Well this must have been more than a little embarrassing… A couple fell out of a row boat and into the Central Park lake yesterday afternoon, drawing a rather large FDNY and NYPD response, including helicopters, to the scene.

It’s been more than three years since the iconic Tavern On The Green restaurant in Central Park served its last meal. The space is currently going through a massive renovation and is slated to be reincarnated as a casual restaurant and outdoor cafe later this year. Initial landscaping designs were recently shown to UWS Community Board [...]

Posted back in February that the city had started the process of selecting a new operator for the historic Tavern On The Green in Central Park. Yesterday the Park & Recreation department announced a 20-year license has been awarded to Emerald Green Group for “the operation and maintenance of a high-quality casual restaurant and outdoor [...]

The hits keep on coming for embattled Central Park Boathouse operator Dean Poll. After a surprise walk-out earlier this month (including a row boat siege on the landmark), employees are now accusing the restaurant of serving filtered tap water, disguised as bottled water, for $8 a pop.

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A surprise walk-out at the Central Park Boathouse yesterday forced the landmark restaurant to close just before the lunch rush. On its own, that’s news of note. But what takes things to another level was the daring, rowboat-powered, amphibian assault by striking workers!

The Central Park Boathouse is back in the news again. In April their were accusations of a variety of improprieties, resulting in a union rally outside the restaurant. Now, six workers have filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the Boathouse. This comes on the heels of the recent sexual harassment suit at another Upper West [...]

The tranquil feel at the Central Park Boathouse restaurant seems to be limited strictly to the front of the house, according to union members who work there. The New York Times is reporting that workers at the Boathouse are complaining about “overbearing managers who play favorites with the rank and file, of work rules that [...]

Above left, The New York Post catches Piers Morgan, best known in the US for America’s Got Talent and his new stint taking over for Larry King on CNN with the show Piers Morgan Tonight (first airing on January 17th from CNN’s NYC studios), taking a winter stroll in Central Park.  The British journalist and [...]

Plans for an addition to the Central Park Boathouse that owner/operator Dean Poll proposed in October were scrapped this week, according to A Walk in the Park.  The addition, which would have included a new bar and ramp sitting outside the main structure of the Boathouse, was panned by preservationists in a Historic District Council [...]

The popular Showtime drama Nurse Jackie will be filming in Central Park today.  On Location Vacations reports that the show is slated to film at the Central Park Boathouse, and star Peter Facinelli confirmed that he will be on set today. Did you spot an upcoming filming in the neighborhood?  Let us know… send as [...]

Eater NY reports that Dean Poll, the owner/operator of the Central Park Boathouse, has proposed a new addition to the restaurant that is ruffling the feathers of preservationists.  The new bar and ramp, which would sit outside of the main structure, was proposed to the Historic Districts Council, who subsequently gave it a figurative thumbs-down.  [...]