Rumsey Playfield

Rumsey Playfield
Location	Central Park, New York City
Coordinates	40°46′21.15″N 73°58′13.32″W / 40.7725417°N 73.9703667°W / 40.7725417; -73.9703667Coordinates: 40°46′21.15″N 73°58′13.32″W / 40.7725417°N 73.9703667°W / 40.7725417; -73.9703667
Owner	New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Operator	City Parks Foundation (SummerStage)

Rumsey Playfield is a small venue and bandshell for concerts situated in the southeastern quadrant of Central Park, New York City.^[1] Located southwest of the intersection of Terrace and East Drives, it is also known as 'the SummerStage' for the series of free corporate-sponsored concerts of the same name involving local and national talent that take place there every summer, and is also the site of the televised Friday morning summer concert series for the ABC morning program Good Morning America.^[2]

References

↑ Raymond Carroll and Richard J. Berenson, ed. (2008). The Complete Illustrated Map and Guidebook to Central Park. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. pp. 38–39. ISBN 978-1-4027-5833-1. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
↑ Trakin, Roy (26 March 2014). "Morning TV's Battle of the Bands: 'Today' & 'Good Morning America' Concert Wars Escalate". Billboard (magazine). Retrieved 29 March 2014.

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Features

Geographical features	Cedar Hill Cherry Hill Conservatory Garden Conservatory Water Great Lawn / Turtle Pond Harlem Meer Onassis Reservoir The Pond and Hallett Nature Sanctuary The Ramble and Lake Seneca Village Sheep Meadow

Sculptures	107th Infantry Memorial Alexander Hamilton Balto Christopher Columbus Cleopatra's Needle Daniel Webster Eagles and Prey The Falconer Fitz-Greene Halleck Giuseppe Mazzini Indian Hunter King Jagiello Monument Robert Burns Romeo and Juliet Samuel Finley Breese Morse Seventh Regiment Memorial Sir Walter Scott The Gates (former) The Tempest Untermyer Fountain USS Maine National Monument Victor Herbert William Shakespeare

Other features	Arsenal Belvedere Castle Bethesda Terrace and Fountain Blockhouse Bridges Burnett Memorial Fountain Carousel Delacorte Theater Diana Ross Playground Fort Clinton Lasker Rink Mall Marionette Theatre McGowan's Pass McGown's Pass Tavern Richard Morris Hunt Memorial Rumsey Playfield Strawberry Fields Tavern on the Green Victorian Gardens Wollman Rink Zoo Escape hoax Zoo York Wall Zoo York

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Streets	Border Streets Fifth (East) North South West Transverses 66th 79th 85th 97th

Subway stations	Fifth Avenue–59th Street 59th Street–Columbus Circle 72nd Street 81st Street 86th Street 96th Street 103rd Street Cathedral Parkway–110th Street Central Park North–110th Street

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