c/o Central Park Conservancy
In a new effort to earn donations and volunteer assistance, the Central Park Conservancy has partnered with a number of popular celebrities who’ve done some catchy voice-overs to represent different park attractions and highlights.
Whoopi Goldberg portrays Belvedere Castle and a tulip; Hank Azaria plays the Great Lawn and the Ramble; Josh Gad performs as Shakespeare Garden and Kristen Bell pretends to be a squirrel.
“It’s a fun approach with a serious message: New Yorkers need the Park, and the Park needs us – all of us – to keep it clean and green,” a Central Park Conservancy spokesperson said.
Additional celebrities involved include Wu Han (as a turtle), Eduardo Vilaro (as the Pond) and Patricia Clarkson (as the Bow Bridge).
In February of this year, the Central Park Conservancy announced that it was facing a $10 million deficit for the first time in its 40 year history, launching the “Essential Central Park Fund.”
The Conservancy now appears to be getting a bit more creative.
Learn more about the new initiative here.
Riverside Park needs more help.
The flooding between roughly 100th street and 119th street is appalling. Huge muddy ruts and “ponds” that are prime breeding grounds for mosquitoes…
Buckled pathways due to overgrown roots and frost heave.
Crumbling stairs and retaining walls.
Raccoons scurrying around in broad daylight.
But sure, let’s have Whoopi tell us how to pick up trash…
Riverside Park just got a $348 million grant from the city to refurbish the infrastructure, so let’s hope some of these problems get addressed.