Approximate site of the crash between illegal electric unicycle and bicyclist, June 30, 2025. ( Map: CentralPark.org; Straus News markup) Rider of Illegal Electric Unicycle Badly Injured in Crash with Central Park Bicyclist The war between the speed of high-powered electric vehicles and the more measured human-powered pace of bicyclists and pedestrians... News 06 Jul 2025 | 11:59
New York City and its surrounding areas faced severe weather incidents on June 19. Around 3:45pm a 15-year-old boy was struck by lightning in Central Park and survived. ( Graphic: National Weather ) 15-year-old Teen Struck By Lightning in Central Park A 15-year-old high school sophomore was struck by lightning in Central Park on the afternoon of June 19 as severe thunderstorms... News 20 Jun 2025 | 04:51
A biker died in Central Park on June 18, after colliding with a pedestrian who was using a crosswalk on East Drive and East 97th Street. ( Photo: Google Maps ) E-Biker Dies in Central Park Accident With Pedestrian A man riding an e-bike in Central Park died after colliding with a pedestrian using a crosswalk on Wednesday, June 18, authorities... News 19 Jun 2025 | 06:48
Clad in green, the Central Park Ranger Corps made its Central Park debut in recent weeks and was officially announced by Central Park Conservancy on May 22. ( Photo: Central Park Conservancy) Central Park Conservancy Launches New Park Ranger Corps A new group of green-clad Central Park personnel is making its presence known in the city’s largest park. Officially announced... News 23 May 2025 | 01:20
Just in time for National Women’s History Month, a new children’s book by author/illustrator Janice Hechter celebrates the true story of activism by girls as young as 10. ( Photo: Janice Hechter ) A New Children’s Book Reminds Us of When NYC Girl Scouts Made History “Alice in Wonderland doesn’t count,” chanted a troop of New York City Girl Scouts, who realized that out of 22 statues in... City Arts 05 Mar 2025 | 12:03
The Conservancy’s recommendation to create a raised pedestrian path. ( Photo: Central Park Conservancy) Central Park Conservancy Reveals Plans to Add Protected East/West Bike Lane, More Bike Lanes on Loop, and Removal of Traffic Lights The Central Park Conservancy says it wants to remove traffic lights and make the six mile park loop more bike and pedestrian... News 02 Dec 2024 | 01:56
NYC’s first pizza box recycling bin has been installed in Central Park. ( Credit: Central Park Conservancy) Finally, Pizza Boxes Fit in the Recycling Bin There’s nothing more New York than enjoying pizza in Central Park. There’s also nothing more awkward for a New Yorker than... News 21 May 2024 | 02:10
Team USA coach Don Landolphi, author of two baseball books and a former teacher and Hall of Fame baseball coach at Brooklyn College, gives the sight challenged and blind youths a pep talk before leading them onto the field. Photo: Lighthouse Guild Team USA for Blind Baseball Players Kicks off Clinic for Kids in Central Park When Ed Plumacher went blind at forty-nine years old, baseball was the last thing on his mind. Though he had loved playing... News 12 May 2023 | 04:28
Police release the above sketch of a man they said attacked a 55 year old woman in Central Park on April 6 and are seeking the public’s help in capturing him. Photo: NYPD Police Seek Public Help to Nab Man Who Attacked Woman on Central Park Reservoir Police are seeking the public’s help in trying to track down a suspect they said attacked a 55 year old woman on April 6th... News 10 Apr 2023 | 11:01
Melissa Benoit, who formerly starred as Kara Danvers in the CW Series “Supergirl” was caught filming in Central Park last week for her next starring role--playing a journalist named Sadie McCarthy in an upcoming HBO Max Special, The Girls on the Bus. The film is loosely based on New York Times reporter Amy Chozick’s bestselling book, Chasing Hillary: Ten Years, Tow Presidential Campaigns, and One Glass Ceiling Intact.” Chozick, who lives in Seward Park Cooperative on the Lower East Side with her husband and son, is executive producing the film along with Julie Plec. Photo: Steve Sands/NY Newswire. Star Watch 3/02/23 Home 27 Feb 2023 | 02:55
Nature-loving New Yorkers take part in the nation’s longest-running community science bird project. Photo: Meryl Phair How Many Birds are in Central Park? At the Southern Pump House in Central Park, the volunteers of the 123rd Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count begin to arrive... News 21 Dec 2022 | 10:58
Central Park’s horse-drawn carriages. Photo: Sofia Cipriano Debate Rages Over Central Park Horses Last month, Queens Council Member Robert Holden introduced a bill that would replace the 68 horse carriages in Central Park... Home 12 Aug 2022 | 04:03
A spotted lanternfly sighting in Times Square, documented on Twitter by @SaveInsectsA The Bad Bugs Are Back Spotted lanternflies, those pesky dotted bugs, are back. Midway through the summer, the invasive insects have made appearances... News 09 Aug 2022 | 11:07
Ellen Jovin awaits questions at the Grammar Table in Central Park near West 72nd Street. Photo: Abigail Gruskin Putting The Grammar Table On the Page In Verdi Square, on the Upper West Side, Ellen Jovin once met a “footnote fetishist,” a “fashionably dressed young woman”... News 08 Jul 2022 | 11:33
A group of kids play a ball game in the grass. Photo: NYC Parks / Daniel Avila The Return of Adventures NYC in Central Park Two girls slide through the trees of Central Park, the buildings of midtown behind them, and the green lawns of the Sheep... News 22 Jun 2022 | 03:16
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