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.







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