NEW YORK—You could spend your day running through aisles, squeezing into packed elevators, or waiting in line for an indefinite amount of time on Black Friday. But New York City Urban Park Rangers have other plans—and everyone is invited.
Spending money is good for the economy, so there’s no issue with Black Friday, said Urban Park Ranger Supervisor Rob Mastrianni, who has been a ranger for 12 years. However, these rangers prefer to not follow the herd. For the past five years they’ve held free Black Friday hikes with the mission of connecting people to nature.
