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1. CENTRAL
PARK
By: Daniel Cipitria and
David Martínez

2. Key vocabulary
 Budget: Establish the cost constraint for a
project, program, or operation.
 Maintenance staff: A person in a business
responsible for maintaining the physical
plant in good condition.
 Pedicab: Pedal-operated car for one, two or
four passengers.

3. General Characteristics
 It is located in Manhattan, New York.
 The area is about 843 acres (3.41 ha).
 It receives annually about 37.5 million of visitors.
 The park initially was opened in 1857, but it was
expanded. The construction was completed in 1873.
 There aren't two identical bridges in Central Park.
 It's surrounded by: 5th Avenue, 59th St., Central Park
North St., and Central Park West St.

4. Other Characteristics
 In Central Park movies
have been filmed like
Stuart Little (1999) or
Spider-Man 3 (2006).
 In winter Central Park
has two ice skating
rinks that in summer
convert into a
swimming pool.

5. Park’s attractions
 The Ramble is a zone of the
reservoir which is popular among
birders.
 Take a kayak or a rowboat at Loeb
Boathouse at The Lake.
 A horse riding, appeared in some
old films.
 Playgrounds and Pedicabs for
friends and families.
 Rock Climbing and Ice Skating
for youngs.
 Marionettes and a centenary
carousel for the youngests of the
family.

6. Central Park Zoo
 The Zoo is very small. Its area is only
6.5-acre (2.6 ha). It conserves 130
species, four of them, endangered. It was
open in 1860 and the last received animal
has been the snow leopard.
 It has been the scene of many
movies like “Madagascar” and
“Mr. Popper penguins”. Also, the
children’s TV program “Penguins
of Madagascar”. Its entrance is
very famous.

7. Summer Entertainments
 Each summer the Municipal Theatre presents
free open-air theatre plays. Most of them were
written by Shakespeare.
 The New York Philharmonic and the
Metropolitan Opera offer concerts.
 The City Parks Foundation makes free concerts,
film proyections and monologue contests.
 The largest concert ever recorded, the Country
Superstar Garth Brooks, was performed in Central
Park in 1997.
 The Tavern on the Green is one of the oldest
cafés in NY, but it was closed in December 31, in
2009.

8. The End