Cornelis Verwaal Photography

Belvedere Castle in Central Park was created in 1869 by Calvert Vaux, co-designer of Central Park, as a Victorian folly and was intended as a lookout to the reservoir to the north (now the Great Lawn) and the Ramble to the south.

Benches of Central Park in various shapes and forms during the four seasons.

The focal point of Central Park in New York City is Bethesda Terrace with the majestic fountain "Angel of the Waters".

Central Park is home to a variety of beautiful bridges and stone arches.

The Conservatory Garden near Fifth Avenue between 104th and 106th is Central park’s only formal garden. It is divided into three smaller gardens, each with a distinct style: Italian, French and English.

The Delacorte Musical Clock is located near the entrance of the Children's Zoo. The clock was dedicated in 1965 with funding from philanthropist George T. Delacorte. It sits atop a three-tiered tower and features a band of whimsical animals. The animals circle the tower every half hour to one of 44 tunes that change seasonally.

The Dene is a long stretch of eastside landscape offering gently rolling lawns and shaded walks, with as its center piece a beautiful gazebo.

Central Park is a paradise for dogs. Often you run into professional dog walkers who care for the pets when the owners are too busy.

Although business activities are strictly regulated in Central Park, enterprising individuals manage to make a little money.

The Great Hill, located in the north west of Central Park, is an open circular hilltop meadow surrounded by woodlands and rustic meandering paths.

The Harlem Meer, located in the north-east section of Central Park and home to fish, turtles, and waterfowl, is surrounded by many species of trees, including oak, bald cypress, beech and gingko. On the northern shore of the Meer stands the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, a visitor center run by the Central Park Conservancy.

Scenes after Hurricane Irene struck New York City, causing flooding and tree damage in Central Park

Images of Central Park in the 1980s.

The 1954 Kerbs Memorial Boathouse stands just east of Conservatory Water, also know as The Sailboat Pond. It features a copper roof and steeple, and houses a variety of model ships.

The Central Park Mall, also known as the Literary Walk and designed as a formal entry into the park, is lined by the largest stand of American Elms in the United States.

Mist and haze make Central Park a truly special place.

The Obelisk, nicknamed Cleopatra’s Needle, was commissioned for Heliopolis on the banks of the Nile in 1450 BC by an Egyptian pharaoh who wished to celebrate his 30 years of reign. It was erected in Central Park in 1881 after having been given to the United States by the Egyptian Khedive in exchange for funds to modernize his country.

People in Central Park are of all walks of life and all nationalities. There are small entrepreneurs, musicians, artists, joggers, strollers, couples, children, and dog walkers.

Central Park is always alive with musicians and performers of many kinds.

You can find many food carts and a number of restaurants and snack-bars in Central Park

The Central Park Reservoir is a great place to jog, observe water birds and enjoy the midtown Manhattan skyline.

Central Park has a lot of exposed, ancient bedrock – rocks that are not only highly decorative, but also contain visible evidence of epochal events dating back hundreds of millions of years. 

The Central Park roller disco scene has been going on since the 1980s. This gallery has a selection of images from those days and more recent times.

Central Park can be a very romantic place - here are some observations.

Not only are there miles of wire fences in Central Park, many rustic wooden fences beautify the landscape.

The Conservatory Water, better known as The Sailboat Pond is a place where kids and adults alike can operate model sailboats.

A collection of mainly 19th Century sculptures adorn Central Park.

Central Park in New York City (NYC)is a virtual paradise of cherry blossoms, and other flowers and blooming trees.

Located near West 83rd street, Summit Rock is the highest natural elevation in Central Park

Sunsets over Central Park in new York City - NYC - can be stunning and are never the same.

The Swedish Cottage was imported to the U.S. in 1876 as Sweden’s exhibit for the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. The Swedish architecture and craftsmanship of the structure, suggestive of a model schoolhouse, caught the eye of Frederick Law Olmsted, who brought it to Central Park in 1877. Beginning in 1947, the cottage serves as the home of a marionette theater troupe.

Circling the entire Park and offering both hilly and flat terrain, the Central Park Drives provide cyclists, runners and hikers a 6 mile route.

The 18-acre Central Park Lake, located between 72nd and 77th street, provides wonderful opportunities for viewing its abundant flora, for observing water birds and for taking a leisurely ride in a rowboat.

Central Park is frequented by hundreds of species of migratory birds and home to many species of local birds, raccoons, squirrels, chipmunks, mice and other rodents.

"The Gates," by conceptual artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude's which consisted of an installation of 7,500 saffron-colored fabric panels hanging from 16-ft.-tall portals along 23 miles of walkway in Central Park.

Natural History Museum located on Central Park West around 80th street in NYC.

Skyscrapers, Classic apartment buildings, modern architecture all form a rich variety of design in New York City - NYC -

NYC is home to a large variety of barber shops.

The New York Botanical Garden is one of the premier botanical gardens in the United States, located in the Bronx in New York City. It spans some 250 acres of Bronx Park and is home to some of the world's leading plant laboratories.

Bryant Park is a privately managed public park located between Fifth and Sixth Avenues and between 40th and 42nd Streets in Midtown Manhattan. It is a favorite place for the lunchtime office crowd and a place for art and recreation.

Unusual vehicles seen on the streets of New York City

Located at the intersection of Central Park West, 59th street and Broadway, and known for its towering statue of Christopher Columbus.

Coney Island in Brooklyn, NY is know for it's amusement park and boardwalk, and is a favorite place for New Yorkers to get to the beach.

Fire escapes are a very common sight in New York City and can visually be very interesting.

Grand Central Station (Metro North, MTA, Metropolitan Transit Authority) railroad station and its beautiful architecture of the main hall, New York City (NYC)

Founded in 1838 as one of America's first rural cemeteries, the Green-Wood Cemetery soon developed an international reputation for its magnificent beauty and became the fashionable place to be buried. Today Green-Wood is 478 spectacular acres of hills, valleys, glacial ponds and paths, throughout which exists one of the largest outdoor collections of 19th- and 20th-century statuary and mausoleums. Four seasons of beauty from century-and-a-half-old trees offer a peaceful oasis to visitors, as well as its 560,000 permanent residents, including Leonard Bernstein, Boss Tweed, Charles Ebbets, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Horace Greeley, Civil War generals, baseball legends, politicians, artists, entertainers and inventors. A magnet for history buffs and bird watchers, Green-Wood is a Revolutionary War historic site (the Battle of Long Island was fought in 1776 across what is now its grounds), a designated site on the Civil War Discovery Trail and a registered member of the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary System. On September 27, 2006, Green-Wood was designated a National Historic Landmark by the United States Department of the Interior, which recognized its national significance in art, architecture, landscaping and history.

Street and construction workers on the job in New York City.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is an art museum located on the eastern edge of Central Park, at Fifth Avenue and 82nd street, along what is known as Museum Mile in New York City, USA.

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, USA, on 53rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.

A collection of images of Parades along Fifth Avenue in New York City

The cellphone - that ubiquitous little gadget that almost seems an extension to modern man / woman's hand.

One might be familiar with the large parks in NYC, but there are many beautiful little pocket parks all over the city.

It is wonderful to see that people find the time to read in the oddest places.

Rockefeller center is famous for the Prometheus Statue, Ice skating rink, the Atlas statue, the GE (RCA) Building and the underground shopping concourse, its art deco decorations, the NBC studios and companies like Time Warner (Time-Life)

Pictures of people in silhouette can reveal a lot about the person's energy.

The South Street Seaport is a historic area in New York City located where Fulton Street meets the East River, and adjacent to the Financial District. The Seaport is a designated historic district and features some of the oldest architecture in downtown Manhattan including original mercantile buildings, renovated sailing ships, the former Fulton Fish Market, and modern tourist malls featuring food, shopping and nightlife, with a view of the Brooklyn Bridge. At the entrance to the Seaport is the Titanic Memorial lighthouse. Currently Pier 17 at the Seaport is undergoing extensive renovations.

Aside from all the blossoms in Central Park, spring also makes the streets of New York City explode in color.

Stairs and staircases mainly seen in New York City, indoor and well as outdoor.

The stairs, stoops and entrances to the old New York townhouses are a classic and picturesque feature of the city, along with the fire escapes and wooden water towers.

New York City is an ideal place for interesting street photography, and the expressiveness of black and white is a perfect match.

One of the features that makes New York City colorful are the many vendors that line the streets.

The New York City Subway, a rapid transit system run by the MTA, is one of the oldest and most extensive public transportation systems in the world. Each day it carries millions of commuters and tourists to their destinations.

The High Line is a more than 1-mile long park built on a section of the elevated tracks of the former New York Central Railroad, running along the lower Westside of Manhattan from Gansevoort Street, three blocks below West 14th Street, in the Meatpacking District, to 34th Street, through the neighborhood of Chelsea.

The Hudson River, the East River, the New York Harbor and the Harlem river surround the island of Manhattan in New York City - NYC

Time-Warner Center and shopping Mall at Columbus Circle in New York City.

The whimsical sculptures of Tom Otterness, an American sculptor (b. 1952 in Wichita, Kansas), can be found all around New York City and it is fun to find them all. Here are a few.

Trump Tower, located on Fifth Avenue near 56th Street is a 58-story structure built in 1983. The tower was designed by Der Scutt of the architectural firm of Swanke, Hayden, and Connell. The Building is best known for its lavish atrium, six stories high. Most prominent is the illuminated cascading waterfall, which sits directly across from the entrance.

The 19th Annual Great North River Tugboat Race and Competition organized by the Working Harbor Committee.

Umbrellas and Parasols of many different shapes and colors observed in New York City.

No matter where in the city they are, people seem to manage to catch some sun rays.

Even in crowded and hectic places such as New York City (NYC) people have the ability to be by themselves in their own world

Winter Garden, a beautiful indoor plaza with a grand marble staircase and a stand of palm trees, located in the heart of Battery Park City.

Scenes of Yorkville, an old German neighborhood on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

Images from the late 1970's of Ammerstol, a small village along the river Lek in the Netherlands.