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After two recent fatal crashes on the Central Park drives, Streetsblog decided to take a deeper look at the park, the people who use it and how city officials can better ensure their safe coexistence.

On Tuesday, our reporters will fan out across the park — from morning group cycling rides to off-leash dog hours, from 59th Street to 110th Street — to hear directly from park goers and see for ourselves whether the park really is “in crisis.”

Follow along on our liveblog and our Instagram, where we’ll post updates throughout the day with original reporting from the park.

Expect to hear from walkers, joggers, cyclists, pedicab drivers, horse carriage operators, tourists, locals, cops — and more!

And check out our latest Central Park Week coverage:

Sammy Sussman on Central Park’s “strange” NYPD precinct.

Dave Colon on the city’s failure to surround the park with protected bike lanes.

Sophia Lebowitz on the city’s failure to implement safety recommendations for the park put forward by the Central Park Conservancy in 2024.

Yorkville resident Brennan Carley on the need to implement those recommendations now.

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By Sophia Lebowitz
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The Teamsters are fighting anti-union Amazon and the battleground is New York City streets.
Friday’s Headlines: Trump’s Truths Edition
Friday’s Headlines: Trump’s Truths Edition
By David Meyer
October 23, 2026
President Trump sort of inadvertently made an argument for banning horse carriages from Central Park on Thursday when he critiicized the City Council’s 40-7-2 vote to end the Central Park horse carriage industry with an ill-conceived analogy to cars.
Super-Speeder Law Takes One Big Leap Forward, As Council Pushes Bill To Create The Program
Super-Speeder Law Takes One Big Leap Forward, As Council Pushes Bill To Create The Program
By Sammy Sussman
October 22, 2026
The city’s much-anticipated program to require speed-limiting devices inside the cars of repeatedly reckless drivers will launch next year, though questions remain.
EAGLE Down: MTA Pulls Fare Enforcement Agents From Bus System
EAGLE Down: MTA Pulls Fare Enforcement Agents From Bus System
By Dave Colon
October 22, 2026
“I’m not willing to keep our teams active in the field,” Lieber said on Thursday morning.
An Interview with Central Park’s Most Storied Competitive Cycling Club
An Interview with Central Park’s Most Storied Competitive Cycling Club
By J.K. Trotter
October 22, 2026
Streetsblog interviewed the president and public relations director of the Century Road Club Association.
First On Streetsblog: Mamdani Administration To Add More Speed Control Devices Inside City-Owned Cars
First On Streetsblog: Mamdani Administration To Add More Speed Control Devices Inside City-Owned Cars
By Gersh Kuntzman
October 22, 2026
The devices — called Intelligent Speed Assistance — prevent drivers from exceeding the speed limit
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