The Carl Schurz Park Conservancy, a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit corporation in the state of New York, is the oldest park conservancy in New York City. Carl Schurz Park, a 15.2 acre space on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, extends from East 84th Street to East 90th Street, and from East End Avenue to the East River.
In the late 1960’s, a small group of neighbors on New York’s Upper East Side banded together to help upgrade Carl Schurz Park, giving particular emphasis to its playground, which served the needs of the neighborhood children. Their highest priority was to make sure the playground was safe and well maintained for the hundreds of families who used it.
Had it not been for the fiscal crisis of the 1970’s, the group most likely would have continued to focus its energies on playground activities. The dire state of the city changed that, forcing the group to broaden its commitment and to take an increasingly active role in the park; the Carl Schurz Park Association was created and incorporated in 1974.
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