Andrew Haswell Green Park is a bit of a hidden secret. It is a waterfront park that sits along the East River between East 60th Street and East 62nd Street, in the Lenox Hill section of Manhattan.
What’s at the Andrew Haswell Green Park
The Andrew Haswell Green Park can be found underneath the Queenboro Bridge. It can be found to the east of Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive, also known as “The FDR” and “The East River Drive”.
The air tram also “flies” overhead.
From the park, you can get a good view of Roosevelt Island, just across the water.
The main feature at the Andrew Haswell Green Park is the East River 60th Street Pavilion. This was pavilion was built in the 1980s as part of a waterfront revitalization program.
Origins of the Andrew Haswell Green Park
Andrew Haswell Green Park came about when community groups in the area started lobbying for a park in the neighborhood.
With funding from New York Hospital, Rockefeller University, and the Hospital for Special Surgery, the sit’s previous building, a former waterfront garbage transfer station, was stripped down to its lattice steel structure.
The park is named after Andrew Haswell Green (October 6, 1820 – November 13, 1903), a lawyer, New York City planner, and civic leader. He is considered “the Father of Greater New York,” and is also responsible for Central Park, the New York Public Library, the Bronx Zoo, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
If you look closely, you will notice that the railing look similar to ship’s railings.
In 1994, the riverfront park was officially opened.
A year later, the Alice Aycock’s East River Roundabout sculpture was added to the structure. It is said to have been inspired by Fred Astaire’s dancing.
Later in the 2000s, a dog run was added and there is also shade and water.
You can take a walk along the water at Andrew Haswell Green Park for a nice, relaxing time. It is fun to watch the ferries, boats, trams, jet skis and other water traffic move up and down the water.
Andrew Haswell Green Park can be reached by John Finley Walk along the waterfront.
