside, Marcus Garvey, St. Nicholas, and need. need.ways of bringing its expertise, resources, and passion to community parks in need. Jackie Robinson Parks since 2005. It’s one of the initiatives we take particular pride in because it represents both the success and legacy of our partnership with the city and it will be a model for public–private partnerships. Next year marks the 35th anniversary of our partnership with the City of New York. The success of our relationship has allowed for the longest period of sustained restoration in the history of Central Park. BillBill d dee Blasio Blasio Bill de Blasio Mitchell J. Silver, Mitchell Mitchell FAICP J.J. Silver, Silver, FAICP FAICP Mayor Commissioner The spirit of cooperation and trust along with the loyal support of our donors has established the MayorMayor CommissionerCommissioner City of New York Department of Parks and Recreation Conservancy as the world leader in urban park management. City of New York Department of Parks and Recreation City of New York Department of Parks and Recreation Our accomplishments are only possible because of the support of our more than 80,000 donors. It is
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