Scalpers are having a field day trying to peddle tickets to this weekend's Bon Jovi concert in Central Park for as much as $1,500 a pair, even though the event is supposed to be free and the tickets carry explicit warnings that they cannot be resold, The Post has learned.

Published by New York Post on July 8, 2008.

It's a one of a kind race happening in New York's Central Park on Wednesday.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 8, 2008.

Bon Jovi's concert in Central Park this Saturday is free. But that isn't stopping some scalpers from selling tickets for as much as $1,500 a pair - despite a warning they cannot be resold.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 8, 2008.

Bon Jovi's concert in Central Park this Saturday is free. But that isn't stopping some scalpers from selling tickets for as much as $1,500 a pair -- despite a warning they cannot be resold.

Published by amNY.com on July 8, 2008.

Bon Jovi's concert in Central Park this Saturday is free. But that isn't stopping some scalpers from selling tickets for as much as $1,500 a pair -- despite a warning they cannot be resold.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 8, 2008.

Bon Jovi's concert in Central Park this Saturday is free. But that isn't stopping some scalpers from selling seats for as much as $1,500 a pair -- despite a warning they cannot be re-sold.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 8, 2008.

Bon Jovi 's concert in Central Park this Saturday is free. But that isn't stopping some scalpers from selling tickets for as much as $1,500 -- despite a warning they cannot be resold.

Published by WNBC on July 8, 2008.

Bon Jovi's concert in Central Park this Saturday is free.

Published by SI Live on July 8, 2008.

Bon Jovi's concert in Central Park this Saturday is free. But that isn't stopping some scalpers from selling tickets for as much as $1,500 a pair — despite a warning they cannot be resold.

Published by New York Daily News on July 8, 2008.

The effort to ban horse-drawn carriages from the streets near Central Park has hit full gallop, with animal-rights activists and celebs teaming up to try to put the industry out to pasture.

Published by New York Post on July 7, 2008.

Anti-war groups hoped to channel that anger with a massive demonstration in Central Park, but the city refused to issue the necessary protest permits.

Published by New York Daily News on July 6, 2008.

Comparing the manicured lawns of Manhattan's Central Park to the barren, rat-infested eyesore of Spring Creek Park in Brooklyn, the disparity is shocking.

Published by New York Post on July 6, 2008.

"Let everyone else get out of town," said Jamie Moy, 32, who enjoyed the day in Central Park. "It's great. You can get any table you want this weekend."

Published by New York Post on July 5, 2008.

The beauty and melancholy of Latin America are intertwined in documentaries from Colombia and Peru & the Borucua Roots Music of NYC. Explore the work of contemporary Latino filmmakers, enjoy the infectious music of YERBABUENA, and support El Barrio.

Published by UPTOWNflavor on July 5, 2008.

The incident happened outside 1595 Madison Avenue at 108th Street.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 3, 2008.

It's one of the world's top settings: the green, unfolding expanse of Central Park's Great Lawn. Framed by a skyline that stretches in four directions and surrounded by a ring of shady trees, the Lawn idealizes outdoor theater.

Published by New York Daily News on July 3, 2008.

Police and Animal Care and Control officials swarmed the area and found the animals a block over at McNair's 59A Newark Avenue home where they had returned after the mauling.

Published by SI Live on July 3, 2008.

Mr. Stewart saw a poster advertising the reward when he was sweeping one morning during his job with the Doe Fund, which employs homeless individuals as street sweepers, said Valerie Sicigano, the East Coast director of In Defense of Animals.

Published by New York Times on July 2, 2008.

Instead, he found his way to the Doe Fund, the non-profit group that helps the homeless and former prisoners rebuild their lives.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 2, 2008.

By 9:46 a.m., all 1,500 tickets to the free July 15 concert in Central Park that were available at Richmond County Bank Ballpark in St. George had been given away.

Published by SI Live on July 2, 2008.

The snobs say Staten Island is closer to New Jersey that New York City -- so does that mean we get first dibs when Jon Bon Jovi plays Central Park this summer?

Published by SI Live on July 1, 2008.

Yesterday, Jon Bon Jovi and Michael Bloomberg held a joint press conference to announce a free concert in Central Park on July 12.

Published by The New York Observer on July 1, 2008.

Bon Jovi will play a free July 12 concert in Central Park as part of the leadup to the MLB All-Star Game - even though the New Jersey band's frontman admits he's not a big baseball fan.

Published by New York Daily News on July 1, 2008.

As the Politicker's Azi Paybarah reported this morning, all New Jersey cheese-rock fans will descend upon Central Park on July 12 for the Jon Bon Jovi concert. It's free but you'll need tickets. Where can you get 'em? We're half way there!

Published by The New York Observer on July 1, 2008.

On the one hand, it’s hard to imagine that the co-op could sell for quite so much, considering it’s on just the third floor—a few feet away from the indignity of 84th Street traffic feeding out of Central Park. Then again, this is the kind of duplex where the 24-foot-wide drawing room, 20-foot-long dining room, 20-foot-long study and massive master bedroom suite (the size of the drawing room and library put together) all have wood-burning fireplaces, according to floor plans.

Published by The New York Observer on July 1, 2008.

New York City officials say Bon Jovi will be playing at a free concert in Central Park this summer.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on June 30, 2008.

New York City officials say Bon Jovi will be playing at a free concert in Central Park this summer.

Published by WNBC on June 30, 2008.

The hard rock band Bon Jovi will give a free concert on July 12 to as many as 60,000 people on the Great Lawn of Central Park in honor of Major League Baseball’s 79th All-Star Game, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced at a news conference on Monday afternoon.

Published by New York Times on June 30, 2008.

$550,000 grant to the Museum of the City of New York as part of a $2.9 million project to digitize 32,000 images from five iconic photographic collections that concentrate on the borough of Manhattan dating from the 1890s to the 1960s.

Published by UPTOWNflavor on June 30, 2008.

New York City officials say Bon Jovi will be playing at a free concert in Central Park this summer.

Published by SI Live on June 30, 2008.

The listing was eccentric, ranging from the cheesy to the decorous to the memorable, including window-washer cascades, subway-pipe torrents, restaurant water walls and atrium water features as well as grand public works in Central Park.

Published by New York Times on June 30, 2008.

$336,000 grant to help the Association of Hispanic Arts implement its $491,800 strategic plan.

Published by UPTOWNflavor on June 30, 2008.

New York City officials say Bon Jovi will be playing at a free concert in Central Park this summer.

Published by New York Daily News on June 30, 2008.

When Christo and Jeanne-Claude brought their saffron Gates to Central Park in 2005, they were expected to generate $80 million.

Published by New York Post on June 28, 2008.

Castillo, 68, said he slammed on his brakes and the chicks, who had wandered out of Central Park, marched beneath his cab.

Published by New York Daily News on June 27, 2008.

A park ranger returned the ducks to their home in Central Park.

Published by New York Sun on June 27, 2008.

But now, the NYPD believe he was near Washington Square Park, the Port Authority, Times Square and Central Park. The truck is a 2006 black Toyota Tacoma with the New York license plate DUK-3306.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on June 26, 2008.

“New York City Waterfalls,” Olafur Eliasson’s $15.5 million quartet of temporary cascades dotting the New York Harbor, formally opened on Thursday morning with a ceremony at South Street Seaport and a publicity blitz by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who criss-crossed four morning television programs to tout the installation, billed as the city’s grandest public art commission since Christo and Jeanne-Claude flooded Central Park with saffron-colored fabric panels for “The Gates” in 2005.

Published by New York Times on June 26, 2008.

Central Park was designed for refuge, discovery and communing with society. Not for running. Yet 150 years later, its 843 acres are a paradise for runners.

Published by New York Times on June 26, 2008.

Naturally, she decided to start her search in El Barrio where she compared four different tacos at the following businesses: ... 3. Cart run by two ladies off the corner of 116th and Second Avenue

Published by UPTOWNflavor on June 25, 2008.

A man was walking along a Central Park path near E. 97th St. at 2 a.m. when he was attacked by three men. The victim, from Wisconsin was punched in the face before having his wallet and cell phone stolen.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 25, 2008.

A soon to be evicted UWS bar by the name of Yogi’s will be relocating farther north and, um, well east. The New York City Bartenders and Patrons blog reports that in about 3 weeks, the owners of the UWS bar will be opening a new location in El Barrio by the name of The Duck. The exact location: 112th Street and Second Avenue.

Published by UPTOWNflavor on June 25, 2008.

Naturally, she decided to start her search in El Barrio where she compared four different tacos at the following businesses: ... 4. Taco Mix, 234 East 116th Street, 212/831.8147

Published by UPTOWNflavor on June 25, 2008.

Naturally, she decided to start her search in El Barrio where she compared four different tacos at the following businesses: ... 2. Michelle Deli & Grocery, 215 East 116th Street, 212/828.9097

Published by UPTOWNflavor on June 25, 2008.

In Manhattan, Christopher Cruz, 19, was fatally stabbed Monday evening. Police said they believe that Cruz was involved in an argument that escalated until the man he was fighting with ran into a building on 112th Street and Second Avenue and returned with a knife, which he used to attack Cruz.

Published by New York Sun on June 25, 2008.

Naturally, she decided to start her search in El Barrio where she compared four different tacos at the following businesses: ... 1. La Lomita Del Barrio, 209 East 116th Street, 212/289.8138

Published by UPTOWNflavor on June 25, 2008.

Here’s Michael Bloomberg speaking at the opening of the new exhibit, “Campaigning for President,” at the Museum of the City of New York.

Published by The New York Observer on June 24, 2008.

A scheduling oversight will result in the convergence of two orchestras performing free concerts tonight in Central Park.

Published by New York Sun on June 24, 2008.

"Campaigning for President: New York and the American Election" opens Tuesday at the Museum of the City of New York, focusing mainly on the Empire State's unique role in presidential politics, especially in the years 1868-1892, when every Democratic presidential nominee was a New Yorker. Among them, only

Published by WNBC on June 24, 2008.

Michael Stuhlbarg and Lauren Ambrose in Hamlet at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park.

Published by The New York Observer on June 24, 2008.