Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Raise your hand if you’ve ever teared up over the bench plaques? [hand up emoji] Meet “bench hunter” Lauren (CentralParkBench on Instagram). She’s photographed over 500 bench plaques in Central Park and always finds new meaning from the quotes on each bench. You may say she “finds benches,” but she says “the benches find her.”
This #ValentinesDay, discover her favorite plaque stories about loved ones, New York City, and even dogs—all memorialized in Central Park.
The mission of the Central Park Conservancy is to preserve and celebrate Central Park as a sanctuary from the pace and pressures of city life, enhancing the enjoyment and wellbeing of all.
Learn more about our work here: bit.ly/3psB7N3
Subscribe for new content: youtube.com/c/centralparknyc
Raise your hand if you’ve ever teared up over the bench plaques? [hand up emoji] Meet “bench hunter” Lauren (CentralParkBench on Instagram). She’s photographed over 500 bench plaques in Central Park and always finds new meaning from the quotes on each bench. You may say she “finds benches,” but she says “the benches find her.”
This #ValentinesDay, discover her favorite plaque stories about loved ones, New York City, and even dogs—all memorialized in Central Park.
The mission of the Central Park Conservancy is to preserve and celebrate Central Park as a sanctuary from the pace and pressures of city life, enhancing the enjoyment and wellbeing of all.
Learn more about our work here: bit.ly/3psB7N3
Subscribe for new content: youtube.com/c/centralparknyc
