Skate Free at Central Park's Wollman Rink

A great way to celebrate the holiday season is an afternoon of skating at Wollman Rink in Central Park. Be one of the first thousand guests to arrive at Wollman Rink in Central Park on December 12th and 13th and you’ll skate for free – plus receive free skate rentals!

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Running Cycles

Another gorgeous, sun swept autumn day and another run around the Reservoir in Central Park, a pastime I can’t imagine ever growing tired of – although my knees do sometimes offer a minority opinion. Perfect weather combined with perfect scenery, a combination that makes exercise seem like utter self indulgence.

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New Oak Bridge Unveiled In Central Park

A re-creation of a historic 1860 bridge in Central Park is being unveiled on Wednesday morning, replacing a plain wooden footbridge that had been in place since the Great Depression. The Oak Bridge project, which has transformed the appearance of one of the main...

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The Wizard Of Oz Screened In Central Park

Flying Monkeys in the heart of Manhattan? Oh my! Yes, the Yellow Brick Road is winding through Central Park, Tuesday, September 29th. Netflix is sponsoring a 70th anniversary screening of the 1939 classic, “The Wizard Of Oz”. The showing is free and is taking place at Rumsey Playfield, the site of the annual SummerStage festival.

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Bard For The Birds

The starling is only mentioned once by Shakespeare, in a passage which shows that in his time this bird, which possesses remarkable powers of imitation, was taught to say words. The fiery Hotspur declares that although the King had forbidden him to speak of Mortimer...

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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...

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