Turtle Bay's other parks are Peter Detmold Park, which has a dog run, and MacArthur Playground. Both are enclosed and face the F.D.R. Drive. Several high-rise buildings, including Sterling Plaza and Dag Hammarskjold Tower, have public plazas. In the summer, jazz concerts by faculty members of the Turtle Bay Music School are given in the vest-pocket park at Unicef House on 44th Street. The school also gives lunchtime performances for the elderly at two area synagogues.
Residents say there are more children in the area than in the past.
Children living in Turtle Bay are zoned to attend the k-5 P.S. 59 on East 57th Street. The 300-pupil school has a comprehensive art program and a music program with Turtle Bay Music School. Next year P.S. 59 will have a pre-k grade, said Andrew Lachman, spokesman for Community School District 2. Children may attend middle schools throughout District 2. The International Preschools, at 330 East 45th Street, enrolls about 200 children aged 18 months through kindergarten.