Gothamist reports that yet another tree branch fell in Central Park over the weekend, making the incident near 62nd and 5th (which did not cause injury) the latest in the string of fallen tree branches reported.  While the tree branch will be investigated for evidence of rotting, other news on the branch problems and maintenance [...]

33-year-old Carla DelGallo was hospitalized and her daughter, six-month-old Gianna Ricciutti, was killed on Saturday after a tree branch fell near Central Park Zoo, sparking more questions about the quality of maintenance of the park’s 26,000 trees.  The baby was in her mother’s arms outside of the zoo’s gate when the limb fell, causing head [...]

A 70-year-old man had a close call at an Upper West Side subway station, according to AM New York.  The man reportedly fell onto the tracks of the 1 train at the 103rd Street station around 10:00 am yesterday.  He was pulled out of harm’s way before the train came, however, and was treated at [...]

Philip Bump’s blog, pbump.net (via Gothamist), reports that a tree branch fell in Central Park yesterday, injuring three.  At approximately 12:30 pm on a hot Memorial Day, a family was picnicking under a tree near 74th and East Drive when one of the branches broke off.  The branch, allegedly about two feet in diameter where [...]