Central Park

===Other issues===
Permission to hold issue-centered rallies in Central Park, similar to the [[Central Park be-ins|be-ins]] of the 1960s, has been met with increasingly stiff resistance from the city. During some [[2004 Republican National Convention protest activity|2004 protests]], the organization [[United for Peace and Justice]] wanted to hold a rally on the Great Lawn during the [[Republican National Convention (2004)|Republican National Convention]]. The city denied an application for a permit, stating that such a mass gathering would be harmful to the grass and the damage would make it harder to collect private donations to maintain the park.<ref>{{cite web|last=Brick|first=Michael|title=Permit Denial for Big Park Rally Adds to Push for Protests There|work=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|date=August 9, 2004|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/09/nyregion/permit-denial-for-big-park-rally-adds-to-push-for-protests-there.html|access-date=April 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419153249/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/09/nyregion/permit-denial-for-big-park-rally-adds-to-push-for-protests-there.html|archive-date=April 19, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> A judge of the [[New York Supreme Court]]'s New York County branch upheld the refusal.<ref>{{cite web|last=Saulny|first=Susan|title=Preparing For The Convention: The Ruling; Judge Bars Big Rally in Park, But Protest March Is Still Set|work=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|date=August 26, 2004|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/26/nyregion/preparing-for-convention-ruling-judge-bars-big-rally-park-but-protest-march.html|access-date=April 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419153249/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/26/nyregion/preparing-for-convention-ruling-judge-bars-big-rally-park-but-protest-march.html|archive-date=April 19, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

During the 2000s and 2010s, new [[supertall]] skyscrapers were constructed along the southern end of Central Park, in a corridor commonly known as [[Billionaires' Row (Manhattan)|Billionaires' Row]]. According to a [[Municipal Art Society]] report, such buildings cast long shadows over the southern end of the park.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mas.org/urbanplanning/accidental-skyline/|title=Accidental Skyline|publisher=[[Municipal Art Society]]|date=October 15, 2014|access-date=March 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150308035932/http://www.mas.org/urbanplanning/accidental-skyline/|archive-date=March 8, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Heins|first=Scott|title=Behold Central Park's Dark & Shadowy Future|work=Gothamist|date=July 27, 2016|url=http://gothamist.com/2016/07/27/central_park_shadows.php|access-date=April 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419153250/http://gothamist.com/2016/07/27/central_park_shadows.php|archive-date=April 19, 2019}}</ref> A 2016 analysis by ''The New York Times'' found that some of the tallest and skinniest skyscrapers, such as [[One57]], [[Central Park Tower]], and [[220 Central Park South]], would cast shadows that can be as much as {{convert|1|mi|km}} long during the winter, covering up to a third of the park's length.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bui|first1=Quoctrung|last2=White|first2=Jeremy|work=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|date=December 21, 2016|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/21/upshot/Mapping-the-Shadows-of-New-York-City.html |title=Mapping the Shadows of New York City: Every Building, Every Block|access-date=April 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419153248/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/21/upshot/Mapping-the-Shadows-of-New-York-City.html|archive-date=April 19, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, the [[New York City Council]] proposed legislation that would restrict the construction of skyscrapers near city parks.<ref>{{cite web |last=Plitt|first=Amy|title=Bill aims to curb supertall shadows in NYC parks|publisher=Curbed NY|date=October 18, 2018|url=https://ny.curbed.com/2018/10/18/17991538/nyc-parks-building-shadows-city-council-legislation|access-date=April 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419153252/https://ny.curbed.com/2018/10/18/17991538/nyc-parks-building-shadows-city-council-legislation|archive-date=April 19, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>