How Folk Royalty Helped Save Central Park

Ever feel like a Bridge Over Troubled Water?

Do you stop to appreciate The Sound of Silence?

Have a favorite trio of herbs you love to collect from Scarborough Fair?

Can you see where this is going?

In today’s episode, Ginni shares how the legendary folk duo Simon & Garfunkel helped save New York’s most beloved park and concert venue. 

You’ll hear how today’s tourist-flocked patch of green used to be a little less welcoming. You’ll learn about the organization that stepped in to turn things around, and how the famously finicky Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel put their differences aside for a good cause.

What You’ll Learn:

• (0:32) A visit to New York City in the 80s
• (1:09) How the park started to turn around
• (1:56) The trials and tribulations of a famous Queens folk duo

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