Central Park's iconic Great Lawn is closed for maintenance until April. Officials say it is because it got destroyed during the recent Global Citizen Festival, which went ahead despite torrential rain.
As CBS New York's Natalie Duddridge reported, there was perfect fall weather Tuesday to relax in the Great Lawn, but you can't until next year at least. Signs say it's closed due to weather and maintenance after last week's storms and concert damaged the lawn.
We reached out to the Central Park Conservancy, the private nonprofit that manages the park under the city. They told us they're disappointed the Great Lawn is closed and unavailable to New Yorkers this fall. Central Park's iconic Great Lawn was closed due to damage from the Global Citizen Festival and torrential rains. The concert, headlined by Red Hot Chili Peppers and Lauryn Hill, drew tens of thousand of people, but it absolutely poured that night. "Yeah, muddy. Full muddy," he said.
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