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  1. October 8, 2026 Three people have died in crashes on the car-free loop since June, the latest a 71-year-old cyclist dodging an off-leash dog on East Drive at 84th Street.
  2. October 6, 2026 A 71-year-old cyclist died after hitting an off-leash dog on East Drive near 84th Street, where dogs must be leashed at all hours.
  3. October 2, 2026 A judge ordered a psychiatric evaluation for the man charged with beating Elise Hill, 63, to death in the Ramble.
  4. September 30, 2026 Steamfitter Richard O'Brien, 41, died after a cyclist hit him on East Drive near 84th Street; police have not decided on charges.
  5. September 30, 2026 Francis Lee Rogers, 63, who painted the Ramble's birds for decades, was found beaten and stabbed in the gazebo where she slept.
  6. September 29, 2026 Francis Lee Rogers, 63, who lived in the Ramble and kept its bird feeders filled, was found dead in the Summerhouse; Jonathan Robles, 36, is charged with murder.
  7. September 28, 2026 Richie O'Brien, 41, the pedestrian struck by a cyclist in the park, has died.
  8. September 19, 2026 Three men with a gun robbed four people of their phones on the park's east side Thursday night, two near 106th Street and East Drive.
  9. September 2, 2026 NYCLASS is calling for an investigation after a 17-year-old carriage horse named Snowman went down in the park Saturday night; the drivers' union says he tripped stepping off a curb and a veterinarian cleared him of injuries.
  10. August 24, 2026 A 41-year-old woman was sexually assaulted near 59th Street and West Drive around 3 a.m. Sunday by a man police believe was a stranger; no arrests.
  11. August 18, 2026 The family of Romanch Mahajan, the 18-year-old killed in June's carriage-horse bolt, filed a $105 million claim alleging the city ignored known stray-voltage problems near Cherry Hill Fountain.
  12. July 17, 2026 Speaker Menin says the Central Park carriage-horse ban needs "beefed up" worker-transition protections before a final Council vote, as the union representing drivers accuses her of political opportunism.
  13. July 10, 2026 Council Majority Leader Shaun Abreu endorsed banning horse-drawn carriages after two recent deaths, boosting Romanch's Law ahead of a July 15 hearing.

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