Iphigene's Walk

Commemorating Iphigene Ochs Sulzberger, the lush walk cuts through the northeast edge of the Ramble – fitting, considering the preservationist’s efforts to restore the 38-acre wild garden. It's 1987 dedication coincided with her 95th birthday.

Sulzberger developed a fondness for Central Park during her childhood, when she would take long Sunday walks with her father, Adolph S. Ochs, publisher of the New York Times. She went on to became a staunch advocate for the Park and for the Olmsted and Vaux vision, using her family’s influence to condemn any plan that sought to relinquish the Park to commercial interests or deprive the public of its serene natural settings.  President of the Central Park Association from 1934 to 1950, she was also named honorary chairwoman of the Conservancy upon its formation in 1980.

In 2004, the Conservancy restored Iphigene’s Walk as part of a larger effort to enhance the nearby Evodia Meadow and Azalea Pond.