New Details Revealed About Man Found Floating in Pond in Central Park on Monday
On Monday, at around 12:30 p.m., NYPD officers pulled the body of a man out of Swan Lake, commonly called the Pond, at the fo … Read the rest of this entry >>
Police Retrieve Body of Man Found Floating in Swan Lake in Central Park
Police removed the body of a man from Swan Lake, located in the southeastern corner of Central Park, near 59th Street … Read the rest of this entry >>
Enjoy Some ‘Little Bites’ of Theater in Central Park — Free and LIVE!
The show will go on — if not on the Great White Way, then on the Mall in Central … Read the rest of this entry >>
First Statue of Real Women is Unveiled in Central Park on Woman’s Equality Day
There could not have been a more invigorating blue New York sky under which to break the bronze ce … Read the rest of this entry >>
Sports Leagues and Parents Push Back after City Says Field Access Will be First-Come First-Served
A new city policy about reserving fields in public parks threatens the ability of local sports leagues to play this fall … Read the rest of this entry >>
Phish Lead Singer Trey Anastasio Spotted Jamming (Privately) in Central Park
Trey Anastasio, the lead singer of Phish and an Upper West Sider, was out and about in Central Park on Sunday, and Bobby Panza snapped some shots of … Read the rest of this entry >>
Amusement Park in Central Park May Shut Down for Good
Victorian Gardens, the amusement park that sets up inside Wollman Rink every summer, will not be able to open this year and may have to cease operations ent … Read the rest of this entry >>
City Debates How to Change Central Park’s Traffic Signals to Smooth the Flow of Pedestrians and Cyclists
With cars having been banned from Central Park, the traffic signals that were placed there to manage traffic make less sense -- and may be m … Read the rest of this entry >>
The Tension Between Birdwatchers and Dogwalkers Was Simmering Even Before the #AmyCooper Incident
On May 25, a video taken by Chris Cooper went viral. Chris Cooper, who is Black, was out birding in the Ramble, in Central Park. Amy Cooper, who is White, … Read the rest of this entry >>
Board Wants More Enforcement of Cyclists Breaking Central Park Traffic Rules
Tuesday’s community board meeting also hosted debate surrounding a resolution addressing pedestrian safety and cyclist and vehicle activity in Central … Read the rest of this entry >>
Jogger Hit by Bicyclist Inside Central Park Near West 74th Street in ‘Critical But Stable Condition’ (Updated)
A bicyclist and a pedestrian collided Tuesday morning at 7:05 a.m. inside Central Park around West 74th Str … Read the rest of this entry >>
Orphaned Ducklings Learning to be Ducks in UWS Apartment
The five Mallard ducklings who lost their mother in a snapping turtle attack last Wednesday in the pool at the northwest corner of Central … Read the rest of this entry >>
White Woman Called Police on Black Birdwatcher in Central Park, ‘Weaponizing White Fragility’
A confrontation in the Ramble in Central Park between a white woman walking her dog and a black man watching birds became the hottest topic on social media over the past … Read the rest of this entry >>
Snapping Turtle Attack Leads to Duckling Rescue Effort in Central Park (Update: Ducklings Saved!)
On Tuesday, local birders shared reports of an adorable mallard duck family swimming around the Central Park Pool, a pond on the park’s northwest end at 102nd St … Read the rest of this entry >>
Pandemic Nights: March-April, 2020
If you stand near Wollman Rink at the southern end of Central Park at 7 p.m., when New Yorkers throw open their windows and applaud the health … Read the rest of this entry >>
Police Will Limit Crowds at Sheep Meadow, Mayor Says
The weather is expected to be beautiful this weekend and that's good and bad news in the age of the coronavirus. The city wants to … Read the rest of this entry >>
Lonesome Coyote Spotted Again in Central Park, Serves as Muse to Another Inspired Writer
David Garden was walking through Central Park when he spotted a coyote -- likely the same one that has been living there for the past year. Perhaps because this coyote is … Read the rest of this entry >>
Central Park Renovations Discussed at Zoom-ed Community Board Meeting
During the Community Board 7 (CB7) Parks & Environment Committee’s April meeting, representatives from Central Park Conservancy (CPC) convened over video confe … Read the rest of this entry >>
A Startling New Sight In Central Park: Hospital Tents
Hospital tents began going up in the East Meadow of Central Park on Sunday, as a volunteer group working with Mount Sinai gets ready to open an overflow hospital in the … Read the rest of this entry >>
Central Park’s Decision to Open Sheep Meadow and Other Lawns Early Starts Debate on Safety
Normally, a decision by Central Park to open Sheep Meadow, the sweeping lawn around 67th Street inside the park, would be met with cheers. Bu … Read the rest of this entry >>
