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Discover NYC's storied past with our expert Urban Park Rangers as your guide to historical events, people, and communities that have shaped our city and Parks.
Urban Park Rangers: History and Culture Events
Saturday, December 4, 2021
Historic New York: The Highbridge Water Tower
at West 174 Street and Amsterdam Avenue (in Highbridge Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Urban Park Rangers discuss the significance and history of this recently restored structure.
Free!
Sunday, December 5, 2021
Central Park in the Movies
at East 60th Street and Fifth Avenue, Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers as we highlight locations within iconic Central Park featured in popular motion pictures.
Free!
Historic New York: Gerritsen Creek
at Salt Marsh Nature Center (in Marine Park), Brooklyn 
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Learn about the history of the Gerritsen Creek wetlands and a 17th century, tide-powered mill that no longer stands, but once existed in this region of Brooklyn.
Free!
Sunday, December 12, 2021
Historic New York: The Highbridge Water Tower
at West 174 Street and Amsterdam Avenue (in Highbridge Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Urban Park Rangers discuss the significance and history of this recently restored structure.
Free!
Historic New York: Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument
at Fort Greene Park Visitor Center (in Fort Greene Park), Brooklyn
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Discover the history of this Brooklyn landmark that pays tribute to the 11,000 men, women, and children who died on British Prison Ships during the Revolutionary War.
Free!
Historic New York: The Highbridge Water Tower
at West 174 Street and Amsterdam Avenue (in Highbridge Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Urban Park Rangers discuss the significance and history of this recently restored structure.
Free!
Sunday, January 2, 2022
Historic New York: The Highbridge Water Tower
at West 174 Street and Amsterdam Avenue (in Highbridge Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Urban Park Rangers discuss the significance and history of this recently restored structure.
Free!
Historic New York: The Highbridge Water Tower
at West 174 Street and Amsterdam Avenue (in Highbridge Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Urban Park Rangers discuss the significance and history of this recently restored structure.
Free!
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