This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
The Gates Opens in Central Park with 7500 Colorful Banners
In Central Park 7500 saffron fabric banners hang in 16 foot frames creating a visual river along 23 miles of paths. The project by Christo and Jeanne-Claude opens with Mayor Bloomberg guiding the first swatch as crowds gather from across the city and beyond.
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New York
New York City
Central Park
Switzerland
Christo
Jeanne-Claude
Knorr
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Mikaela Simon
Shiloh
N.J
Thea Stone
Manhattan
Michael Bloomberg
the Gates
Parks Department
Tomas Englert
Toby Tyler
Cincinnati
Kiss
Christo and