Tag: central park

Since we reported a couple of weeks ago that police in Central Park were cracking down on bicyclists who break the law when riding in Central Park, we've heard about some action in the park. Police have been out with speed guns, and have been

We just got ahold of a letter from the Central Park Conservancy to Councilwoman Gale Brewer addressing concerns from Upper West Side residents that raccoons have begun to get a little saucy at local playgrounds, jumping up on picnic tables and snatching kids' food. As one mother noted: "The raccoons ...

Five years ago, I joined a softball team called the Consenting Adults. They were in their 23rd year of existence, with colorful characters who were writers, psychologists, teachers, and gifted softball players. They gave me

For the tenth straight year, the Central Park Conservancy will show films this week on the sloping lawn just North of Sheep Meadow and South of the 72nd Street crossing road in the middle of the park. The theme of this year's film festival is "cult classics" and it will ...

Blind lawyer Richard Bernstein was hit by a bicyclist last week, fracturing his pelvis and hip, bloodying his face, and causing him to have to drop out of the New York City marathon. He had been walking in the park at East 90th Street wearing a bright yellow shirt and ...

Tavern on the Green took its first step to becoming an actual restaurant once again, as the city chose a Philadelphia company to run the historic spot, it announced today. The Emerald Green Group and chef Katy Sparks are expected to open the restaurant in the fall of 2013. Sparks ...

A benefit concert to fight global poverty is scheduled for September 29 on the Great Lawn in Central Park. The free concert will feature Neil Young and Crazy Horse, the Foo Fighters, the Black Keys and K'naan. But to get a ticket you have to sign up at  a new ...

A tipster tells us that the NYPD's bomb squad taped off an area in Central Park just West of the Great Lawn this afternoon and has been telling people to avoid the immediate area. An officer  yelled "Bomb Squad" at him and told him to walk away from the Bridle ...

The line for the first showing (technically a preview) of Into the Woods stretched almost to the Central Park Reservoir on Tuesday. Some of the hundreds of people who waited outside on a hot day said it was the longest they'd ever seen (yes, that's an air mattress in the ...

July 16, 2012 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 92 Degrees.

July 10, 2012 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 85 Degrees.

June 26, 2012 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 73 Degrees.

The historic Tavern on the Green in Central Park off of 67th Street has been a visitor's center and food truck parking lot for more than a year, but the center closes today. What's next?

We've been getting multiple reports of raccoons in and around the playgrounds in Central Park, with some of the raccoons hopping up on tables and snacking on food. Clearly, no one wants to let their kids run around when aggressive raccoons are in the area -- and when it's not ...

June 14, 2012 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 76 Degrees.

The 50th Season of Shakespeare in the Park starts tonight with As You Like It, Shakespeare's famous comedy set in a forest in France. As the Public puts it: "In As You Like It, Rosalind, Shakespeare's most breathtaking heroine, and her boyfriend Orlando find themselves in the enchanted Forest of Arden, ...

June 5, 2012 Weather: Afternoon Showers, High of 66 Degrees.

May 29, 2012 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 88 Degrees.

It's not quite summer movie season yet, but the Central Park Conservancy just gave us a sneak peek at the lineup of films for its annual outdoor movie fest: The Central Park Conservancy Film Festival will take place from August 21-25, with films being shown in the landscape north of ...

May 7, 2012 Weather: Mostly Cloudy, High of 62 Degrees.