This exedra, or curved outdoor bench, honors public servant Waldo Hutchins. He was an original member of the Board of Commissioners of Central Park which oversaw the park's design, construction, and management in its infancy. This monument measures nearly four feet high by twenty-seven feet long. Three semicircular lines inscribed in the paving match the bench's shadow lines at 10:00 AM, noon, and 2:00 PM at the vernal and autumnal equinoxes. The Latin phrases etched into the back of the bench read Â"Alteri Vivas Oportet Sit Vis Tibi VivereÂ" and Â"Ne Diruat Fuga Temporium,Â" meaning Â"you should live for another if you would live for yourselfÂ" and Â"Let it not be destroyed by the passage of time,Â" respectively. 

at the foot of the path that leads from E Drive at 72nd

Waldo Hutchins Memorial Bench

Ross Lewis, NYC artist, discusses his temporary piece that was once located at Belvedere Castle in Central Park.

Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe talks about the history of Morningside Park, Harlem's southernmost historic park, and some of its notable design features and amenities. The park was designed by the landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted and took years to complete; Benepe charts the difficult construction of this New York City landmark and how it has evolved over the years, including the controversial 1968 Columbia University plan to build a gymnasium on the park's edge.