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The Weather Channel’s Jim Cantore is covering Winter Storm Fern from New York City. This morning, he captured a group of dogs playing in the snow in Central Park. Snow will likely change over to sleet later today and the bitter cold will stick around all next week.
Central Park snowfall so far is biggest since 2022Central Park snowfall so far is biggest since 2022
As of 5 p.m., Central Park sits at 8.8 inches of snow. That's the biggest snowfall there since Jan. 28-29, 2022, when 8.3 inches fell at the park.
CNN’s Gloria Pazmino reports from Central Park in New York City where freezing cold temperatures weren’t keeping people from using whatever tools necessary to sled and trek out in the snow on Sunday.
In the final days of his term, former Mayor Eric Adams announced that the Department of Transportation would reduce the speed limit for cyclists in Central Park from 20 miles per hour to 15 mph. Mayor Mamdani should immediately reverse this misguided decision before it takes effect.
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Horseback riding coming back to Central Park — even as activists work to get carriage rides banned
A new company is bringing horseback riding back to Central Park for the first time in nearly two decades — even as pressure mounts from activists to ban carriage rides in the greenspace because they say it’s cruel to the beasts.
A large winter storm expected to bring New York City and the surrounding area its heaviest snowfall in years arrived early Sunday morning. Snow fell all day Sunday, picking up intensity in the afternoon.
It's easier for pedestrians to cross Central Park Drive after DOT's redesign, according to data DOT revealed last week.