The rain-soaked annual Global Citizen Festival, held Sept. 23 on Central Park's Great Lawn in New York City, caused an estimated $1 million in damage to 12 acres and led to that part of the park being closed until at least April, sparking calls to move the event from the...
The rain-soaked annual Global Citizen Festival, held Sept. 23 on Central Park’s Great Lawn in New York City, caused an estimated $1 million in damage to 12 acres and led to that part of the park being closed until at least April, sparking calls to move the event from the venue.
“The Central Park Conservancy determined the extent of the damage necessitates immediate closure of the lawn for re-seeding,” she said in the letter. “As a result, 12-acres of public greenspace will be unavailable to New Yorkers until April 2024, or later, all to accommodate a one-day event.” The New York Post reported that this year’s festival drew around 30,000 people, about half the normal size of the event, possibly due to the inch of rain that fell during the show.
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