Tag: central park

June 2, 2011 Weather: Mostly sunny. High of 75 degrees. News: The chairman of the New York Historical Society bought an original set of notes to the Constitutional Convention by New York delegate John Lansing and donated it to the society. It is planning to show them starting Nov. 11 ...

June 1, 2011 Weather: Scattered thunderstorms, High of 87 degrees. Notices: Apply today (and only today!) to camp out overnight in Central Park on June 10. Thirty families will be chosen by lottery. There will be other similar lotteries later in the summer. (NYC Parks via My Upper West) The ...

May 31, 2011 Weather: Mostly sunny, High of 82 degrees. News: Central Park musicians muzzled in some areas, including Bethesda Fountain. (WNYC) Three people were injured, including two who were stabbed, in a melee at Columbus Circle Sunday. (Daily News) The Upper West Side Apple store appears to have been ...

May 26, 2011 Weather: Partly cloudy, High of 80 degrees. Notices: City Councilwoman Gale Brewer, Congressmen Jerry Nadler and Charlie Rangel, and other top politicians are rallying today at 5 p.m. against the co-location of the new charter school Upper West Side Success Academy at Brandeis High School on 84th ...

Thursday, May 19, 2011 Weather: Scattered Thunderstorms, high of 67 degrees. Oddities: Tipster GM tells us that last week she was walking near Tavern on the Green when she saw a commotion just North of the restaurant. She noticed people casually fleeing a raccoon that had been sitting under them ...

Weather: Rain showers (what else?), High of 70 degrees. Notices: The American Museum of Natural History wants your help in naming its massive Mamenchisaurus, one of the largest dinosaurs in the world. Submissions are due by May 25 andn the winner will be announced on June 7. News: A Community ...