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Sat, 20 Apr 2024 11:41:07 -0500

Tavern on the Green actually has the agricultural history I was looking for. It was built at the same time as the Dairy and housed the flock of sheep that grazed in Central Park until 1934. Human bulldozer Robert Moses got rid of the sheep and leased the building as a restaurant in 1934. If you eat there, plan on $50 for a roast chicken entree. The juxtaposition of the snazzy Jaguar and the guy asleep on the bench is very New York. There is history behind the orange license plate (and orange trim on the New York Knicks uniforms). The Dutch colony was ultimately ruled by kings and queens from the House of Orange.