Tensions over who is to blame for the troubling conditions at a Southeast Queens park and community center came to a head Monday night when Queens Borough President Donovan Richards got into a shouting match with a local organizer.
Read MoreAfter being closed down for renovations last summer, the Astoria Park pool, the city’s largest swimming pool, mostly opened up to the public again Thursday, along with public pools throughout the five boroughs.
Read MoreA group of Western Queens elected officials are fighting against a Parks Department plan to evict a popular composting site in their community.
Read MoreParks Department officials and developers for the first time unveiled their draft plans for a linear park along an unused rail line in Forest Hills dubbed the QueensWay during a virtual meeting this week.
Read MoreThe city is deploying drones o patrol the city’s beaches for sharks after a woman was sent to the hospital with an apparent shark bite on Monday.
Read MoreA shark reportedly bit a woman off the shores of Queens’ Rockaway Beach on Monday night, leaving her in critical condition. The incident is believed to be the first shark attack off Queens’ waters in decades.
Read MoreA local labor union protested a contract the Parks Department gave to a company that recently pleaded guilty to insurance fraud. But the Parks Department said the union had no standing and continued awarding the company with multi-million dollar, taxpayer-funded contracts. Now, the union and group of lawmakers say the agency needs to change its public bidding process.
Read MoreOne percent for Parks is the foundation for a healthy parks system in New York City. We also recognize the budget is not the solution or cause of all our problems.
Read More“We love that this story has a happy ending, but this is a perfect opportunity to remind all New Yorkers that dumping domestic animals in a New York City park is illegal.”
Read More“Our goal is to create the kind of experience most New Yorkers think they need to leave the city to find, right here in the five boroughs.”
Read MoreNYC Parks, in close partnership with NYC Department of Transportation, is currently working on a planning project, called “Destination: Greenways!”
Read More“It is clear that we did not have enough representation from Queensbridge residents.”
Read More“This feels like an attempt to make up a small portion of that shortfall on the back of working class New Yorkers.”
Read MoreLocal leaders blame major budget cuts.
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