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PARK FACT:
Randall's Island was sold to the city for $60,000 in 1835.
Randall's Island Park
East River and Harlem River
Manhattan
Directions: Google Maps | MTA Trip Planner
Acres: 256.11
Discus Thrower 
Read a history from Parks’ Historical Signs Project. This text can be found posted within the park.
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- Sculptor: Kostas Dimitriadis
- Architect: Mckim Mead and White
- Description: Standing figure (heroic scale) with integral plinth, on pedestal, front decorated with applied wreath and urn, plaque at rear
- Materials: Figure, pedestal decorations, plaque--bronze; Pedestal-- Stony Creek granite (polished)
- Cast: ca. 1926
- Dedicated: 1926
- Foundry: Modern Art Foundry (restoration)
- Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Ery Kehaya; Bloomberg News (restoration)
- Inscription: 1&2) Pedestal, each side: "THE DISCUS THROWER" 3) Pedestal rear, plaque: "PRESENTED BY / MR. AND MRS. ERY KEHAYA / MCMXXVI"
Please note, the NAME field includes a primary designation as well as alternate namings often in common or popular usage. The DEDICATED field refers to the most recent dedication, most often, but not necessarily the original dedication date. If the monument did not have a formal dedication, the year listed reflects the date of installation.
For more information, please contact Art & Antiquities at (212) 360-8143
Know Before You Go
The New York City Department of Transportation is performing capital upgrades to the 103rd Street Pedestrian Bridge. The bridge has been closed since Oct. 31, 2011 due to construction. The bridge is scheduled to re-open early summer 2012. We are sorry for any inconvenience.
Anticipated Completion: Spring 2012
