Central Park Ravaged By Saturday’s Freak Storm; Loss Of Roughly 1,000 Trees Expected

Saturday’s freak snowfall may have been pretty to look at, but the combination of of high winds and heavy wet snow on fully-leafed trees wreaked havoc on Central Park. The Central Park Conservancy (CPC) reports more than 400 acres of the park were damaged by the storm and estimates that 1,000 tress will be lost [...]

ING NYC Marathon Lottery Celebrations

The ING New York City Marathon will take place on November 7th this year, giving tens of thousands of runners the chance to run 26.2 miles through all five boroughs, ending in Central Park.  Seeing the over-40,000 runners in the race, non-runners may be surprised to discover that there is actually a lottery drawing to [...]