Socrates Sculpture Park, located at the intersection of Broadway and Vernon Blvd, is an amazing outdoor exhibition space and neighborhood park. Located along the east river with breathtaking views of the Manhattan skyline, the park exhibits rotating large-scale outdoor sculptures and offers many community programs throughout the year (like the Halloween Harvest Festival and a weekly farmer's market). The park was transformed from a landfill and illegal dump site into its current park and artist space in 1986 and is now a neighborhood institution.
Some pictures below from the current exhibition of emerging artists from the park's artist residency program:
Here's a shot of the farmer's market in full swing:
Looks like a really lovely place:)
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