Central Park Moonlight Ride

by | Feb 27, 2011

Central Park Moonlight Ride Friday, March 4th, 10 p.m. Columbus Circle (SW corner of Central Park) Join other nocturnal New Yorkers for our favorite starlit group bike ride.  The Central Park Moonlight ride got its start on a summer night 15 years ago and is still...

Shakespeare In The Park 2011

by | Feb 6, 2011

ANNOUNCING THE 2011 SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK SEASON Two Shakespeare Plays to be Performed in Repertory June 6 – July 31, 2011 The 2011 Shakespeare in the Park summer season will once again present two Shakespeare plays in repertory, giving audiences eight...

Sledding in Central Park

by | Feb 1, 2011

Here’s a great video of sledding in Central Park reminding us why snow can actually be fun. Snowy Central Park from New York Lives TV on Vimeo.

The Secret History of the Swedish Cottage

by | Jan 20, 2011

Tuesday, January 18th, was opening night in Central Park, although it wasn’t Shakespeare in the Park or the Metropolitan Opera on the Great Lawn it was a gala event complete with opening night jitters and post production reception. That it also included flying...

111th Annual Central Park Christmas Bird Count

by | Dec 17, 2010

Take part in this annual citizen-science tradition started by ornithologist Frank Chapman on December 25, 1900.  The collected data will be added to an ever-growing database that provides valuable information to research scientists who study early winter bird...

Ballet Record Set In Central Park

by | Aug 7, 2010

Dancers from the American Ballet Theater and the Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club attempted to set the Guinness World Record for “Most Ballerinas En Point.” The record try was made in New York’s Central Park. (Aug. 3)