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Two popular ice rinks in New York City’s Central Park will stay open through the end of the winter season after city officials decided to let the Trump Organization finish out its contract. Sunday was supposed to be the last day of operations for both rinks — Wollman and Lasker — after Mayor Bill de Blasio announced New York City…

Police broke up a dangerous scene in Central Park on Sunday afternoon after dozens of people strolled onto the lake beneath Bow Bridge. People appeared to disregard large red warning signs placed around the lake warning of thin ice. Those on the lake were mostly snapping photos with children, seemingly unaware of the danger. Eventually police used loud speakers to…

A dangerous scene in Central Park on Sunday when dozens of people walked out onto the lake underneath Bow Bridge.

Two Central Park ice rinks run by the Trump Organization are closing Sunday.

The charge against a white woman accused of falsely reporting that a Black man had threatened her during a wild caught-on-camera confrontation in Central Park last May was dismissed Tuesday after the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office agreed to put her through a restorative justice program meant to address racial biases, officials said. Amy Cooper faced a charge of falsely...

The charge against a white woman accused of falsely reporting that a Black man had threatened her during a wild caught-on-camera confrontation in Central Park last May was dismissed Tuesday after the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office agreed to put her through a restorative justice program meant to address racial biases, officials said. Erica Byfield reports.

The charge against a white woman accused of falsely reporting that a Black man had threatened her during a wild caught-on-camera confrontation in Central Park last May was dismissed Tuesday after the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office agreed to put her through a restorative justice program meant to address racial biases, officials said.

A bystander has been credited with saving a 14-year-old teen who fell into an icy pond in Central Park on Monday afternoon. The boy fell through the ice after 2 p.m. at a pond near 59th Street and 5th Avenue close to the Plaza Hotel. Cell phone video captured the terrifying moments the teen fell through. Witnesses say they heard…

An afternoon of fun took a turn when a 14-year-old fell through the ice of a pond in Central Park. NBC New York’s Anjali Hemphill reports.

One week after being spotted for the first time in more than 100 years, a rare snowy owl was seen once again in Central Park — delighting New Yorkers and avid bird watchers. The owl was seen flying east across the Reservoir from the northeast pump house Wednesday night. The white owl was seen on the North Meadow ballfield last…

One week after being spotted for the first time in more than 100 years, a rare snowy owl was seen once again in Central Park — delighting New Yorkers and avid bird watchers.

Oases in the best of times, New York City’s parks have served as essential refuges through the hard times of the pandemic — havens for the city’s millions who yearn to escape their locked-down apartments, to breathe fresh air and enjoy some elbow room. Parks Department spokesperson Crystal Howard said that in the depths of the city’s near-death experience...

Move over Mandarin duck: there’s a new fowl that has bird-watchers on the prowl. John Chandler reports on a rare snowy owl sighting in Central Park.

A snowy owl was spotted strolling around New York City’s Central Park on Wednesday, delighting witnesses and experts who say there hasn’t been a recorded sighting in over a century. The white owl was seen on the North Meadow ballfield, according to several witnesses. Wildlife experts say it’s unusual for the creature to appear in the city. They’re more...

Central Park got a rare visitor on Wednesday.

The Trump Organization is under city contract to operate the two ice rinks and a carousel in Central Park as well as a golf course in the Bronx

The NYPD arrested a man in connection with a subway fire that killed a 36-year-old train operator and injured 16 other people in March. Police said Nathaniel Avinger, 50, was arrested Thursday after detectives said he set a shopping cart on fire inside a 2 train. NYPD, FDNY fire marshals and ATF investigators responded to the 1, 2 and 3-train…

The NYPD has arrested a man wanted for a subway fire that killed a train operator and injured more than a dozen people back in March.

The white woman seen calling the NYPD to accuse a Black man of threatening her during a wild caught-on-camera confrontation in Central Park has been charged with falsely accusing him of trying to assault her, the Manhattan district attorney’s office said Wednesday. Adam Harding reports.

The white woman seen calling the NYPD to accuse a Black man of threatening her during a wild caught-on-camera confrontation in Central Park has been charged with falsely accusing him of trying to assault her, the Manhattan district attorney’s office said Wednesday. While it was already known that Amy Cooper called 911 on Christian Cooper in the May incident, the…