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Drawing visitors for 150 years Central Park has been a powerful draw for visitors since its opening. According to the Board of Commissioners of Central Park’s Annual Reports, 2.5 million people came to the Park in 1860. During the decade that followed, annual attendance more than tripled – growing much faster than the fast-growing City’s total population. Over time, the number of people using the Park has grown, with growth being particularly dramatic during the past 30 years. In 2006, the Park’s annual attendance was about 25 million.
Part 2 A Venue and Magnet for Visitors Central Park is a venue for some of New York’s most popular and visible events, and a magnet for visitors from around the world. By helping to bring people to the City – whether for specific events staged in the Park, or because it is simply one of the City’s best-known places – the Park helps support one of the most important sectors of the City’s economy. In this part of the report, we focus on: • • • • • The impact of visitor spending associated with recurring events, including sporting, cultural and entertainment events; The impact of spending by other visitors for whom the Park itself is a major attraction – that is, those not tied to specific events; Special events that attract out-of-town visitors to the Park; The use of the Park as a venue for film and photo shoots; and The Park’s role as a focal point of the City’s hospitality industry and cultural institutions. Recurring events Central Park provides a location for a variety of recurring popular events. The largest and best-known of the events associated with the Park is the ING New York City Marathon, the economic impact of which is discussed below. Other major athletic events held (in whole or in part) in the Park in 2007 included: 2
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