New Fight at Gritty Manhattan Park Is Over ‘Punk Rock’ Pull-Up Bars NYT > Top Stories By: Nate Schweber 25 October 2026 at 21:56 The Parks Department has a $10 million plan to renovate the northeast corner of Tompkins Square Park, but fans of its workout bars want things to stay just as they are. © Nate Schweber for The New York TimesDanny Kavaldo on the bars at Tompkins Square Park. The Parks Department plans to replace them.
Outside Chance NYT > Top Stories By: Melissa Kirsch 24 October 2026 at 12:22 We’ve plunged fully into fall, complete with cozy scarves and puffy vests. Why not venture into the woods?