Central Park

Amy Cooper, the woman who called police on a Black birdwatcher in Central Park, will be charged with falsely reporting an incident, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office said Monday.

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has charged Amy Cooper, the white woman who called 911 on a Black bird watcher in Central Park in May, with falsely reporting an incident in the third degree.

The white dog walker who called police on a black birdwatcher in Central Park was trying to “tap into a deep, deep, dark vein of racism… that runs through this country and has for centuries,” the birdwatcher said during a CBS News special that aired Tuesday.

The viral Central Park ‘Karen’ incident sparked the creation of a weeklong virtual event series aimed at highlighting the work of black birdwatchers.

The white woman who called police on a black birdwatcher in Central Park in an exchange that went viral has gotten her dog back, the animal rescue group to which she surrendered her pet said Wednesday.

The New York City Commission on Human Rights is investigating the viral exchange between a white dogwalker and black birdwatcher in Central Park.

Snow fell in Central Park on Saturday, tying the record for the latest snowfall of the year set more than 40 years ago.

The Central Park field hospital will stop admitting new patients Monday as hospital admissions for coronavirus patients reach more manageable levels in New York City.

A field hospital built in Central Park early last month to help New York City hospitals handle a crush of coronavirus cases is closing in the next couple of weeks.

A man who allegedly threatened to blow up the “Alice in Wonderland” statue in Central Park was arrested after police found knives, rifle ammunition and what appeared to be three empty pipe bombs in his Manhattan apartment, prosecutors say.