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While nearby Central Park is justly famous and finds its way onto a "must see" list for most visitors to New York, Riverside Park also has its charms, as its riverfront location provides pleasant views of New Jersey and sometimes breezes off the river. Summer brings al fresco movies, plays and music to Riverside Park.
Riverside Park is a scenic waterfront public park along the Hudson River on the West Side of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. The park measures 4 miles (6.4 km) long and 100 to 500 feet wide, running between the Hudson River and Henry Hudson Parkway to the west and the serpentine Riverside Drive to the east, from 72nd to 158th Street.
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Collection of more than 200 paintings of the artist, exhibited on three floors of a classic townhouse.
Staring pensively across Riverside Drive at the children playing in the park is the statue of Shinran Shonin, a 13th-century Buddhist reformer. In another life, the statue stood in Hiroshima and witnessed the devastation caused by the bomb. His New York home is between two Riverside Drive buildings right next to the New York Buddhist Center.
Live jazz seven days a week. Performers often jam late into the night so go for the late set if you can.
Miller Theater is Columbia University's main performing arts venue and is well known for its classical music performances.
A famous Ivy League college that has existed since British colonial times, when it was called King's College. The campus is closed to non-affiliates. To visit the campus, you will need a guest pass issued by a Columbia affiliate or sign up for a campus tour.