EVENT: Celebrate Andrew H. Green on 11/12 in Central Park
Manhattan Borough Historian Michael Miscione invites you to
A TRIBUTE TO ANDREW H. GREEN, NYC’S FORGOTTEN CIVIC GIANT
Join us in Central Park on Sunday, November 12th as we raise a toast to Andrew H. Green, the unsung 19th century master planner, reformer and preservationist who transformed New York into a world-class city.
The brief ceremony will take place at the Andrew H. Green Memorial Bench, the only public monument to “The Father of Greater New York” in the five boroughs.
Prof. Kenneth T. Jackson, editor of the Encyclopedia of New York City, has called Green, “arguably the most important leader in Gotham’s long history.” During his fifty-year career, Green steered the creation of some of New York City’s foremost parks, cultural institutions and public works. He rescued the city from bankruptcy after the Tweed Ring scandals, and pioneered the historic preservation movement. Most importantly, he masterminded the 1898 consolidation of the five boroughs, a measure that expanded the city’s size fivefold.
Lovers of Central Park, Riverside Park, Morningside Park, the New York Public Library, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the American Museum of Natural History, the Bronx Zoo, the Washington Bridge, City Hall and the very five-borough city itself will want to pay their respects to this forgotten civic giant.
Guest speakers to be announced.
WHEN:
Sunday, November 12, 2006 at 1:00p.
(Rain date: Sunday, November 19 at 1:00p.)
WHERE:
The Andrew H. Green Memorial Bench, inside Central Park at about 105 Street.
Note: The bench is extremely difficult to find and is not marked on most park maps. Follow the directions below or consult the map at www.andrewhgreen.net .
COST:
Free and open to all. No reservations required.
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE EVENT:
Contact Michael Miscione at (212) 669-8089 or [email protected].
LEARN MORE ABOUT GREEN:
Visit www.andrewhgreen.net .
DIRECTIONS TO THE ANDREW H. GREEN MEMORIAL BENCH:
From the East Side: At Fifth Avenue and E. 102 Street, enter the park via the automobile entrance road. Bear right, merging on to the main drive. Continue walking north on the drive for about two blocks. When you come to the standing three-sided map on your left, turn left on to the wide, well-paved crossover road that heads to the West Side. Take an immediate right on to the blacktop footpath that heads uphill. Bear right as you walk along the footpath. The bench is at the top of the hill.
From the West Side: At Central Park West and W. 100 Street, enter the park via the automobile entrance road. Bear left, merging on to the main drive. Continue walking north on the drive for about two blocks. Before the drive crosses a stone bridge, turn right on to the wide, well-paved crossover road that heads to the East Side. Continue down this road, passing a little police kiosk on your right. Just before the road intersects with the main east drive, turn left on to the blacktop footpath that heads uphill. Bear right as you walk along the footpath. The bench is at the top of the hill.