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Caution Tape Blocks Harlem Meer As Fishing Program Suspended Over Algal Bloom

Harlem Meer - Central Park, Central Park, Manhattan

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Summary

  • The catch-and-release fishing program at the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center is currently suspended due to harmful algal blooms in the Harlem Meer.
  • Caution tape is blocking off the area, and the water is visibly covered in green algae.

Timeline

Visit the [Central Park Alerts website](https://www.centralparknyc.org/alerts) for the latest information inside the park.

Caution tape is blocking off the area, and the water is visibly covered in green algae.

According to an update from the Central Park website, the catch-and-release fishing program at the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center is currently suspended due to harmful algal blooms in the Harlem Meer.

Video shows tape around Harlem Meer in Central Park. Do you have more information? Leave a comment or broadcast live.

Incident reported at 1253 5th Ave.

Visit the [Central Park Alerts website](https://www.centralparknyc.org/alerts) for the latest information inside the park.

Caution tape is blocking off the area, and the water is visibly covered in green algae.

According to an update from the Central Park website, the catch-and-release fishing program at the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center is currently suspended due to harmful algal blooms in the Harlem Meer.

Video shows tape around Harlem Meer in Central Park. Do you have more information? Leave a comment or broadcast live.

Incident reported at 1253 5th Ave.

Visit the [Central Park Alerts website](https://www.centralparknyc.org/alerts) for the latest information inside the park.

Caution tape is blocking off the area, and the water is visibly covered in green algae.

According to an update from the Central Park website, the catch-and-release fishing program at the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center is currently suspended due to harmful algal blooms in the Harlem Meer.

Video shows tape around Harlem Meer in Central Park. Do you have more information? Leave a comment or broadcast live.

Incident reported at 1253 5th Ave.

Visit the [Central Park Alerts website](https://www.centralparknyc.org/alerts) for the latest information inside the park.

Caution tape is blocking off the area, and the water is visibly covered in green algae.

According to an update from the Central Park website, the catch-and-release fishing program at the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center is currently suspended due to harmful algal blooms in the Harlem Meer.

Video shows tape around Harlem Meer in Central Park. Do you have more information? Leave a comment or broadcast live.

Incident reported at 1253 5th Ave.

Visit the [Central Park Alerts website](https://www.centralparknyc.org/alerts) for the latest information inside the park.

Caution tape is blocking off the area, and the water is visibly covered in green algae.

According to an update from the Central Park website, the catch-and-release fishing program at the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center is currently suspended due to harmful algal blooms in the Harlem Meer.

Video shows tape around Harlem Meer in Central Park. Do you have more information? Leave a comment or broadcast live.

Incident reported at 1253 5th Ave.

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Comments7

Chichi09n22h ago

@arossboss exactly idk why they don’t fix this permanently then instead of keep fixing it everytime it happends temporarily it probably costs more money in the long run especially after the new waterway renovation r

arossboss1d ago

Honestly, I thought this would have been fixed when the parks department revamped the waterway

wandacao1d ago

What happened?

sleeplessinbklyn1d ago

Thank you Juan for sharing this.

Chichi09n22h ago

@arossboss exactly idk why they don’t fix this permanently then instead of keep fixing it everytime it happends temporarily it probably costs more money in the long run especially after the new waterway renovation r

arossboss1d ago

Honestly, I thought this would have been fixed when the parks department revamped the waterway

wandacao1d ago

What happened?

sleeplessinbklyn1d ago

Thank you Juan for sharing this.

Chichi09n22h ago

@arossboss exactly idk why they don’t fix this permanently then instead of keep fixing it everytime it happends temporarily it probably costs more money in the long run especially after the new waterway renovation r

arossboss1d ago

Honestly, I thought this would have been fixed when the parks department revamped the waterway

wandacao1d ago

What happened?

sleeplessinbklyn1d ago

Thank you Juan for sharing this.

Chichi09n22h ago

@arossboss exactly idk why they don’t fix this permanently then instead of keep fixing it everytime it happends temporarily it probably costs more money in the long run especially after the new waterway renovation r

arossboss1d ago

Honestly, I thought this would have been fixed when the parks department revamped the waterway

wandacao1d ago

What happened?

sleeplessinbklyn1d ago

Thank you Juan for sharing this.

Chichi09n22h ago

@arossboss exactly idk why they don’t fix this permanently then instead of keep fixing it everytime it happends temporarily it probably costs more money in the long run especially after the new waterway renovation r

arossboss1d ago

Honestly, I thought this would have been fixed when the parks department revamped the waterway

wandacao1d ago

What happened?

sleeplessinbklyn1d ago

Thank you Juan for sharing this.

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