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. more ›

Alberto Arroyo, a familiar face to decades of joggers around the Central Park Reservoir, died on Thursday at age 94 in a nursing home. Arroyo had said he was "the first man to run in Central Park," and the NY Times writes in his obituary, "Who could dispute him? What is certain is that generations of runners came to treasure the leathery-skinned gentleman with flowing white hair and matching mustache as a peculiarly New York institution." more ›

Fresh off Bastille Day celebrations back home, France's first couple was in the Big Apple this weekend for a relatively social engagement. After a quick discussion of some global issues at the UN, French President Nicholas Sarkozy took some time to jog around the Central Park Reservoir. The Daily News says that Sarkozy "wore skimpy shorts" showing off the "chiseled stems" he needs in order to "keep up with his supermodel wife, Carla Bruni." The trip had been prompted by Bruni's performance at Radio City Music Hall last night's tribute concert to Nelson Mandela on the South African leader's 91st birthday. The French first lady took the stage in her American debut alongside Eurythmic Dave Stewart. Before her first ballad, Bruni told the crowd, "This one's not good for dancing. But it's good for dreaming." The concert also featured pop stars such as Josh Groban, Jesse McCartney and Li'l Kim, who said of the anti-apartheid icon, "He was very instrumental in my experience in prison." more ›

It’s never to early to start planning for the future One World Government, and one great way to fill the odd hours is by building websites about it, as one group of visionaries have done with their Reservoir Project. The pseudo-serious website is dedicated to securing New York City as the capital of the “Earth Government” and converting the Central Park Reservoir into “the Biggest, the Tallest, the most Elegant and Innovative Structure in the history of our civilization. The CENTRAL, a.k.a. CTRL.” more ›

Yay! For only the fourth time since it was finished in 1917, the fountain in the Central Park's Reservoir is flowing again. The reservoir, officially named the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir in 1994, served as the backdrop for Mayor Bloomberg as he announced that city water supply won't require filtering for at least 10 more years. Yesterday, the EPA granted the city a 10-year waiver on a filtering the water from its Catskill and Delaware systems. The two reservoir systems supply about 90% of the city's water (the Central Park Reservoir no longer supplies drinking water) and the city is one of 5 in the nation that isn't required to filter its water. According to The Post, the waiver saves the city from building two filtration plants which would cost at least $8 billion. Instead, the city will add a new ultraviolet disinfecting facility. more ›

There have been a few articles about Alberto Arroyo, who is the unofficial Mayor of Central Park, but today's NY Times feature about him has an awesome slideshow with his narration. At 89, he's been been a staple around the Central Park Reservoir for years (he claims to be the first to run around the reservoir), either running or, more recently, using a walker. Arroyo used to run during his lunch hour while working at Bethlehem Steel in Battery Park, which was unheard of back then, and ran in the first NYC marathon. We've seen Arroyo in the park and must say that seeing his friendly wave is great encouragement as we huff and puff our way around. more ›

The Empire State and Chrysler Salt and Pepper Shakers are $29.00. A little steep, but so cute and functional. more ›

The Central Park Reservoir is a gorgeous place to walk or run, but it never occured to us that one should swim in it. Who knows what is in it? The Central Park Loch Ness monster, perhaps. And Gothamist Weather had a joke about Canada yesterday. Hee. more ›