145th Street Bridge from Harlem River Park

Harlem River Park is a portion of the

Manhattan Waterfront Greenway The Manhattan Waterfront Greenway is a waterfront greenway for walking or cycling, long, around the island of Manhattan, in New York City. The largest portions are operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. It is separate ...

that runs along the

Harlem River The Harlem River is an tidal strait in New York, United States, flowing between the Hudson River and the East River and separating the island of Manhattan from the Bronx on the New York mainland. The northern stretch, also called the Spuyte ...

from 145th Street south to 135th Street near the 369th Regiment Armory. In 1997, under

Rudy Giuliani Rudolph William Louis Giuliani (, ; born May 28, 1944) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 107th Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001. He previously served as the United States Associate Attorney General from 1981 to 198 ...

and NYC Parks Commissioner Stern, the mayor's office provided approximately $380,000 to explore the park's creation and construction began in 2001 to extend the

East River Greenway The East River Greenway (also called the East River Esplanade) is an approximately foreshoreway for walking or cycling on the east side of the island of Manhattan on the East River. It is part of the Manhattan Waterfront Greenway. The largest por ...

north from the 125th Street terminus in what was, by 2017, called the Harlem Greenway Link. The park includes murals, including ones in tribute to Harlem's cultural history, and preservationists have discussed a so-called "Grand Harlem Park" encompassing this and others adjacent.

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