Carl Schurz Park

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Carl Schurz Park, formally known as East River Park, was established in 1876. East River Park was designed by architect Samuel Parsons of Vaux & Parsons. Carl Schurz, a German migrant who served as a Union general in the American Civil War and later represented Missouri as the first German-American to serve in the United States Senate, was a distinguished and inspiring figure to the German community of Yorkville. In 1911, the park was officially dedicated to Carl Schurz. The park originally spanned from 84th street to 86th street until it expanded up to 90th street in 1891. The vast size of Carl Schurz Park makes it one of the city’s most dog-friendly parks with two dog runs that offer plenty of space for pups to run around and mingle. There is also a playground for kids of all ages, two basketball courts with five hoops in total, and four newly added pickleball courts as of October 2023.

Carl Schurz Park
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Categories
Other, Playground
Audience
All Ages
Tags
park, departmentofparks, pickleball, nycmayor, recreation, parks

Location

  • Carl Schurz Park, East 86th Street &, East End Ave, New York, NY 10028, USA
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References

  1. “Carl Schurz Park.” Official Website of the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/carl-schurz-park “Plate 31: Bounded by Second Avenue, E. 101st Street, First Avenue, E. 90th Street, East End Avenue, and E. 84th Street.” New York Public Library Digital Collections, New York Public Library, G.W. Bromley & Co., 1911, https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-0976-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 "Plate 31, Map bounded by 2nd Ave., E. 101st St., East River, E. 84th St." New York Public Library Digital Collections, New York Public Library, G.W. Bromley & Co., 1891, https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a1ebc562-2bbd-5f02-e040-e00a18064811 Senft, Bret. “If You're Thinking of Living In/East End Avenue; Suburban Lifestyle in Upscale Manhattan.” The New York Times, 2 April 1995, https://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/02/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-living-east-end-avenue-suburban-lifestyle-upscale-manhattan.html. Sutro, Theodore. “CARL SCHURZ PARK.: Urges that East River Park Should Bear This Name.” ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times. 4 June 1910, https://www.proquest.com/docview/97079874/DE94D87C8F154CD8PQ/1?accountid=40847&sourcetype=Historical%20Newspapers