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During the warm months, the Fountain, situated just south of the Oval Lawn, is a popular destination for parkgoers. The ornamental, three-tiered fountain is made from North Jay granite and features urns planted with flowers…
Once upon a time in New York City, rivers and streams ran through the island of Manhattan, bringing fresh water and life to its inhabitants. Then, with industrialization, humanity literally moved earth to accommodate city life. In…
Apr 18, 2023 | Horticulture, Plant Collections
This spring, Madison Square Park is sporting a hyacinth-focused display. Around the fountain, hyacinths in many colors dazzle in Fibonacci-inspired patterns. Hyacinths are fragrant, spring-blooming bulbs that are planted in the fall here in the…
Through December 10, 2023 | Horticulture
Artist Sheila Pepe has created her first outdoor exhibition, My Neighbor’s Garden, which opened on June 26 in Madison Square Park. Through her crochet practice, Pepe brings color, unexpected materials, and optimism to the site.…
Jul 18, 2022 | Horticulture
When you think of some of your favorite bouquets you might picture tropical orchids or tall, slender lilies. But did you know that plants native to our region make great cut flowers for arrangements and…
Jul 10, 2022 | Community
Throughout the year, Madison Square Park will be highlighting some of our amazing Associate Board Members. Their contributions and work as park ambassadors help to ensure that the park remains clean, green, beautiful, and appreciated…
Jul 6, 2022 | Park
In June 2022, the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation began a year-long reconstruction of Madison Square Park’s pavers at the southern end of the park. This work will be occurring in four phases, through…
10/20/2022 12:00 pm | Calendar
Gabriel Willow returns to Madison Square Park to lead the final Wildlife Walk of the year. Join him on this tour of the park as we approach the end of the fall bird migration season. Gabriel is an environmental…
06/16/2022 12:00 pm | Calendar
Join urban naturalist Chris Kreussling on this tour of Madison Square Park to discover the wildlife that makes our urban greenspace so ecologically rich. Chris is an avid native plant and habitat gardener. He has…
January 17 – March 21, 2022 | Horticulture
We are celebrating the release of our Guide to Restoring Native Plants in NYC with a year-long display of seasonal native plants. Each season, visitors can find a new pop-up garden featuring plants that are…
Jan 13, 2022 | Horticulture
Madison Square Park has added a pop-up native plant garden near the Fountain this year. Here you can learn about seasonal native plants and see them in all their glory. Whether you are interested in…
Madison Square Park is a six point two acre green space at the heart of New York City that has been public land since 1686. Over the centuries, it has played a part in the…
Aug 16, 2021 | Art
Tom Reidy, the Conservancy’s Deputy Director of Finance and Special Projects, had the unique opportunity to speak with both Forester Bob Williams of Pine Creek Forestry who helped the Conservancy identify and source the Atlantic…
May 25 – October 18, 2021 | Horticulture
The park’s gardens this summer will be transport you to the Pine Barrens, a unique regional ecosystem found in New York and New Jersey. Prior to urbanization, Madison Square Park once had similar plant communities…
Nov 22, 2013 | Horticulture
As the gardens wind down with the coming of winter many gardeners start looking for plants to help extend the growing season. Camellias were once thought of as the jewels of the southern gardens but…
October 2 – 30, 2009 | Art
Acting his role as The Vigilant Groundsman in his Madison Square Trapezoids, performance and video artist Bill Beirne turns the quotidian acts of horticultural maintenance and wildlife documentation into aesthetic, absurdist actions centered around designated zones of artistic…
Madison Square Park offers an ideal setting for film shoots that combines lush lawns and gardens with an iconic city backdrop. One of the nation’s oldest public spaces, Madison Square Park is maintained through a…
Let your child’s imagination and feet run wild at the Police Officer Moira Ann Smith Playground located just inside the 25th and 26th Street entrances. Open year-round, from 7 AM to dusk, the playground is…
April 12 – 30, 2021 | Horticulture
8,000 vivid tulips are currently on view in Madison Square Park, as we welcome back spring with the Garden Jewels exhibition. From the Reflecting Pool to Seward Monument, the Fountain to Conkling Monument, nearly every…
The Littleleaf linden is a fragrant shade tree native to Europe. Lindens once blanketed Madison Square Park, but have declined significantly over the decades. Only one of the five original lindens is still present today,…
06/21/2021 9:00 am | Calendar
This month, we celebrate the pollinators of Madison Square Park. Discover the bees, bats, birds, and butterflies that work hard to keep the park’s gardens healthy and vibrant. Join expert-led tours for a BioBlitz on…
