The History of Wild Animals in Central Park
The original plans for Central Park made no mention of a zoo, but wild animals began to take up residence before construction of the park was fully completed. Frederick Law …
Tag: Animal Sightings
Bald Eagle Devours Prey Over Icy Central Park Waters
On Sunday, park-goers witnessed a magnificent bald eagle chasing another bird (believed to be a seagull) over the Central Park Reservoir.
Giant Flock of Pigeons Abducted, Thrown in Mysterious Van
It was an ordinary scene in New York: a flock of pigeons scrambling for seed on a sidewalk. But this story ends with an abduction, a car chase through Manhattan …
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Guy Brings Pigeon into Barnes & Noble
On a recent trip to the Barnes & Noble at 82nd and Broadway, Upper West Side artist, filmmaker and poet Matt Starr (who we featured here) had an encounter crazy …
Central Park Gets Cool New Duck
A male Green-winged Teal appears to be the coolest new duck in town, based on the recent volume of tweets about him.
Fowl Play: Great Blue Heron Eats Rat in Central Park
A Great Blue Heron was spotted Sunday morning eating a rat in the Central Park Pond, and he devoured the little creature in one fell swoop.
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Reservoir Creature: Can Anyone Identify This Thing?
On Tuesday, Sue Skrobak was taking a walk around the reservoir in Central Park when she came upon an unidentifiable creature.
There’s a Chicken on the Loose
A volunteer from the CSS (Columbia Secondary School) Garden, located on 119th and Amsterdam Avenue, reached out to us to bring awareness to their missing chicken.
Spotted Lanternflies are EVERYWHERE
Soon after we reported that a spotted lanternfly had made an appearance on an Upper West Side terrace – hoping and believing it would be an isolated incident – emails …
A Colorful Invasion: The Spotted Lanternfly Says Hi to Manhattan
An Upper West Sider spotted and photographed this weird looking (but kind of beautiful) insect on their 18th floor terrace in the West 90s:
