Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Parks

Earlier this year, NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill appeared rattled when repeatedly questioned about an officer who used deadly force with his squad car to stop a cyclist (that's his replacement, Dermot Shea, to the Commish's left). Photo: Mayor's Office

Tuesday’s Headlines: So Long, Commissioner, We Hardly Knew Ye Edition

By Streetsblog | Nov 5, 2019 | No Comments

James O'Neill quits the NYPD, but we'll have to wait and see if Commissioner Dermot Shea will continue the NYPD's pro-car agenda. That and the rest of the day's news by clicking the headline above!

The ghost bike for Robert Sommer in Marine Park. Don't look for it now. The Parks Department removed it. Photo: Sommer family

Parks Department ‘Ghosts’ Memorial For Slain Marine Park Cyclist [UPDATED]

By Dave Colon and Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 11, 2019 | 7 Comments

"Here we are today unable to understand what I can only describe as the equivalent of grave robbery," a relative said.

On Saturday, cars headed to Koeppel Mazda drove on a portion of 78th Street that the city promised would be a park. But the city has reneged on the deal. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

Cars Get Police Protection at Rally for Full Travers Park Plan

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 12, 2019 | 10 Comments

Hundreds of Jackson Heights residents, and scores of children, angrily protested the continued use of 78th Street by a politically-connected car dealership that has halted plans for a long-promised block-long greenspace between 34th Avenue and deadly Northern Boulevard.

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Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Parks

Tuesday’s Headlines: So Long, Commissioner, We Hardly Knew Ye Edition

Parks Department ‘Ghosts’ Memorial For Slain Marine Park Cyclist [UPDATED]

Cars Get Police Protection at Rally for Full Travers Park Plan

Bike Racers May Lose Prime Spot Due to Corporate Greed

Scott Stringer Channels Robert F. Kennedy in Vision for Mid-Block Playgrounds

Back to The Drawing Board: DOT Reconsidering Its Dangerous 79th Street Rotunda Upgrade