Urban Oasis: The Movement for City Parks

Now more than ever, parks are playing a vital role in our daily lives, especially in New York City. Listen to Marie Warsh, Central Park Conservancy Historian, and Jakub Gaweda, Education Specialist for Walking Tours at the Tenement Museum, discuss the origins of the City's public parks and the movement that created them.

Additional reading
Staying Connected to Central Park through History - https://bit.ly/2URa8hG
Learn more about Seneca Village - https://bit.ly/3fBfKVA
The School Farm Movement – https://bit.ly/37HZcIv
New York City park playgrounds - https://bit.ly/30RDpNi
Seward Park in the Lower East Side - https://bit.ly/2ACvM2F

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