NYC Aims To Reopen Iconic Tavern On The Green By 2013; Big-Name Restauranteurs Getting Ready To Bid

It’s been more than two years since the iconic Tavern On The Green restaurant in Central Park served its last meal.
Central Park Boathouse restauranteur Dean Poll was supposed to take over TOTG, but that deal fell through in the spring of 2010 and the landmark restaurant has been languishing as a snack bar/gift shop/visitors center [...]

Lottery For Inwood Hill Park Camp-Out Taking Place TODAY Until 11:59 PM

The next Parks Department camp-out is just around the corner and the lottery for one of the coveted 30 available spots is going on throughout the day today.
While previous camp-outs have been in Central Park, this one will be in Inwood Hill Park. Obviously Inwood is a little north of the [...]

Free Mat Pilates In Riverside Park Starts Tomorrow

Lot’s of great free classes available in Riverside Park this summer. First, it was free yoga on Wednesdays through September. Then it was free dance lessons on Sundays in June. Now, the Parks Department is about to kick off free mat pilates on Tuesdays.
Starting tomorrow, instructors from Base Fitness will lead free pilates classes from [...]

Free Dance Lessons At Pier I In Riverside Park - Every Sunday In June Starting Tonight

As part if its ongoing “Summer On The Hudson” series, the Parks Department is sponsoring free dance lessons at Pier I in Riverside Park every Sunday evening, starting tonight and continuing through Sunday, June 27.
From 6:00 - 9:00 pm, “learn to dance like a pro at these salsa, cha-cha and bachata lessons and group dances [...]

Riverside Park Hawk Update: Tests Show Papa Hawk Killed By Posion

Following up on Monday’s post about the ongoing drama surrounding the death of one of Riverside Park’s Red-tailed hawks… DNAinfo reports that early tests show that the male hawk was indeed killed by rat poison. However, it’s too soon to know if that poison was put down by the Parks Department or by someone else [...]