Central Park Updates
Storm Cleanup Goes On In Central Park
The massive cleanup is continuing this week in Central Park, where the severe storm of Aug. 18 battered landscapes and brought down more than 250 trees. The storm lasted less than 30 minutes, but left areas of the Park’s north end devastated. It also left months of...
"The Bacchae" at the Delacorte in Central Park
JoAnne Akalaitis’ production of Euripides’ “The Bacchae” at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park is an interestingly realized production.
Summer Thunderstorm Wreaks Havoc in Central Park
Over three hundred trees, some over a century old, lay snapped in half and uprooted throughout Central Park today after a severe thunderstorm with winds as high as 80 mph crashed through New York City last night.
Bettye LaVette Rocks SummerStage
Bettye Lavette’s musical abilities span an eclectic range of genres that run from blues to disco to rock to soul and country. Last Friday she put on a performance at Central Park’s SummerStage Festival that ran the gamut – and back again.
From Pale Male to Pan Am – An Airport In Manhattan’s Central Park
Well it wasn’t the absurdity of the idea that immediately tagged the Manhattan Airport Foundation as a fictitious group. There have been a raft of idiotic suggestions on how to use Central Park since its inception. These included a race track, artillery range, public housing, large scale amusement park and, my personal favorite, a wild game preserve. What marked this as a well designed hoax was the fact that the website – manhattanairport.org – stated that they already had significant funding.
Thoth Arrested In Central Park
Anyone who visits Bethesda Terrace in Central Park is familiar with Thoth, a street performer that has made the center of the park his personal stage for years now. His performances evoke responses ranging from amazement to annoyance – last Sunday’s performance met with an entirely new reaction – his arrest.
Stolen Wallet Found After 27 Years
The wallet was snatched on October 24, 1982, while Bendik, now 69, was in Central Park watching the New York marathon. She went to greet runners at the end of the race and, "when I got out of the crush of people, I realized my purse was much lighter," Bendik told CNN....
Duke Ellington Tribute at the Naumberg Bandshell
For me when you mention "14 grand pianos" it immediately conjurs up pictures of a scene in "Anchors Away", shot at the Hollywood Bowl. It's the one where Jose Iturbi conducts dozens of pianists in an intensely spirited rendition (Is there any other kind?) of the...
2009 Central Park Film Festival Schedule
Central Park presents an outdoor cinema series every summer. Most of these films usually feature a New York theme and they are a great way to enjoy a summer evening in the park.
Duke Ellington Tribute in Central Park
On Wednesday, July 1 at 6:30 p.m., The Duke Ellington Center for the Arts will host a spectacular and unprecedented event in Central Park featuring their Duke Ellington Big Band and 14 grand pianos on the Mall.
