The word "racist" was spray painted on a statue of doctor J. Marion Sims, which stands on Fifth Avenue and East 103rd Street.
A mother and her three sons were walking Tuesday in Central Park when the tree fell on them.
The woman was walking Tuesday in Central Park with her three sons when a giant tree collapsed on them.
BREAKING: The tree fell down right across West Drive.
A 16-year-old was threatened with a knife after refusing to give up his backpack, police said.
A 22-year-old man walking in the southeast corner of the park was robbed and threatened with a gun Monday.
The man was last seen running away shirtless.
A 29-year-old driver died late Friday night after crashing his car into an oak tree in Central Park, according to police.
A tourist from Virginia lost his leg last year after stepping on an explosive device left on a rock in Central Park.
Have you seen Nike the dog? She separated from her owner Friday morning inside Central Park.
The man shoved a 15-year-old to the ground and stole her phone, police said.
A doctor from the medical examiner's office told Patch it could take weeks to determine the man's official cause of death.
The man was found floating in the Conservatory Water, also knowns as the "Sailboat Pond" near 74th Street Sunday morning.
The man climbed atop a 20-foot rock formation inside the zoo this weekend, prompting a standoff with police.
The man claimed he was robbed of $30,000 and camera equipment while walking in the park.
One of the two men found dead in a Central Park body of water last week has been identified.
Police do not think there's a connection between the two bodies.
The man is accused of snatching a cellphone from a 15-year-old girl and then shoving her as he ran away, police said.
Breaking: The body was found in Swan Lake, near Fifth Avenue and 59th Street, authorities said.
The body had not been identified by Tuesday afternoon.
The girl's cellphone was stolen as she was walking in the park, police said.
A homeless man is facing charges for the seemingly random attack, police told Patch.
In two separate instances, teenagers walking on frozen surfaces in Central Park have plunged through the ice.
The officer's lawsuit claims that Central Park's poor conditions caused him to crash his scooter and suffer injuries in the line of duty.
Firefighters searched the water for nearly an hour after the seven kids were rescued.
The man has been linked to three attacks on women walking in Central Park this month.
An unidentified man attacked two women, ages 38 and 80, in the northern part of Central Park.
Initial reports did not list any injuries, an NYPD spokesman told Patch.
A woman walking in Central Park last week was robbed by a man who demanded she perform a sex act.
A woman walking in Central Park was robbed by a man who demanded she perform a sex act.
The man suffered a gunshot wound to the chest, which may have been self-inflicted, an NYPD spokesman said.
A 25-year-old man was forced to hand over his wallet to the group of teenaged strong-arm robbers.
The New Jersey teen has climbed countless NYC buildings, including the World Trade Center— and, most recently, Central Park South.
The woman suffered injuries to her hand, knee, mouth and head when four teenagers knocked her to the ground and stole her bag.
A man walking near Central Park West and West 82nd Street was robbed at knifepoint Tuesday night.
The teens have been tied to four more robberies after a widely reported incident in September in which he attacked an 86-year-old man.
Commissioner James O'Neill detailed police safety efforts for the NYC Marathon while helping paint the finish line in Central Park.
The police arrested a 26-year-old man from the Bronx in the assault and attempted rape.
The NYPD confirmed they will be ramping up efforts to patrol the park.
A woman was jogging through the northern part of the park when she was attacked.