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Bronx

April 01, 2013

Bronx Zoo Mourns Pattycake the Gorilla

Pattycake died Sunday, 40 years after making history as the first gorilla born in New York City.

Bedford Park

September 02, 2012

Vintage Postcards Show Scenes of Early Bronx Zoo, Botanical Garden

The Bronx Zoo and the New York Botanical Garden launched a digital archive of old postcards.

Upper East Side

September 15, 2011

New Central Park Zoo Programs Teach Next Generation of Conservationists

The Central Park Zoo is expanding its education programs from its fan base of toddlers to a new audience of teens.  

Upper East Side

September 01, 2011

Baby Lamb 'Irene Hope' Born in Central Park Zoo During Hurricane

The lamb was born as Hurricane Irene tore through the city last weekend.

Manhattan

June 23, 2011

Met Could Lose Nearly Half of City Funding Next Year

The famed museum's funding from the city could drop from $10.6 million to $5.4 million under proposed budget cuts.

Upper East Side

June 21, 2011

Endangered Ducks Hatch at Central Park Zoo

The Central Park Zoo is the first to successfully breed the Chinese merganser in captivity, officials said.

Manhattan

April 05, 2011

Central Park Zoo Show Features Arctic Wildlife and Weather

Visitors to the Central Park Zoo can experience the lives of Arctic wildlife in 3D, with real snow.

Manhattan

October 11, 2010

Parents of Infant Killed by Central Park Tree Branch to File $50M Lawsuit

Karla DelGallo's six-month-old daughter was killed in her arms when they were hit by a tree branch in Central Park in June.

Manhattan

August 10, 2010

Some of Manhattan's Museum Directors Live Luxuriously, Largely for Free

Directors of Manhattan's most prestigious museums, like the Met and MoMA, live in rent-free and tax-free apartments.

Manhattan

June 29, 2010

Branch that Killed Infant Was "An Act of God," Mayor Michael Bloomberg Says

The mayor claimed the only way to prevent branches from falling on people would be to cut them all down.

Manhattan

June 28, 2010

Lawsuit Filed On Behalf Of Family of February's Central Park Tree Victim

A lawsuit filed shortly before this weekend's deadly accident warned of the dangers of trees in Central Park.

Manhattan

January 21, 2010

New 'Kid' on the Block at Central Park Zoo

A lawsuit filed shortly before this weekend's deadly accident warned of the dangers of trees in Central Park.

Manhattan

January 21, 2010

Wily Coyote Caught in Washington Heights

A lawsuit filed shortly before this weekend's deadly accident warned of the dangers of trees in Central Park.