‘Overpaid’ Central Park Conservancy executives rake in green with ‘outrageous’ salaries: ‘Give me a break’

There’s a lot of mint in Strawberry Fields! Top executives at the Central Park Conservancy — a tax-exempt group that famously manages and maintains the world-renowned park under a contractual agreement with the city — are raking in mounds of green, records show. President and CEO Elizabeth Smith’s total compensation was $933,592, including her hefty bonus incentive — and 12 other officers pulled in at least $300,000 apiece, according to the group’s 2024 IRS filing for the 2023 calendar year. The year before, Smith’s salary and benefits package came to a cool $1.178 million, while 15 others scored more than...