The Latest Breaking News from Central Park

Escaped Central Park Zoo owl Flaco will be allowed to remain free, officials say

NEW YORK — Flaco, the Eurasian owl that flew his coop at the Central Park Zoo after someone tore open his habitat will remain a free bird — at least for now, zoo officials said Saturday.

Tribune News Service · Feb 19, 2023

Flaco the escaped zoo owl can remain in the wilds of NYC

Central Park Zoo officials say they are dropping efforts to capture Flaco, a majestic Eurasian eagle-owl that escaped captivity two weeks ago

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2023

Sam Smith verbally attacked and called 'demonic' and 'evil' while out walk

The incident happened in Central Park in New York.

Daily Record · Feb 16, 2023

A Eurasian eagle owl has escaped from the Central Park Zoo and is still loose

The owl, who lives in the Central Park Zoo in Manhattan, was discovered missing around 8:30 p.m. Thursday after its exhibit was found vandalized. Zoo employees have eyes on the owl.

WEKU · Feb 4, 2023

Owl escapes from Central Park Zoo, eludes NYPD, zookeepers

An owl at the Central Park Zoo flew the coop after someone vandalized its exhibit by cutting through stainless steel mesh

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023

Woman 'horrified' after her engagement goes viral online with 'nasty' criticism

Linn Ekebom, 28, was horrified to discover that strangers had shared her Central Park proposal before she had a chance to announce the happy news to her family - she's now pleaded for people to 'be kind' online

Daily Mirror · Jan 30, 2023

New Yorkers have mixed feelings about 'snow drought'

NEW YORK: The idea of New York in wintertime conjures up images of Manhattan's Times Square and Central Park shrouded in snow. Not this year.

Bangkok Post · Jan 29, 2023

World’s largest cruise ship Wonder of the Seas brings its own flair to Port Canaveral

SOMEWHERE IN THE ATLANTIC — Port Canaveral has welcomed most of Royal Caribbean’s Oasis-class ships, each of which has held the title of world’s largest cruise ship, but with Wonder of the Seas’ arrival, it marks the first time the Orlando market has gotten a hold of one in its…

Orlando Sentinel · Dec 26, 2022

Central Park entry gate commemorates the 'Exonerated Five'

An entryway to Central Park has been dedicated to remember the injustice that imprisoned five Black and Latino teenagers after they were wrongly convicted of the 1989 rape of a white jogger

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2022

Man, 63, attacked in Central Park by man shouting antisemitic slurs and ‘Kanye 2024’

The victim fell to the ground, broke his hand and chipped a tooth in the assault

The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2022