The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/central-park/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:00:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Central Park | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/central-park/ 32 32 Anti-Israel singer Kehlani has NYC concert nixed after pressure from mayor’s office https://www.timesofisrael.com/anti-israel-singer-kehlani-has-nyc-concert-nixed-after-pressure-from-mayors-office/ Tue, 06 May 2025 12:19:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3542758 Parks foundation cites 'security concerns,' after city threatens to pull license if singer performs in Central Park; anti-Israel demonstrators target Met Gala

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]]> Hundreds in NYC’s Central Park urge continuing hostage release-ceasefire deal https://www.timesofisrael.com/hundreds-in-nycs-central-park-urge-continuing-hostage-release-ceasefire-deal/ Mon, 24 Feb 2025 07:42:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3489866 Freed hostage Ilana Gritzewsky and families of captives Evyatar David and Guy Gilboa-Dalal, address crowd, as does Democrat Congressman Ritchie Torres

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]]> Robert F. Kennedy Jr. admits he left dead bear in New York’s Central Park in 2014 prank https://www.timesofisrael.com/robert-f-kennedy-jr-admits-he-left-dead-bear-in-new-yorks-central-park-in-2014-prank/ Mon, 05 Aug 2024 07:53:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3347633 US presidential hopeful says a woman had hit the animal with her car; he'd intended to skin and eat it, but instead dumped carcass with bike on top to make it look like an accident

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]]> Hundreds mark hostage Ariel Bibas’s 5th birthday with bubbles, candles in Central Park https://www.timesofisrael.com/hundreds-mark-hostage-ariel-bibass-5th-birthday-with-bubbles-candles-in-central-park/ Sun, 04 Aug 2024 20:10:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3347432 Bibas family plans march in honor of Ariel in Tel Aviv on Monday, while Israel Railways, Jerusalem honor him with orange lights

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]]> At NY hostage rally, demonstrators wear batman masks to honor 4-year-old captive https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-ny-hostage-rally-demonstrators-wear-batman-masks-to-honor-4-year-old-captive/ Mon, 25 Mar 2024 16:52:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3253191 500 attend march at Central Park to coincide with Purim festival; in Hasidic neighborhoods of Brooklyn, festive celebrations touched by war, with children dressing as IDF soldiers

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]]> Thousands rally in New York’s Central Park in support of hostages held by Hamas https://www.timesofisrael.com/thousands-rally-in-new-yorks-central-park-in-support-of-hostages-held-by-hamas/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 06:06:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3242717 Freed hostage Keren Munder tells crowd of 3,000 that NY Jewish community ‘gives us strength'; demonstrators urge US to pressure Arab nation mediators, Israel to reach hostage deal

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]]> ‘100 black days’: NY’s Central Park hosts rally in support of hostages held by Hamas https://www.timesofisrael.com/100-black-days-nys-central-park-hosts-rally-in-support-of-hostages-held-by-hamas/ Sun, 14 Jan 2024 20:43:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3200783 Family members of hostages and Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine address crowd of 2,000 gathered for Marching and Running for their Lives in Central Park

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]]> Thousands gather for pro-Israel rally in NYC, 30 days after Oct. 7 Hamas massacre https://www.timesofisrael.com/thousands-gather-for-pro-israel-rally-in-nyc-30-days-after-oct-7-hamas-massacre/ Tue, 07 Nov 2023 11:15:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3146888 Senator Schumer and other speakers mourn the 1,400 victims of terror onslaught, demand release of hostages in Gaza

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]]> Evacuations urged as rare hurricane barrels toward northeastern US https://www.timesofisrael.com/evacuations-urged-as-rare-hurricane-barrels-towards-northeastern-us/ Sun, 22 Aug 2021 02:02:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2603604 Millions told to prepare for storm surges, power outages as Hurricane Henri targets Long Island and New England; star-studded NY Central Park concert evacuated due to weather

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]]> White woman in US charged after racist Central Park confrontation https://www.timesofisrael.com/white-woman-in-us-charged-after-racist-central-park-confrontation/ Tue, 07 Jul 2020 05:06:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2341819 Amy Cooper could face up to a year behind bars after calling police to say 'there's an African American man threatening my life'; he had asked her to put her dog on a leash

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]]> Woman fired after backlash from racist confrontation in NYC’s Central Park https://www.timesofisrael.com/woman-fired-after-calling-police-on-black-man-in-nycs-central-park/ Tue, 26 May 2020 21:26:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2314365 Amy Cooper denies racism accusations over video of her telling cops 'there’s an African-American man... threatening myself and my dog' after she was told to put her pet on a leash

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]]> Christopher Columbus monument slammed by some at NYC hearing https://www.timesofisrael.com/christopher-columbus-monument-slammed-by-some-at-nyc-hearing/ Fri, 17 Nov 2017 22:49:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1732326 Meeting held as part of commission set up by mayor in order to develop guidelines on addressing statues that may be seen as 'inconsistent' with city's values

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]]> Companies pull backing of play over ‘Trump’ killing https://www.timesofisrael.com/delta-ends-sponsorship-over-trump-killing-scene/ Mon, 12 Jun 2017 00:56:01 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1637777 Delta and Bank of America cancel sponsorship of Shakespeare production that portrays Julius Caesar as a president look-alike who gets knifed to death

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]]> How a ‘largest menorah’ tiff landed 2 rabbis in court https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-a-largest-menorah-tiff-landed-2-rabbis-in-court/ Wed, 07 Dec 2016 23:48:30 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1516101 A pair of New York Chabad rabbis have been quarreling over the size of their respective candelabras, prompting a rabbinical decision

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]]> Trump fortune-telling Zoltar doll provokes New York https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-fortune-telling-zoltar-doll-provokes-new-york/ Fri, 14 Oct 2016 13:52:01 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1480047 Delivering insults in GOP nominee's 'voice,' dummy vows to pack Mexicans like 'cattle' onto trains better than those used by Germans

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