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CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY ANNUAL REPORT 2018 Table of Contents CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY ANNUAL REPORT 2018 Table of Contents 2 PARTNERSHIP 4 Letter from the President & CEO 5 Letter from the Chairman 6 Letter from the City of New York 8 Central Park’s Impact 10 CRAFTSMANSHIP 12 Restoring the Ramble 16 Rebuilding Bernard Family Playground 18 Renewing Billy Johnson Playground 20 Reconstructing Central Park’s Perimeter 21 Restoring the West 86th to 90th Street Landscape and Perimeter 22 STEWARDSHIP 24 Operations 26 Visitor Experience 28 Volunteers 30 HELPING OTHER PARKS 32 Central Park Conservancy Institute for Urban Parks 34 Supporting New York City’s Public Spaces 36 FRIENDSHIP 46 Women’s Committee 48 The Greensward Circle 50 FINANCIALS 74 SUPPORTERS 118 STAFF & VOLUNTEERS 128 CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY MISSION, GUIDING PRINCIPLE, CORE VALUES, AND CREDITS Cover: Aerial view of Central Park. Left: Troy Lamb 5 1 CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY TABLE OF CONTENTS Partnership From the President & CEO From the Chairman It is an honor and a privilege to have been chosen to serve 36-acre woodland landscape at the heart of the Park’s It has been an exciting year for the Central Park landscapes and facilities suffering from long periods of as the President & CEO of the Central Park Conservancy historic design. We also reconstructed several playgrounds, Conservancy as we welcomed our new President & CEO, neglect and transformed them into essential recreational at this exciting time. The magnificent restoration of Central including Bernard Family Playground, with its idyllic setting Elizabeth W. Smith. Betsy’s vision to lead the Conservancy open space and amenities. I am excited to see the Park is a testament to the expertise, care, and commitment across from the Harlem Meer, and the beloved Billy Johnson beyond its founding era and focus on the sustainability of enormous impact this beautifully conceived project will of the Conservancy and its family of supporters. While that Playground, a destination for children from across the City. Central Park is inspiring and promising. have for all New Yorkers. work continues with exciting projects, we also turn our The Belvedere Castle restoration is well underway, and With her many successes in the public and private sectors, focus to the sustainability of the Park, and the vibrancy of we continue to work toward a spring 2019 completion. I am so proud of our Institute for Urban Parks, the and her dedication to New York City’s green spaces, the Conservancy as its principal steward. Moving beyond Key upcoming projects will include the restoration of the Conservancy’s educational division. In the spring it hosted Betsy is remarkably poised to continue the legacy of the a founder’s era is a challenge faced by every successful Dairy and improvements to the Park’s bridges, arches, and its third cohort of the Community Parks Initiative Gardener Conservancy’s partnership with the City of New York. It institution, and I am proud to lead the Conservancy into this rustic structures. Training Program, a partnership with NYC Parks that is among the oldest and most successful public-private new chapter. since 2015 has improved more than 200 sites in parks in The Conservancy’s work in Central Park has led to a partnerships in the country. We are proud to have earned underserved neighborhoods across the five boroughs. The This year we furthered our mission to preserve and dramatic increase in Park use — from an estimated 13 the public’s confidence and trust over the course of nearly Institute also welcomed park professionals from across the enhance Central Park for future generations. I am million annual visits in 1980 to more than 42 million today. 40 years. country to the inaugural Urban Park Leadership Program, particularly excited by our announcement of the Nowhere is the increase and variety of recreational use a first-of-its-kind program in partnership with the CUNY With Betsy at the helm, we have celebrated many remarkable Conservancy’s most significant and complex project to more evident than on the drives, especially now that they milestones. In June, Mayor Bill de Blasio closed all of Central School of Professional Studies that equips participants with date: our plan to transform the Lasker Pool and Rink site are closed to public vehicular traffic. Ensuring that the Park Park’s drives to public vehicular traffic, a joyous occasion the skills needed to manage an urban park in conjunction near the Harlem Meer. Design work remains ongoing, but is managed so that everyone can safely enjoy this iconic the Conservancy has been steadily working toward for with a public-private partnership. we envision a facility that will expand and enhance the public space is critical to the Conservancy’s mission and over 35 years. This historic decision honors Central Park Each of us who supports the Conservancy’s work reaffirms recreational opportunities at the Meer, while integrating Central Park’s future. Each day we rededicate ourselves to designers Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux’s vision Central Park’s vital purpose: to provide all New Yorkers the area more seamlessly into the Park landscape. This the role of providing what Central Park designer Frederick of the Park as a respite from urban life. project is a prime example of the Park’s dual purpose as Law Olmsted envisioned: a “tranquilizing and restorative” with the opportunity to connect with nature and experience both a destination and a retreat. Nowhere will this be more antidote to the ever-intensifying pressures of urban life. We also embarked on the early stages of an extraordinary what the Park’s creators referred to as a “feeling of relief” palpable than when experiencing new activities on the effort to re-envision Lasker Pool and Rink and the that comes from escaping the urban environment. I am Meer itself or sitting on the grass to take in the surrounding Over 160 years after its creation, Central Park remains one surrounding site in the north end of Central Park. Our extremely proud to be a part of this contribution to the lives views. With an anticipated groundbreaking in 2020, the of the most important cultural and democratic spaces in previous work in this part of the Park has reclaimed of all New Yorkers. re-envisioned site will be the capstone project of the the world and a stunningly beautiful landscape. I am Conservancy’s nearly 40-year campaign to restore proud to lead the Conservancy in fostering its continued Central Park and the culmination of our work in the north end. stewardship through a renewed and energetic commitment to financial sustainability, operational excellence, and Our ambitious $300 million Forever Green campaign engaged governance. Thomas L. Kempner, Jr. continues to gain momentum and this critical support Chairman, Central Park Conservancy enables us to complete many vital projects. We finished I want to thank you for your loyalty and commitment to our a transformative restoration of the Ramble, the beautiful beloved Central Park. Elizabeth W. Smith President & CEO, Central Park Conservancy 4 5 CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY PARTNERSHIP From the City of New York Parks mean so much to New Yorkers. They are critical to its long-term maintenance, allowing for broader park use our physical and mental well-being and to the livability and and creating new recreational opportunities to better natural beauty of our City. The partnership between the serve the Harlem and East Harlem communities. This is City and the Central Park Conservancy is vital in ensuring an investment in parks equity, serving millions more New that one of our best loved and most utilized parks continues Yorkers and visitors alike while connecting a cross-section to thrive. of communities, and we are excited to partner with the Conservancy in this important endeavor. Guided by Frederick Law Olmsted’s original vision and essential purpose of Central Park — to provide a reprieve The Central Park Conservancy is a testament to the from the City and opportunity to connect with nature — importance of public-private partnerships in making our the remarkable transformation of the Park has reversed City even greener and greater. This year, we were thrilled decades of projects in the 20th century that had hardened to welcome Elizabeth W. Smith as President & CEO of and urbanized much of the landscape before falling the Conservancy. Betsy knows NYC Parks and the into decay. indispensable role of partnerships well, having previously served as Assistant Commissioner with responsibility When you invest in a park, it does something big for the for the agency’s concession portfolio and as its principal community and for our City. We were delighted to announce liaison to conservancies and public-private partnerships. our joint $150 million commitment in the forthcoming Lasker Pool and Rink project, which will be the crowning We are excited to continue our collaboration with Betsy effort of the Conservancy’s more than 40-year commitment and the Conservancy, and we look forward to building upon to restoring Central Park’s northern end. our incredible partnership in the years to come. This project will transform the facility’s relationship with the Harlem Meer and the rest of Central Park and ensure Bill de Blasio Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP Mayor, City of New York Commissioner, Department of Parks and Recreation 6 7 CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY SECTION Central Park is both a must-see destination for visitors and a welcoming year-round backyard for New Yorkers. But its value extends well beyond its perimeter. In addition to providing a respite from urban life, Central Park supports the local economy, contributes to the well-being of visitors and Central Park’s Impact wildlife, and more. ENVIRONMENT HEALTH COMMUNITY ENTERTAINMENT Central Park’s more than 20,000 trees are Access to open spaces leads to a More than one million people visit Central Park’s well-known sights have not only beautiful, they help New Yorkers 25-percent increase in the number of the Park each year to enjoy some of made it a popular setting for movies, breathe easier by decreasing carbon people in the surrounding area who New York City’s biggest events.
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