By Jake Gordon, The Spirit
The funding push comes from Council Member Brewer and Riverside Park as they have both called for funding for a renovation of the bathrooms across all of Riverside Park. LINK: $3 million for restroom redesign
By Miranda Levingston, Patch
The funding will help renovate the historic Riverside Park pavilion, with better lighting, updated fixtures and accessibility improvements. Councilmember Gale Brewer said local officials have spent years seeking funding to repair and upgrade bathrooms throughout the district. LINK: Here’s What To Know
By Lincoln Anderson, NY Daily News
Top musical acts, including Lauryn Hill, John Legend and Lenny Kravitz, are set to hit Central Park’s Great Lawn Saturday for the Global Citizen Festival — but so could driving rain from a brewing nor’easter, threatening a disastrous encore of three years ago when the lawn was trashed and closed to the public for months.
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By Brian Shlonsky, ABC7
City leaders joined an Upper West Side community on Saturday, protesting quality-of-life concerns linked to a new women’s shelter next to Gertrude Ederle Playground. They are now calling on the state to restore order. LINK: Change needs to happen
By Charles Lane, Gothamist
A coalition of business groups, community justice advocates and the licensed pedicab industry is backing new City Council legislation that would shift regulation of New York City’s pedicab industry to the Taxi and Limousine Commission, and require every pedicab to carry a city-approved meter, city-issued identification and a scannable registration code. LINK: NYC pedicab bill
By Madeleine Farr, The Spirit
A long-awaited city irrigation project could transform how volunteer gardeners care for Verdi Square… LINK: Volunteer gardeners laboring to keep Verdi Square green
By Miranda Levingston, Patch
The inspiring true story of Flaco — the Eurasian owl that captured hearts when he escaped his habitat at the Central Park Zoo and lived free in Manhattan until he died in 2024 — will be celebrated in a new documentary out this month. LINK: Flaco The Owl Movie Gets Central Park Premiere
By Jacqueline Gordon, The Spirit
A recent accident in Central Park, in which a 46-year-old runner was struck down by an e-bike, is the latest in a series of collisions which advocates say demonstrate underreporting and a lack of enforcement by NY officials. LINK: Woman in Coma After Being Struck by E-Bike in Central Park; Renews Calls for Ban
By Jacqueline Gordon, The Spirit
A 46-year-old jogger identified as “Jean” has been in a coma since July 7 after she was struck from behind by an e-biker in Central Park. LINK: https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/woman-in-coma-after-being-struck-by-e-bike-in-central-park-renews-calls-for-ban-XI6039189
By Gus Saltonstall, West Side Rag
On June 10th, the New York Philharmonic will host its popular, full-orchestra, outdoor performance on the Great Lawn in Central Park… Some Upper West Siders, including Councilmember Gale Brewer, are worried about unsuspecting dog owners, who might be walking their pooches in Central Park at the time.
LINK: UWS Residents and Politicians Ask for More Outreach About Fireworks at NY Philharmonic Central Park Show
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