NYC mayor throws support behind bill to ban Central Park horse carriages
Read full article: NYC mayor throws support behind bill to ban Central Park horse carriagesNew York City’s mayor has thrown his support behind a proposal to end the horse-drawn carriages that have been fixtures in Central Park for more than 150 years, citing safety concerns.
The Weeknd and Shakira will headline Global Citizen Festival supporting energy access and the Amazon
Read full article: The Weeknd and Shakira will headline Global Citizen Festival supporting energy access and the AmazonTwo of the biggest touring artists right now are headlining this fall's Global Citizen Festival in New York's Central Park.
A timeline of the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and search for his killer
Read full article: A timeline of the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and search for his killerAfter days of searching, police have announced the arrest of a suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel last week.
Search for UnitedHealthcare CEO's killer yields evidence, but few answers
Read full article: Search for UnitedHealthcare CEO's killer yields evidence, but few answersAs the search for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killer stretches into a fourth day and beyond the New York City limits, investigators are reckoning with a tantalizing dichotomy.
Days after gunman killed UnitedHealthcare's CEO, police push to ID him and FBI offers reward
Read full article: Days after gunman killed UnitedHealthcare's CEO, police push to ID him and FBI offers rewardNearly four days after the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, police still do not know the gunman’s name or whereabouts or have a motive for the killing.
Questions about sexual orientation and gender ID on track to be on US Census Bureau survey by 2027
Read full article: Questions about sexual orientation and gender ID on track to be on US Census Bureau survey by 2027Questions about sexual orientation and gender identity, and changes to queries about race and ethnicity, are on track to be on the questionnaire for the most comprehensive survey of American life by 2027.
The NYC Marathon is here. Your guide to following along with 50,000 runners from home
Read full article: The NYC Marathon is here. Your guide to following along with 50,000 runners from homeThe New York City Marathon is Sunday with more than 50,000 runners from over 150 countries expected to start the race.
Central Park Five sue Donald Trump for jogger case remarks made at presidential debate
Read full article: Central Park Five sue Donald Trump for jogger case remarks made at presidential debateThe men formerly known as the Central Park Five before they were exonerated are suing Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Global Citizen CEO taps into Generation Z's sense of urgency
Read full article: Global Citizen CEO taps into Generation Z's sense of urgencyThe CEO of activism organization Global Citizen says the sense of urgency that younger generations bring to solving international challenges needs to be nurtured in the rest of the world.
Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg and Red Hot Chili Peppers to perform at Paris Olympics' closing ceremony
Read full article: Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg and Red Hot Chili Peppers to perform at Paris Olympics' closing ceremonyThe closing ceremony for the Paris Olympics will bring out several stars: Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg and Red Hot Chili Peppers are scheduled to perform.
New York's Public Theater to celebrate reopening of Central Park stage with all-star cast
Read full article: New York's Public Theater to celebrate reopening of Central Park stage with all-star castLupita Nyong’o, Peter Dinklage, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Sandra Oh will help reopen the newly revitalized Delacorte Theater in Central Park in a free production of “Twelfth Night.”.
NYC bird group drops name of illustrator and slave owner Audubon
Read full article: NYC bird group drops name of illustrator and slave owner AudubonThe conservationist group known as NYC Audubon has changed its name to NYC Bird Alliance to distance itself from the pro-slavery views of ornithologist and illustrator John James Audubon.
Celebrity owl Flaco dies a year after becoming beloved by New York City for zoo escape
Read full article: Celebrity owl Flaco dies a year after becoming beloved by New York City for zoo escapeFlaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl who escaped from New York City’s Central Park Zoo and became one of the city’s most beloved celebrities as he flew around Manhattan, has died.
Marin Alsop to become Philadelphia Orchestra's principal guest conductor next season
Read full article: Marin Alsop to become Philadelphia Orchestra's principal guest conductor next seasonMarin Alsop will become principal guest conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra next season, succeeding Nathalie Stutzmann.
Assailants in latest ship attack near Yemen were likely Somali, not Houthi rebels, Pentagon says
Read full article: Assailants in latest ship attack near Yemen were likely Somali, not Houthi rebels, Pentagon saysThe Pentagon says the five armed assailants captured by U.S. forces after seizing a commercial ship near Yemen over the weekend were likely Somali and not Iranian-backed Houthi rebels.
US Navy seizes attackers who held Israel-linked tanker. Missiles from rebel-controlled Yemen follow
Read full article: US Navy seizes attackers who held Israel-linked tanker. Missiles from rebel-controlled Yemen followArmed assailants seized and later let go a tanker linked to Israel off the coast of Yemen before being apprehended by the United States Navy.
Central Park entry gate commemorates the 'Exonerated Five'
Read full article: Central Park entry gate commemorates the 'Exonerated Five'An entryway to Central Park has been dedicated to remember the injustice that imprisoned five Black and Latino teenagers after they were wrongly convicted of the 1989 rape of a white jogger.
Global Citizen Festival generates $2.4 billion in pledges
Read full article: Global Citizen Festival generates $2.4 billion in pledgesThe 10th anniversary of the Global Citizen Festival, which included performances from Metallica, Mariah Carey and Usher, generated more than $2.4 billion in commitments to fight extreme poverty and disease.
Ex-NYC Mayor de Blasio heads to Harvard as teaching fellow
Read full article: Ex-NYC Mayor de Blasio heads to Harvard as teaching fellowFormer New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is headed to Harvard this fall as a teaching fellow at the both the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Harvard T.
How much do you know about some of the most famous women in history?
Read full article: How much do you know about some of the most famous women in history?March marks Women’s History Month, and the world has spent the past few weeks highlighting and remembering some of the most famous achievements by women throughout the course of history.
NYC Marathon returns from pandemic pause for 50th running
Read full article: NYC Marathon returns from pandemic pause for 50th runningA limited field of 33,000 runners will jog off the Verrazzano Bridge and wind its way toward Central Park on Sunday as the New York City Marathon returns for its 50th edition after being wiped out in 2020 by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Henri thwarts Central Park concert hailing NYC virus rebound
Read full article: Henri thwarts Central Park concert hailing NYC virus reboundA superstar-laden Central Park concert meant to celebrate New York City’s recovery from the coronavirus was cut short because of severe weather as Hurricane Henri approached.
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NYC concert lineup: Springsteen, Paul Simon, Jennifer Hudson
Read full article: NYC concert lineup: Springsteen, Paul Simon, Jennifer HudsonNew York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon and Jennifer Hudson will headline an August concert in Central Park marking the city’s comeback from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Case dropped after woman in racist NYC run-in gets therapy
Read full article: Case dropped after woman in racist NYC run-in gets therapyFILE - This May 25, 2020 file image, taken from video provided by Christian Cooper, shows Amy Cooper with her dog calling police at Central Park in New York. There is no relation between Christian Cooper and Amy Cooper. AdIlluzzi said that when officers arrived, Christian Cooper was gone and Amy Cooper admitted he hadn't tried to assault her. Amy Cooper also warned him she would summon police unless he stopped recording. “There’s an African American man, I’m in Central Park, he is recording me and threatening myself and my dog.
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Fans, Ono, bandmates mark 40 years since John Lennon's death
Read full article: Fans, Ono, bandmates mark 40 years since John Lennon's deathPhotos, flowers, and candles have been left at Strawberry Fields in New York's Central Park to remember John Lennon, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. The rock star and former Beatle was shot to death outside his New York City apartment building by a fan on Dec. 8, 1980. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)NEW YORK – Fans remembered John Lennon with flowers, candles and songs Tuesday, the 40th anniversary of the former Beatle's death after being shot outside his New York City apartment building. It was Dec. 8, 1980, when the world-famous musician was with his wife, Yoko Ono, and was shot by Mark David Chapman outside the Dakota apartments on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. After 40 years, Sean, Julian and I still miss him," Ono said, referring to Lennon's two sons.
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Yusef Salaam writing memoir about his wrongful imprisonment
Read full article: Yusef Salaam writing memoir about his wrongful imprisonmentNEW YORK – One of the five teens wrongly imprisoned for the assault on a Central Park jogger has a memoir coming out in the spring. The five Black and Latino teens were coerced into confessing to a rape they didn’t commit in 1989. Ken Burns made a documentary about them and Ava DuVernay directed a Netflix series. “One of the most powerful lessons I learned while being wrongfully incarcerated was that instead of going through something, I was going to grow through something," Salaam said in a statement. “Punching the Air,” co-written by Ibi Zoboi, came out in September.
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Suspect arrested in attack on actor Rick Moranis
Read full article: Suspect arrested in attack on actor Rick MoranisNEW YORK – A New York man was arrested Saturday in connection with an unprovoked assault against Rick Moranis that occurred as the 67-year-old actor was walking near Central Park in October. New York City police said 35-year-old Marquis Ventura, whom authorities listed as homeless, was arrested Saturday afternoon. It wasn't known if Ventura had retained an attorney who could comment. Video released by police showed a man wearing a black “I (heart) NY” sweatshirt hit Moranis with a sucker punch and knock him to the ground. Police didn't identify Moranis at the time, but Moranis's representative, Troy Bailey, confirmed the actor had been attacked.
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Actor Rick Moranis sucker punched while walking in NYC
Read full article: Actor Rick Moranis sucker punched while walking in NYCNEW YORK – Actor Rick Moranis was sucker punched by an unknown assailant while walking Thursday on a sidewalk near New York's Central Park, a law enforcement official told the Associated Press. The attack happened just a few blocks from the Central Park West apartment building where Moranis' character lived in the movie. Police released surveillance video of the assault in seeking the public's help to find the attacker, but did not say Moranis was the victim because of privacy concerns. Police describe the incident as a “random unprovoked assault.”Moranis was attacked while walking south on Central Park West. Moranis suffered back, hip, neck and head pain, though the full extent of his injuries was not clear, the official said.
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Central Park monument honors women's rights pioneers
Read full article: Central Park monument honors women's rights pioneersJaya Shri, 13, , right stands with friends at the unveiling of a new statue honoring suffragettes in Central Park on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. bronze statue depicting womens rights pioneers Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony was unveiled in Central Park on Wednesday. It's the 167-year-old parks first monument honoring real historical women as opposed to fictional heroines like Alice in Wonderland and Shakespeares Juliet. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)NEW YORK A bronze statue depicting womens rights pioneers Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony was unveiled in Central Park on Wednesday, becoming the 167-year-old parks first monument honoring historical heroines, as opposed to fictional female characters like Alice in Wonderland and Shakespeares Juliet. The commission from Monumental Women, a nonprofit that formed in 2014 to raise funds for a suffragist statue in Central Park, originally included just Stanton and Anthony, two white leaders of the fight for women's equality. Truth, a Black woman who escaped slavery and went on to campaign for abolition as well as women's rights, was a late addition.
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Viral video shows woman calling cops on black man who asked her to leash her dog
Read full article: Viral video shows woman calling cops on black man who asked her to leash her dogA video of a white woman calling the cops on a black man in New York City’s Central Park has gone viral. The video shows that the woman did not want to be recorded and she threatened to call the cops as she approached the man. After the video went viral, the woman was identified and her employer issued a statement, according to CBS. CBS said it reached out to Franklin Templeton to confirm its tweet about the viral video stating the woman had been placed on administrative leave. pic.twitter.com/8f2lMwK0r5 — Franklin Templeton (@FTI_US) May 26, 2020The woman surrendered the dog seen in the video to the animal shelter from which she adopted it.
Art takes over Winter Park sidewalks during nation’s oldest fine art show
Read full article: Art takes over Winter Park sidewalks during nation’s oldest fine art showPublished: February 13, 2020, 11:53 am Updated: February 15, 2020, 10:35 amWINTER PARK, Fla. – Mark your calendar for the 61st annual Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival happening March 20-22. The festival is one of the nation’s oldest fine art shows where artists compete for 63 awards totaling $74,500. Original artwork will be on display under the large oak trees of Central Park in downtown Winter Park. Parking will be available on all side streets surrounding downtown Winter Park, nearby parking lots charging nominal fees or in the Rollins College parking garage. Fine arts and crafts categories include clay, digital art, drawings and pastels, fiber-glass, graphics and printmaking, jewelry, leather, metal, mixed media 2D, mixed media 3D, painting, photography, sculpture, watercolor and wood.

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