The Central Park Conservancy's largest project is underway in New York City.
The Central Park Conservancy's largest project is underway for restoring Central Park's north end. Dani Beckstrom has the story.The largest project in the Central Park Conservancy's 40-year history is underway at the north end of the park with the intention of revitalizing the area around the Harlem Meer.
The problem has been the Lasker Rink and Pool which has been a community staple, but one that acted as a barrier between the Harlem community and the North Woods since it was built in 1966. "Our intention is to bring back the beauty but to also still have the programs, still have the pool, still have the ice skating, still have the facility. So one way we're handling that is that the facility is being built into the side of the hill with a green roof on top of it so the park actually extends on top of the facility itself," said David Turner from the Central Park Conservancy.
In order to do this, the conservancy's construction team sent divers into the Meer to install a temporary dam, allowing them to pump water from one side to the other, to create space for crews to build the new rink and pool facility, boardwalk, and greenspace around the stream."The idea was to stroll through the wooded area, the lock area, and then it would open up into this big vista known as the Harlem Meer," said Turner.
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