Geese seem to be New York City’s Enemy #1… first, the Miracle on the Hudson story, in which a flock of geese forced Captain “Sully” Sullenberger to land US Airways Flight 1549 into the Hudson River in January 2009, led the city to round up and euthanize hundreds of Canada geese surrounding the city airports. [...]
It’s a Friday afternoon in the summer, so rather than writing a downer post, we figured we’d give you some warm-and-fuzzies. Two baby red-tailed hawks were born recently in Riverside Park to the delight of Upper West Side birdwatchers, and DNAinfo stopped by to take some photos of the cuties. The hawk couple had been [...]
The Daily News reports that the city’s two-month long program to trap, tag, and vaccinate Central Park raccoons from rabies might be working. According to the Department of Health, 237 raccoons have been trapped, vaccinated and released in Manhattan between February 16th and April 9th after a rabies outbreak caused park-goers to be fearful [...]
Above, one of two large trees that suffered damage last weekend awaits cleanup and repair crews. The trees, located in Central Park near the low 70’s and Central Park West, seem to have been struck by lightning on Saturday evening. Both trees had large branches (some almost two feet in diameter) torn off, with what [...]
It’s predicted to be a summery Saturday, with temps in the 80’s… if you feel like cooling off, head to the NYC International Polar Festival, taking place at the American Museum of Natural History (Central Park West at 79th). The festival is being put on in conjunction with the opening of Race to the End [...]
The Urban Park Rangers are offering a unique opportunity on select dates this summer where you can take a camping trip in Central Park. On the first Saturday of the month in June, July, and August, 30 lucky campers will be provided tents and food and will be able to camp in the park (sleeping [...]
The ASPCA expressed their concern after two carriage horse collisions occurred this month, according to Gothamist. The first accident occurred on May 1st, when “a horse pulling a carriage spooked and crashed at the intersection of Central Park South and Columbus Circle” after running across Central Park South against the traffic and “sideswiping [...]
DNAinfo reports that the Central Park Zoo (east side of the park, near 64th) has a new resident. Bruiser, the 90-pound California sea lion born in the Bronx Zoo last year, joins fellow sea lions April and Scooter at the zoo. While he is gaining 2 to 3 pounds a week, he still has a [...]
After the August 18th, 2009 storm ripped through the city, causing massive damage including the destruction of hundreds of trees in Central Park, many worked hard to raise funds to repair some of the damage. The Central Park Conservancy underwent a massive fundraising effort, receiving many substantial donations (including a $1 million contribution from [...]
Come to West Side Community Garden (89th between Amsterdam and Columbus) for the annual Tulip Festival. Enjoy the 22nd year of tulips in bloom while they are at their full color. The garden encourages you to also bring your camera to be a part of the Tulip Photo Contest 2010. Enter your [...]
