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Hudson River Park Construction, April 9, 2013. (credit: Marla Diamond/WCBS 880)

Children’s Playground Reopens At Hudson River Park For First Time Since Sandy

The Pier 25 Children’s Playground at Hudson River Park reopened Saturday, for the first time since Superstorm Sandy.

2013/05/11

Jonathan Stewart was arrested in September after police said he beat and choked a 21-year-old woman and then dragged her into some bushes and raped her. (credit: CBS 2)

Report: Homeless Man Indicted In Hudson River Park Sex Assault Blames ‘Four Loko’

Jonathan Stewart was indicted Tuesday on predatory sexual assault, rape and other charges.

2012/10/24

New York City Public Advocate Bill De Blasio (file / credit: Facebook)

De Blasio To NYPD: Start Providing Data On Crime In Parks

New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio is calling on the NYPD to provide data on crime in parks, in order to help prevent another sexual assault.

CBS New York–2012/10/08

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Mobile Couch: Keeping The Streets Safe For Women

It hasn’t been a safe summer for women across the city.

2012/09/24

Bushes Where the Rape Occurred in Hudson River Park (Credit: Carol D'Auria/1010 WINS)

Homeless Man Arrested For Sexually Assaulting 21-Year-Old Woman In Hudson River Park

A 21-year-old woman said she was sitting on a bench when a man approached her. She told police that he hit her in the face, attempted to strangle her and then dragged her into the bushes where she was sexually assaulted.

2012/09/22

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Strut Your Mutt With Best Friends Animal Society

Best Friends Animal Society’s 3rd Annual Strut Your Mutt is coming to New York City later this month — giving New Yorkers a chance to help homeless animals in the Tri-State area.

2012/09/17

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Hudson River Park Art Walk: 8 Pieces Of Outdoor Artwork to See

The roughly two mile-stretch of Hudson River Park between Grand Street in Tribeca and West 29th in Chelsea offers tremendous views of the New Jersey shoreline, the Manhattan skyline and Lady Liberty herself, along with eight fascinating works of art.

2012/08/09

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5 Best Mini Golf Courses In New York

Mini though these mini golf courses may be, they’re huge fun for New York families. Get the family out to enjoy spring’s green on the greens at the best mini golf options in the city.

2012/04/20

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Neighborhood Residents Worry That Battery Park Could Become ‘Smoker’s Paradise’

Some New York city residents are furious about the Big Apple’s new smoking ban in public parks. Their anger, however, is not because they’re smokers – it’s because they’re not, and they’re worried that exceptions to the ban may make their neighborhood park a smoker’s paradise.

2011/05/26

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