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Photos: See Central Park's Beautiful New Davis Center at the Harlem Meer

  • The Curious Uptowner
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After a four year wait, the Davis Center at Harlem Meer is finally here.


The new year-round facility, which replaces Lasker Pool and Rink in the north end of Central Park, opened to the public on Saturday, April 26.


Tucked into the hillside, the main building features a green roof and light-filled indoor space with picnic benches, plus restrooms and lockers behind a stone wall.


Directly outside is a turf space known as the Harlem Oval that transforms into a swimming pool in the summer and ice rink in the winter; the green remains open in the spring and fall, and includes programming like sunset yoga and hip hop dance class.


Meant to reconnect Harlem with the park's North Woods, the facility includes a path along a resurfaced stream leading to the Huddlestone Arch and the forest beyond.


TCU was invited for a first look on Thursday when last-minute work was still taking place. We returned on Sunday to see how everything turned out. Here's a look.


Path leading visitors to Davis Center at Harlem Meer in Central Park
A path leads visitors from 110th Street and Lenox Avenue/Malcolm X Boulevard to the Davis Center.

Davis Center building at Harlem Meer blends into the hillside in Central Park
The Davis Center's main building is tucked into the hillside, making it blend into the natural landscape.


Davis Center at Harlem Meer building features a green roof and glass doors in Central Park
The building features a walkway on its green roof and a facade of glass doors that open onto the oval.

Inside the Davis Center at Harlem Meer in Central Park
Inside are picnic benches and restrooms behind a stone wall.

Green turf at Harlem Oval at Davis Center in Central Park
The turf, seen from the building's green roof, will transform into a pool in the summer and an ice rink in the winter.

Davis Center path by stream leading to North Woods in Central Park
A path next to the resurfaced stream leads to the North Woods behind the facility.

New walkway leading from Davis Center to Harlem Meer in Central Park in New York City
A new walkway across the Harlem Meer goes to Fifth Avenue and E 106th Street.

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