Latest News from Central Park, NYC

NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue authorized the return of horse-drawn carriages to Central Park pathways Thursday morning after a brief safety review.

NYC carriage operations resume under strict new veterinary oversight as a community vigil honors 18-year-old tourist Romanch Mahajan near West 59th Street.

A daytime trail slashing near the Central Park reservoir loop triggers an intense NYPD search and prompts temporary trail closures on the Upper East Side.

NYPD detectives are searching for a suspect who slashed a 24-year-old woman near Wollman Rink on Friday afternoon, prompting a major response in Midtown.

Photographers and visitors packed Bow Bridge and the Lake shoreline as clear skies made for one of Central Park's busiest spring afternoons.

Warm weather brought picnickers and sunbathers to Sheep Meadow as Central Park entered a busy spring weekend.

A runaway carriage horse fatally struck an 18-year-old tourist in Central Park on Wednesday, prompting a major NYPD investigation and renewing safety debates.

A runaway carriage horse crashed near the Central Park Zoo on Wednesday, critically injuring an 18-year-old tourist and forcing major trail closures.

An 18-year-old tourist was injured after being thrown from a runaway carriage horse near 6 Columbus Central Park Hotel, renewing safety debates.