The police say that they managed to arrest three people suspected of robbing a couple on Central Park West last night. And one of the suspects had a loaded .380 caliber semi-automatic handgun.
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Cops Bust Three For Gunpoint Robbery In Central Park West
Cops: Ice Pick-Wielding Robber Strikes By Central Park
The NYPD is looking for the public's help in finding a man suspected of punching then robbing someone near Central Park on Wednesday. The weapon of choice? An ice pick!
Giant Elk Spotted Unironically Celebrating 4/20 In Central Park
While we were busy bemoaning the commercialization of Puff The Magic Dragon Passover, some people were out actually celebrating (*cough cough*) 4/20 around the city yesterday. And that included "Nappy," a 24-year-old man dressed as an elk who smoked bowls in Central Park Friday afternoon with a group of like-minded, painfully sincere pot connoisseurs. “You would have no overdoses because they would be controlled,” he responded when questioned why drugs should be legal. Nappy: your trusty spotter in New York City's futuristic lung gyms.
Video: Cool Down With Gus, The Central Park Polar Bear
When it starts getting warm outside many humans like to cool down with a dip in the water. Polar bears are no different! Just ask Gus, the Central Park Zoo's resident remaining polar bear, seen here swimming elegantly in his exhibit yesterday:
There's A Brush Fire In Central Park
So that smoke coming from Central Park? It's an actual brush fire! According to Notify NYC, "FD is on scene of a brush fire in Central Park. 5th Ave btwn 107th St and 103rd St is closed. Expect traffic delays."
Rat Poison Is Ripping Apart NYC's Hawk Population
Spare the rat, spoil the hawk? New York's solution to our unending rodent problem turns out to not be a great thing for our city's returning raptor population. The problem is simple: rats eat rat poison, hawks eat rats, hawks die from rat poison. To that end, recent tests have confirmed that three seemingly healthy hawks that croaked earlier this year died from ingesting rat poison. On the plus side, baby hawks by Washington Square Park!
Enchanting Amy Adams Cast In Central Park Into The Woods
Amy Adams is going to get a chance to belt Broadway tunes in Central Park this summer. Again. The Public Theater has announced that the Enchanted star is going to be playing the Baker's Wife in the upcoming, and highly anticipated by us, Shakespeare in the Park revival of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's fairy tale classic Into the Woods. Suddenly the line "this is ridiculous, what am I doing here, I'm in the wrong story!" will have a whole extra layer.
Aziz Ansari Mows Central Park Lawn Bright And Early This Morning
It was a beautiful moment at 8 a.m. this morning when Parks and Recreation star and former New Yorker Aziz Ansari joined the Central Park Conservancy for its inaugural first cut of the park's beloved Sheep Meadow. Laughs were shared, lawns were mowed, and now the park is officially ready for its April 7th reopening.
Nobody Good Really Wants To Run The Tavern On The Green
It isn't just The Donald, nobody seems to be interested in running the Tavern on the Green. At least not the way the city, in its infinite wisdom, wants it run. Bids to take over the storied space are due today, but a story in the Times makes clear that many people are just not into putting their hats in the ring. "The city seemed to have an intention to strip away whatever Tavern on the Green once represented," explained one non-bidder to the paper. "So we decided not to do it."
The Trump Tavern On The Green Will Never Be!
The latest round of bids to take over the faded splendor that was the Tavern on the Green are due to the city on Friday, but guess which publicity-loving real estate personality won't be submitting a bid on the money pit? Donald Trump. The city's plans for the Central park restaurant are just too pedestrian for The Donald.
Urban Forager Steve Brill Tells Us What You Can Eat in NYC Parks
"Wildman" Steve Brill has been helping New Yorkers get a little closer to nature with his foraging tours of Central Park, Prospect Park, and more for three decades. Now entering his 30th season, Brill, who describes himself as a “naturalist” and a “science geek,” is still uncovering new and delicious wild eats in the middle of the city—and despite the occasional run-in with the Parks Department, he has no plans to tame down his foraging adventures. We talked to Brill about his favorite edible finds, got some recipes, and learned how to avoid those pesky poisonous plants.
Central Park To Lose A Car Lane, Gain A Bike Path
Soon enough, there will be one less lane of (car) traffic in Central Park. In addition to the new East/West pedestrian/bike path on 96th Street the Central Park Conservancy is now getting ready to drop one of the two car lanes on the open-to-cars-at-rush hour Terrace Drive in favor of a second bike lane. Olmstead and Vaux would be proud.
Video: Random Texan Finds Something To Like About NYC!
This week we became smitten with Karen, the "little Texan abroad" who stormed through Times Square thoroughly unimpressed with everything but the pigeons. The Tocqueville of her generation had said: "I'm afraid to talk out loud, it's kind of crappy here. I feel like an ant in an ant hill." Well, we're happy to report that there is a new video up, and she's found something about NYC she can actually appreciate: Central Park.
Why Are Seemingly Healthy Hawks Dying In NYC Parks?
At least three seemingly healthy, uninjured hawks have died in the last two weeks in NYC parks, and experts are scrambling to try to figure out why, and if there is anything that can end the trend: "They all appeared to be healthy and didn't have any traumatic injuries," Bobby Horvath, a wildlife rehabilitator, told the Daily News. "It's not like they were hit by a car or crashed into a building."
Birdwatcher Arrested For Taking Pale Male's Dead Mate Home
New York has many hawks, but only one celebrity hawk: Pale Male. So when one of Pale Male's ladies gives up the ghost, it makes news. And, in the case of Pale Male's latest late lover Lima, the guy who made the discovery gets arrested? Indeed he does!
OMG It's So Beautiful Today
The Central Park Conservancy Tweeted this photograph, "More early spring #blooms spotted this morning in #CentralPark." Yeah, take that climate change deniers! And suck it, Punxsutawney Phil/long live Staten Island Chuck.
Wyoming Wants To Bring Wolves To Central Park
What happens when states feel ganged up on by the federal government? Lately, they seem to be taking out their anger on Central Park. Last month, state legislators in Alaska urged feds to “declare Central Park to be a wilderness area" in response to the government trying to stop them from drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Now, Wyoming has proposed a similar measure, calling on Congress to reintroduce wolves and other endangered species there. Hasn't Central Park done enough for the nation by giving the majestic Black Eyed Peas plenty of free roaming space?
Torrisi Italian Specialties Guys Eye Tavern On The Green
The owners of the hot and trendy restaurants Torrisi Italian Specialties and Parm are among the restaurateurs sniffing around the dessicated corpse of Tavern on the Green, which the Parks Department showed off to potential operators today. "We’re taking it all in," Torrisi co-owner Zalaznick told City Room during the tour this morning. "The question is how casual they’ll let the restaurant be. It used to be a pretty formal place." During the tour and Q&A that followed, the Parks Department let it be known that they do indeed want the new iteration of Tavern to be casual and accessible. The city is spending $10 million to renovate and shrink it, and the Wall Street Journal reports that Assistant Parks Commissioner Betsy Smith made it clear that the new Tavern should be "a moderately priced restaurant" that's not as "fanciful and glitzy as before."
Tavern On The Green Is Going Back In Time With Retro Design
The mess that is the once-and-future Tavern on the Green continues to be messy. As the city awaits bids for new restaurateurs to take over the fabled Central Park eatery a trickle of new info the project has come out. As the city implied in its Request For Proposals for the space, they are taking it back to the basics. The 1940s basics.
The Cherry Blossoms Are Blooming In The Winter... Again
A reader sent in these photos of the Cherry Blossom trees blooming in Central Park, and the photos were just taken yesterday—in January. While we're used to seeing cherry blossom trees blooming in April or May, it seems winter blooms are becoming more and more normal. This happened last year, too, and even earlier, in December.
Tavern On The Green Seeks Patient Restaurateur To Nurse It Back To Life
And the next chapter in the never ending saga of Tavern on the Green begins! After its brief stint as a boozy food truck parking lot the storied Central Park restaurant is going to be a restaurant again. In theory. The Parks Department today released a Request For Proposals for a new operator for the space. Once the city is done doing some more construction on the space (which does not include the return of the late Crystal Room) it could be a "a high-quality casual restaurant, outdoor cafe and bar" by 2013!
Necropsy Shows No Cause Of Death For Charlie The Carriage Horse
An official necropsy performed on Charlie, the 15-year-old draft horse that collapsed and died in Midtown in October, showed no direct cause of death. According to the ASPCA, which performed the necropsy at Cornell, Charlie's liver showed signs of scarring, and the agency wrote they "cannot rule out recent toxin exposure, abnormal heartbeat or allergic reaction," but that the horse was in "good nutritional condition," when he died.
Video: Carriage Horse Collapses As Busy Holiday Season Begins
Humans aren't the only ones who are pushed beyond their physical and mental limits to feverishly "enjoy" the holidays: it's the busiest time of the year for New York City's carriage horses. Yesterday afternoon a carriage horse apparently collapsed at 59th Street and Fifth Avenue. Though a spokesperson for the Carriage Association of New York told the Daily News, "No horse collapsed," the video below, submitted to Win Animal Rights, clearly shows a horse on the ground and its handlers struggling to help it stand up.
Pedestrian Countersues Cyclist Who Blamed Her For Central Park Crash
A pedestrian who was sued by a cyclist that struck her in Central Park this summer has countersued. According to the lawsuit obtained by the Post, 28-year-old Meghan Rohan alleges that 46-year-old Sabine Von Sengbusch had "total disregard" when she hit Rohan and shattered her elbow.
Oh, The Humanity: Cyclist Sues Pedestrian She Struck In Central Park
A cyclist dares to challenge the behavior of a pedestrian in Central Park, and the New York Post cannot BELIEVE the injustice. 46-year-old Sabine von Sengbusch is suing 28-year-old Meghan Rohan after von Sengbusch's bike struck Rohan after she allegedly walked into the bike lane near 69th Street and East Drive. Rohan shattered her elbow, but the cyclist is claiming the accident caused her "great physical pain and mental anguish." Maybe Rohan can use the Frisbee Defense?
Cyclist Sues City After Colliding With Dog In Central Park
Dogs: They're running amok in Central Park, and cyclists are getting hurt! If you think it's a joke, just talk to 51-year-old Nancy Chilton, who was biking in the park in July 2010 when a dog darted out in front of her. The two species collided, and Chilton was catapulted over the handle bars. She was wearing a helmet, but the accident still hurt her head, and doctors had to remove part of her skull. (She also fractured her pelvis, spine and sustained permanent hearing damage.) "I wouldn't have survived," she tells the Wall Street Journal. It's unclear if the dog made it, but we're guessing it stayed at the scene and was not charged.
Perv Allegedly Groped Child In Central Park Playground Bathroom
The Daily News' police sources claim that a man groped a little boy in a bathroom at a Central Park playground yesterday morning. According to the News, "The boy was leaving the bathroom at Ancient Playground, near the Metropolitan Museum of Art, about 9:15 a.m. when a man grabbed his buttocks and fled."
Man Slashed, Mugged In Central Park
The police say a man was mugged and slashed in Central Park around 12:30 this morning. According to the Post, "The man, described as in his 30s and dressed up in a tuxedo, had lost his glasses and “couldn’t see properly,” according to one cop at the scene. As the man stumbled by the rink, he was jumped by a group of men who sliced him in the hand with a knife, and then stole his wallet and an iPod, the officer said. The muggers fled."
Google Captures Central Park With Their Street View Cameras
For agoraphobics, there's nothing better than Google Maps bringing a city park directly to your laptop. Currently you can enjoy the High Line via their street view option, which is almost like being in the open air park. Or at least, it's the closest you're going to get if you don't want to leave your cozy, enclosed apartment. Now the Google team has taken to Central Park, hopping on a special tricycle on Monday to capture the entire park via 360-degree street views.
NYers Worry An Olive Garden-Type Restaurant Will Open At Tavern On The Green
What do you do with a problem like Tavern on the Green? The critically-reviled but beloved-to-tourist restaurant in Central Park, has been closed for over two years ago, and the Parks Department tried to put a restaurant there, but only managed to turn the building into a visitors center with food trucks in the courtyard. Now, the food trucks are out, and the Parks Department says they are looking for a "high quality casual restaurant and outdoor café" which has community members freaked out.
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