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BTS’ Jungkook ‘GMA’ concert canceled for thunder, lightning after fans wait in line for days

NEW YORK — After days of lining up to see BTS’ Jungkook serenade Central Park, crowds that had congregated along several blocks of Fifth Avenue had to pack it in Friday when the K-pop star’s performance was upended due to weather.

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Juanes’ Central Park SummerStage show abruptly canceled due to overcrowding

NEW YORK — The fervor surrounding Juanes’ free concert in Central Park Wednesday ended with the headliner leaving the stage early due to the massive crowd in attendance.

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Body of unidentified man found floating in lake in New York’s Central Park

The NYPD is investigating what happened to the man as the city’s medical examiner works to determine his cause of death

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Hozier, Carly Rae Jepsen, Tim McGraw Lined Up for ‘GMA’ Summer Concert Series

Performances in Central Park and ABC program’s Times Square studio

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7 of the best New York holidays 2025: City break and adventure holiday ideas

The best budget city breaks, inter-railing journeys and bucket-list trips in the Big Apple

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Exonerated member of 'Central Park Five' wins primary, nearly assuring seat on NYC Council

A member of the “Central Park Five” is a step closer to winning a seat on the New York City Council

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A music tour of New York City: from Hip-Hop to Broadway

When I arrived in New York I asked a local expert what a visitor should see and do on their first time in the city. “Grab a pretzel and wander,” was their quick response. This advice made me smile because instead of feeling overwhelmed by the enormous list of attractions and landmarks that this…

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Central Park Loeb Boathouse reopens with cafe, boat rentals

NEW YORK — Central Park’s iconic Loeb Boathouse has partially reopened in time for the summer season, with a new cafe menu, new operator and colorful boats after it closed last year due to financial struggles.

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Man falsely accused by Donald Trump in Central Park Five case runs for local government

Yusef Salaam was one of five defendants found guilty in the 1989 Central Park rape case that had the likes of Donald Trump calling for the death penalty. Years after being exonerated for the heinous crime, Salaam will likely become the next councilman for a New York City neighborhood

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Central Park Five’s Yusef Salaam declares victory in city council primary

Salaam, who was falsely accused along with four others of raping a woman, faced two veteran politicians for Harlem seat in New York

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Central Park Five member Yusef Salaam wins primary for NYC council

‘This campaign has been about those who have been counted out. This campaign has been about those who have been forgotten,’ 49-year-old says

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Conor McGregor enjoys stroll through New York's Central Park with kids

McGregor is spending a prolonged time stateside and shared snaps online.

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Once wrongly imprisoned for notorious rape, member of 'Central Park Five' is running for office

Some consider Yusef Salaam a folk hero as a member of the “Central Park Five,” the group of teenagers wrongly convicted of raping a white jogger in a brutal attack 34 years ago

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Owner of pit bull killed in Central Park during fight between dog walkers said attacker tried to stab him, too

NEW YORK — The owner of a pit bull stabbed to death in Central Park during a fight between dog walkers said the canine killer tried to knife him, too.

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‘She doesn’t have the power’: Central Park birdwatcher Christian Cooper on why racist ‘incident’ won’t define him

A white woman made a threat against Cooper in 2020, and the world took notice. Now he wants to share the joy of ‘birding while Black’

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Man stabs dog to death in Central Park after argument

Couple ‘paralysed with fear’ after dog walker slashes their pit bull mix in park

Daily Mirror

Pitbull stabbed to death in front of distraught owner in Central Park after argument

The dog's owner was walking her mixed pitbull Eli in Central Park when an unleashed dog lunged at them. As she tried to separate the dogs, the other owner pulled out a switchblade and fatally stabbed Eli

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Pit bull stabbed to death in Central Park during quarrel between NYC dog walkers

A pit bull was stabbed to death in Central Park by a switchblade-wielding attacker who got into a quarrel with the dog’s owner, police said.

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Central Park birder Christian Cooper is turning his viral video fame into a memoir and TV show

There’s nothing that can keep Christian Cooper from enjoying his happy place, the bird-friendly Ramble of New York's Central Park

Reason

Allegations That Particular Conduct Stemmed from a Racist Motivation Generally Aren't Defamatory

(though false allegations about the details of the conduct may be).

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‘Central Park Karen’ loses appeal over firing from job

Amy Cooper, who falsely accused Black bird-watcher Christian Cooper of harassment in May 2020, has lost an appeal to get her job back

LiveScience

New York's first dinosaur museum was trashed before it even opened. The culprit is not who we thought.

The crime, which had been attributed to a rogue politician called "Boss" Tweed, was likely orchestrated by an "eccentric and destructive" man with an obsession for white paint.

The Guardian - US

‘Not just a problem of science’: how the environmental crisis is also cultural

An interrogative exhibition at the New-York Historical Society examines the social, cultural and civil rights impact of development and devastation

The Independent UK

Tokyo plan likened to putting 'skyscrapers' in Central Park

The Jingu Gaien is a rare green space in central Tokyo

Evening Standard

Succession: inside the sprawling real-life properties that the Roy family calls home

Kendall and Roman’s luxury New York apartments on opposite sides of Central Park are currently for sale for £23.3m and £30.6m respectively.

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