One of Central Park’s Most Photographed Spots Is About to Go Dry for a Year
It's been the backdrop for wedding photos, movie scenes, and a steady stream of marriage proposals for more than 150 years. In a few days, the water goes off. Read More...
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She Ran Central Park All the Time. Then Came an Afternoon in Early July.
By her family's account, Jean is a vibrant, active woman whose idea of a good afternoon is a run through Central Park. Read More...
18-Year-Old Killed After Carriage Horse Bolts and Flips Carriage in Central Park
An 18-year-old visitor has died after a carriage horse broke loose, careened down a Central Park drive and overturned the carriage he was riding in Read More...
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New Report Reveals What Killed the Central Park Carriage Horse Last Week
When a 16-year-old carriage horse collapsed and died in Central Park near West 72nd Street last Tuesday evening, the assumptions came fast Read More...
16-Year-Old Carriage Horse Collapses and Dies in Central Park Near West 72nd Street
A 16-year-old horse-drawn carriage horse named Deniz collapsed and died inside Central Park near West 72nd Street on Tuesday evening, the NYPD confirmed, in a Read More...
Man Jumps Into Lake to Escape NYPD During Central Park Chase: VIDEO
A 23-year-old man jumped into the Harlem Meer while fleeing police in Central Park on Monday afternoon, the NYPD said. Officers had moved to arrest Read More...
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A Spooked Horse, a Toppled Carriage and a Bruised Driver at the Southwest Corner of the Park
It was just before 4 p.m. on Monday when something inside Central Park rattled a carriage horse parked near West 59th Street — and what Read More...
Central Park SummerStage 2026: Lineup Announced
The avant-garde Afrofuturist collective Sun Ra Arkestra took the stage at Central Park’s Naumburg Bandshell in June 1986 to launch what would become one of Read More...
Smorgasburg Is Coming to the Edge of the Upper West Side Next Month
One of New York City's most popular outdoor food destinations is making a major move uptown this spring — and Upper West Siders will have a front-row seat. Read More...
Man Convicted of Attempting to Rape Central Park Sunbather
A Manhattan jury has convicted the Upper West Side man who tackled and attempted to rape a woman sunbathing in Central Park in June 2024. Read More...
