Central Park is your big backyard. It's the city's greatest outdoor gym. It's a place to play with your pooch. It's a cultural mecca for music and dance. While the Park is a diverse and democratic free space, it's expensive to protect and maintain.
It costs $45.8 million a year to operate Central Park. Nearly 85% of those funds come from friends like you. Please make a gift today so New Yorkers and visitors can continue to enjoy this urban oasis.
Arsenal
The Arsenal was built between 1847 and 1851 as a munitions supply depot for New York State’s National Guard. That original military use would be short-lived, as it soon became part of Central Park.