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Upcoming Events:
12/23 – Glow Night | 4:00–7:00 PM
12/24 – Grinchmas Party | 1:30–5:00 PM
12/26 – Winter Wonderland Disco | 5:00–9:00 PM
12/31 – New Year’s Eve Party | 1:30–5:00 PM
1/1 – New Year’s Day Celebration | 1:30–5:00 PM
Deets: Gottesman Rink at the Davis Center at Harlem Meer is hosting a series of special winter community events.
The Central Park Conservancy – the nonprofit civic institution that manages Central Park – officially opened the new Gottesman Rink at the Davis Center. The rink, which replaces the outdated Lasker facility, was conceived as part of a larger re-envisioning of the site by the Conservancy’s landscape architecture team, restoring the Park’s north end and delivering year-round space for the Harlem community. The Davis Center was designed by Susan T Rodriguez | Architecture • Design and Mitchell Giurgola Architects in collaboration with the Conservancy, building on the recent restoration of the Ravine to the south.
The $160 million Davis Center at the Harlem Meer is the Central Park Conservancy’s most significant and ambitious undertaking to date, and the capstone to a decades-long effort to revitalize the northern end of the Park. Replacing the disruptive and outdated Lasker Rink and Pool, the new facility offers year-round community access through a swimming pool that transforms into an ice rink in winter and a new public green, the Harlem Oval, in shoulder seasons. Grounded in years of collaboration with Harlem leaders and organizations, the Conservancy’s community-first approach shaped a facility that meets the neighborhood’s needs today. This inaugural rink season celebrates that partnership and the Conservancy’s commitment to access for all.
In line with the Conservancy’s ongoing effort to promote accessible, open public space, the full-size ice rink fills a programmatic gap in the community by providing much-needed access for public skate time, skating and hockey lessons for all ages and ice time for local schools and community organizations. The Conservancy is working closely with a number of local small businesses and nonprofits to facilitate the various free and low-cost programming offered during the rink season.
Hint for the Average Socialite: Learn more. Not skating? The indoor space will be open to the public throughout these events—no ticket needed—so feel free to stop by to warm up, meet friends, or simply enjoy the festive atmosphere.
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