The statue had previously been considered for removal by a city commission established by Mayor Bill de Blasio.
The investments will be made as part of renovation plan for Union Theological Seminary's campus that includes market-rate housing.
Photographer Herb Bardavid focuses on seniors getting out on the town for a long-term project. Here are some stories he's shared with Patch.
The director of the Hayden Planetarium at NYC's American Museum of National History is being investigated for sexual misconduct.
The American Museum of Natural History may resume construction on the Gilder Center, but cannot conduct work in the Theodore Roosevelt Park.
The Parks Department wants to open a new concession at the landmarked Old Croton Aqueduct Gatehouse near Columbia University.
The American Museum of Natural History must stop all tree removal and construction work related to its Gilder Center expansion project.
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An Instagram page dedicated to the plants has 27,000 followers.
The legislation would create a task force to study the shadows any new development would cast over city green space.
Freedom House on West 95th Street will be shut down and a new shelter, with a new operator will be opened blocks away.
Alleged damage to the home included: A smashed soy sauce bottle, a blood-soaked shower curtain and a hole in the bathroom wall.
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City officials debated whether to remove the statue in 2017 as a mayoral commission studied controversial monuments, statues and symbols.
The city accused a New Jersey-based company of violating an agreement regarding the Central Park restaurant's trademark.
The American Museum of Natural History has launched construction work on its Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation.
A white "ghost bike" was dedicated on Central Park West near the site of a collision that killed a 23-year-old Australian tourist.
It appears a canine distemper outbreak in Central Park has not spread to the Upper West Side.
This year's TeamCindy Run for Research will bring more than 300 people to Riverside Park to raise money for the Brain Aneurysm Foundation.
One of the American Museum of Natural History's most popular seasonal exhibits, The Butterfly Conservatory, returns Oct. 6.
A freelance worker at the Triad Theater on West 72nd Street accused a renowned jazz trio of stealing a wireless microphone.
The sick raccoon was picked up by park rangers near Riverside Park's Neufield playground. It's being tested for canine distemper virus.
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New Yorker editor David Remnick planned to interview Bannon at the New York Society for Ethical Culture.
The film, titled "Backyard Wilderness," follows a young girl's discovery of the wonders of nature. The first screening is Sept. 14.
Volunteers participate in UJA-Federation of New York's Supplies for Success backpack assembly event
The data team at Localize.city studied which New York City addresses received the most dog bark complaints in a 12-month period.
The residents of a Central Park West building were subject to 7.5 percent annual rent increases despite living in rent-stabilized units.