Department of Parks & Recreation
Thursday’s Headlines: The Parks Mayor Edition
A coalition of greenspace-loving groups is demanding that Zohran Mamdani make good on his promise to raise the Parks Department's budget. Plus other news.
Community Board Defies Parents in Vote to Reopen Forest Park to Cars
The Parks Department appears to have given in to a vocal group of Queens drivers. Paging Mayor Mamdani!
Parks Dept. to Canal Street: ‘No Trees for You!’
The Parks Department wants to plant more trees — it does! — but so many things are conspiring against the agency on Manhattan's worst street.
Aging 1930s Boardwalk, Lack of Elevators a US Open Nightmare for Disabled Tennis Fans
“Spectacular Awaits” a new US Open champion. Can USTA, the Mets, the city and the MTA "reimagine spectacular" accessibility at Mets-Willets Point?
Could It Be? Red Hook Pool May Finally Open on Sunday
Residents of Red Hook have been sweltering all summer, but help may be on the way.
No Accident: Red Hook Pool Closure Saga Stems from Adams Administration ‘Underinvestment’
An Olympic-size pool in Red Hook has sat empty since the summer’s start, leaving residents in the area out to dry and pissed off in blistering, record high heat.
