One-third of NYC Parks patrols to be axed under Mamdani’s budget plan: ‘Every neighborhood park would be affected’
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s $124.7 billion spending plan unveiled this week includes a plan to cut 100 uniformed officers’…
Crumbling Van Cortlandt Park Stadium to be demolished
A Bronx athletic stadium that has ties to a silver-screen cult classic and has been left to deteriorate…
New pitch to install permanent gates at iconic Washington Square Park reignites debate among NYers’
A plan to install permanent gates at the iconic Washington Square Park is igniting a tug-of-war between safety…
The inlet section of Bushwick Inlet Park opens at long last • Brooklyn Paper
A newly-opened green space is putting the “inlet” back in Bushwick Inlet Park. The small but lush Motiva…
You won’t believe what scofflaws do to Powell’s Cove Park
It’s a free-for-all at a city park surrounded by homes boasting million-dollar views — with locals brazenly swiping…
Elite Minds Montessori fighting for access to Red Hook garden
Some Brooklyn tots have been banished from their little Garden of Eden. Dozens of toddlers at a luxury…
Mamdani signs ’emergency’ order to block concerts, food festivals at NYC parks during FIFA World Cup
Soccer mega-fan Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an emergency order that will block events including some concerts and food…
NYC park project could push local ‘extinction’ of birds: critics
A project to transform a birder’s paradise into a children’s playground and garden in Prospect Park could help…
Community frustration grows over Metropolitan Recreation Center closure in Williamsburg • Brooklyn Paper
In December 2024, Rifka Friedman renewed her membership at the Metropolitan Recreation Center in Williamsburg, as she has…
So-called cheap and easy-to-build $3.5M toilets for NYC park are 4 years behind schedule — and counting
This bathroom is totally backed up. An unassuming public comfort station that was billed as a “less expensive”…
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces $19.5M for Bronx park upgrades as part of citywide investment
Three parks in the Bronx are slated for $19.5 million in reconstruction funding as part of a new…
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces $19.5M for Bronx park upgrades as part of citywide investment
Three parks in the Bronx are slated for $19.5 million in reconstruction funding as part of a…