Listen to Alec Baldwin while hanging out on the Great Lawn

Just in time for summer, as you explore Central Park you use your cell phone to hear more about your favorite spots. I just read about the Central Park Conservatory's newest project in the today's NY Times and immediately tested the Jerry Seinfeld recording for my favorite spot, the Mall.

Now we can all listen to Jerry Seinfeld talk about the Mall, Julia Louis-Dreyfus while on the Bow Bridge, Alec Baldwin on the Great Lawn, Sarah Jessica Parker at the Pond, and Candace Bergen while visiting the Conservatory Garden. Perhaps you'd prefer to hear about Strawberry Fields from Yoko Ono?

Just dial 646-862-0997, and select your extension from this list:

Extension/Location: Narrator

• 1/Alice in Wonderland: Whoopi Goldberg
• 2/Arsenal: Commissioner Adrian Benepe
• 3/Balto: John Stossel
• 4/Belvedere Castle: Lee Goldberg
• 5/Bethesda Fountain: George C. Wolfe
• 6/Bow Bridge: Julia Louis-Dreyfus
• 7/Carousel: Kelly Ripa
• 8/Cherry Hill: Nonworking
• 9/Chess & Checkers Mandy Patinkin
• 10/Children’s Glade Kelly Ripa
• 11/Conservatory Garden Candice Bergen
• 12/Conservatory Water Glenn Close
• 13/The Dairy: Danny Meyer
• 14/Delacorte Theater: Anne Hathaway
• 15/Grand Army Plaza: Regis Philbin
• 16/Great Lawn: Alec Baldwin
• 17/Harlem Meer S. Epatha Merkerson
• 18/Heckscher Ballfields: Scott Clark
• 19/Ladies’ Pavilion: Tea Leoni
• 20/The Lake: Penn Jillette
• 21/Loeb Boathouse: Meredith Vieira
• 22/The Mall: Jerry Seinfeld
• 23/Minton Tile Ceiling: Sigourney Weaver
• 24/Naumburg Bandshell: Paul Shaffer
• 25/North Meadow: Jimmy Fallon
• 26/Obelisk: Philippe de Montebello
• 27/The Pond: Sarah Jessica Parker
• 28/The Pool: Susan Lucci
• 29/The Ramble: Isabella Rossellini
• 30/The Ravine: David Copperfield
• 31/Reservoir: Kevin Bacon
• 32/Arthur Ross Pinetum: Martha Stewart
• 33/Rumsey Playfield : Neil Patrick Harris
• 34/Shakespeare Garden: Marcia Gay Harden
• 35/Sheep Meadow: Matthew Broderick
• 36/Strawberry Fields: Yoko Ono
• 37/Tennis Courts: John McEnroe
• 38/Tree Care: Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg
• 39/Turtle Pond: Jason Alexander
• 40/Wollman Rink: Whoopi Goldberg
• 41–47/Park Entrances: Doug Blonsky

Here's a glimpse of and the link to the NY Times article on Celebrity cellphone tours of Central Park

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/24/celebrities-offer-tour-of-central-park-by-cellphone/

N.Y. / Region

City Room: Celebrities Offer Tour of Central Park, by Cellphone

By By Jennifer 8. Lee

Published: June 24, 2009

Now hear this: Guided tours are available from some famous people of Central Park's highlights -- from Wollman Rink to the Alice in Wonderland statue -- all via cellphone.