I found this film, by Thomas Edison, on the Central Park Conservancy's website, via the Library of Congress. It was taken on Winter Drive, on the west side of the park.
Read moreI found this film, by Thomas Edison, on the Central Park Conservancy's website, via the Library of Congress. It was taken on Winter Drive, on the west side of the park.
Read moreJanuary 4, 2011 Weather: Mostly Cloudy, High of 31 Degrees.
Read moreDecember 29, 2011 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 37 Degrees.
Read moreRemember when it used to snow in the winter, big heaps of white fluffy snow that later became gray and yellow? A year ago today it snowed 20 inches in Central Park and the city mostly came to a halt.
Read moreDecember 23, 2011 Weather: Partly Cloudy (Chance of Rain), High of 48 Degrees.
Read moreUpper West Siders are surrounded by nature, but really most of the nearby natural world is tightly controlled, sectioned off, paved and fenced in (aside from some nasty exceptions like sewer mosquitoes and rats). Yet sometimes the animal kingdom announces its presence in a big way. And while we tend ...
Read moreDecember 14, 2011 Weather: Mostly Sunny, High of 47 Degrees.
Read moreDecember 9, 2011 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 50 Degrees.
Read moreMake no mistake about it: the old Tavern on the Green was cheesy, garish, over-the-top. The service and food were regularly criticized. But the place made a ton of money. In fact, its owners said it was the highest-grossing restaurant in the country, with annual revenues of $34 million. And ...
Read moreDecember 5, 2011 Weather: Cloudy, High of 59 Degrees.
Read moreNovember 28, 2011 Weather: Morning Clouds, Afternoon Sun, High of 65 Degrees.
Read moreBeefy the Upper West Side bulldog is either a testament to the marvelous talents of dogs, or the deep psychosis of dog owners. Local blogger Rebecca Baust videotaped Beefy skateboarding in Central Park around 96th Street and sent us the video (below). In addition, Beefy's owner Patrick Clemens created a ...
Read moreThis weekend has been a relatively violent one on the Upper West Side, with at least two serious incidents. On Friday just before midnight, three young men were shot in front of the building at 175 West 90th Street off of Amsterdam Avenue (pictured above). Details of the shooting, reported ...
Read moreNovember 15, 2011 Weather: Showers, High of 64 Degrees.
Read moreAfter the freak October snowstorm a few weeks ago, it seemed like we might not get fall at all this year. But fall happened this weekend in a big way. Check out some pictures of Central Park:
Read moreNovember 9, 2011 Weather: Sunny, High of 65 Degrees.
Read moreNovember 2, 2011 Weather: Sunny, High of 56 Degrees.
Read moreNovember 1, 2011 Weather: Sunny, High of 56 Degrees.
Read moreThe snowstorm that slammed the Northeast on Saturday, only to dribble away on Sunday, caused a major impact in the city's parks. In fact, the Central Park Conservancy is estimating a toll of almost 1,000 trees; organization director Douglas Blonsky called it the worst devastation he's seen in his 27 ...
Read moreOctober 31, 2011 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 52 Degrees.
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