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The River Wild: Bikes and Scooters Are Ending Up Six Feet Under in The Bronx
The Bronx River Alliance has pulled 410 scooters and e-bikes out of the river since July 2023. What the hell?!
September 12, 2024
Dead Trees Highlight Multiple City Failures on Sunset Park Greenway
Twenty-four trees were planted along Sunset Park’s greenway in 2022. Eighteen are now dead. And therein lies a story.
September 4, 2024
Parks Dept. Has Money But No Timeline to Finish Eastern Queens Greenway
There's tens of millions of dollars for the greenway, so when will parks build it?
July 19, 2024
Pickleball, Dog Run Coming To Plaza Under Brooklyn Bridge
The lots sandwiching the Brooklyn Bridge will reopen for the first time in 15 years.
June 12, 2024
Landmarks Officials OK Delivery Worker Hub Outside City Hall
The sleek new delivery hub and charging station will replace a 1980s-era newsstand that's sat empty since the pandemic.
April 17, 2024
Vandals Commit Mass Arborcide Near the Greenway in Kissena Park
Hundreds of young trees were ripped from the ground — some stolen, some just left for dead — near the greenway in Kissena Park in Queens.
April 14, 2024
City Unveils Design for Long-Decrepit East Harlem Greenway
Nearly two dozen blocks of crumbling greenway along the Harlem River are slated for a revamp in 2025.
April 12, 2024
SEE IT! Long-Awaited City Hall Delivery Worker Hub Unveiled
The facility would be a first of its kind in the country, officials say.
March 18, 2024
Pols Want Covered Bike Parking at Parks, City Buildings
More parking in parks, but in a good way!
February 29, 2024
Plaza Near Brooklyn Bridge to Become Sports and Rec Space
Paddle ball and a dog run might be coming to the Brooklyn Bridge soon.
January 5, 2024
