NYC pushed to ban Central Park music festival after $620K in damages: ‘I have never been a fan’
New York City should ban an annual charity concert in Central Park after last year’s festivities caused more than $620,000 worth of damages to the greenspace, one local politician said.
City Council member Gale Brewer isn’t feeling the beat of the Global Citizen Festival, asking Mayor Eric Adams to tell organizers of the one-day event they’re no longer welcome on the park’s Great Lawn because of annual damages and closures.
Brewer wrote in a letter to Adams on Thursday that the event “invariably obstructs the flow of foot traffic, creates noise pollution” — and cuts off a large section of the park for days.
The Great Lawn was closed to prepare for this year’s event on Sept. 22, a full week before the star-studded free concert that drew 60,000 attendees this year despite rainy weather.
It was set to reopen on Tuesday but remained closed Friday as the park assesses damages from the event, according to the nonprofit Central Park Conservancy, which manages the park.
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