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Central ParkOutdoors & Recreation

Sheep Meadow, Central Park

Description

As the name implies, this greensward, on the west side of Central Park between 66th and 69th Streets, used to be a hangout for sheep. After Robert Moses ordered them moved to Brooklyn in 1934, human beings became the meadow's primary occupants. On a sunny summer day, as many as 30,000 New Yorkers make their way to the meadow for a respite from the concrete and steel.

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Location

West Side mid-Park, Manhattan, NY,

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Type
Parks & Gardens

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