New York City Parks

WATCH: Aziz Ansari Mows Lawn In Central Park

AP | Posted 04.02.2012

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NEW YORK — "Parks and Recreation" star Aziz Ansari takes his parks persona seriously. On Monday, the actor and comedian helped New York City's ...

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Creative Spaces: Catch Some Springtime Rays and Relax

Rana Florida | Posted 04.01.2012

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Not all parks are created equal. What makes some parks so full of life and activity while others sit desolate, shunned by all but criminals and the truly desperate?

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Is Landscape Architecture No Longer "The Good Wife"?

Charles A. Birnbaum | Posted 05.12.2012

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Good news for landscape architects: Your work is appreciated more than ever -- think of the High Line. Bad news, you don't always get the credit -- think of the High Line.

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Brand New Swimming Pool Coming To Brooklyn Bridge Park

Posted 03.01.2012

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Brooklyn Bridge Park is getting a brand new swimming pool this summer. Nope, it's not the floating pool we got so excited about back in June, but pret...

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New Kickstarter Aims To Rebuild Glowing, Floating Umbrella Orb

Posted 02.13.2012

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The last time the Harvest Dome--a floating orb made from soda bottles and the skeletons of discarded umbrellas--set sail towards the Inwood Park Hill ...

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Donald Trump Hits Hole in One in Bronx Golf Course Boondoggle

Dan Collins | Posted 03.20.2012

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Anything that makes Donald Trump money is a bad idea in my book. Mark this down as a bad week. The city has granted Trump the right to run a golf course in the Bronx that New York City taxpayers are spending at least $184 million to build.

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WATCH: Black Baby Doll Hanging From Noose Found On NYC Parks Department Headquarters

wpix.com | Posted 12.22.2011

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The New York City Parks and Recreation Department is under investigation after a 60-year-old African American employee found a black baby doll hanging...

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The High Line, 'Make Out Park Of NYC,' Brings In The Most Tickets For Illegal Drinking

Posted 12.12.2011

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The High Line has come a long way from its dilapidated railway days to receiving record $20 million donations from fancy supporters. Now it looks like...

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Washington Square Park Performers Banned From Performing Within 50 Feet Of Monuments

Posted 12.05.2011

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What would Washington Square Park be without its staple array of jazz musicians and dexterous acts like Tic and Tac? According to the city's parks dep...

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$6.5 Million Luxury Dog Run Coming To Tribeca

Posted 11.28.2011

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The lucky canines of Manhattan's West Side will soon be receiving top notch treatment with the installment of a $6.5 million renovation to Tribeca's H...

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City Park Bathroom Full Of Sex, Drugs

dnainfo.com | Posted 11.22.2011

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GREENWICH VILLAGE -- The Parks Department has cut short the hours of operation at the Washington Square Park bathrooms amid ongoing community complain...

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Parks in New York City: Historic Photos from the Museum of the City of New York

Lacy Schutz | Posted 09.24.2011

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New York City is home to more than 1,700 parks covering approximately 29,000 acres of land. The first park, Bowling Green Park, was established in 1733 on what had been a parade ground and marketplace.

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PHOTOS: You'll Never Guess Where These Pictures Were Taken

Carly Schwartz | Posted 06.19.2011

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Central Park architect Frederick Law Olmsted called New York's parks "the lungs of the city," but in Joel Meyerowitz's recent collection, scarcely an ...

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NYC Wants More Than Hot Dog Carts In City Parks

Posted 05.25.2011

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Enough with the hot dogs and stale pretzels, already. The New York City Parks department is looking to vamp up its food selections with a push for new...

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Revealed: How Cities Drive Plants Extinct

BBC | Posted 05.25.2011

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An international team of botanists has compared extinction rates of plants within 22 cities around the world. Both Singapore and New York City in the ...

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Mayor Bloomberg Is Pro Drinking In Parks

NBC New York | Posted 05.25.2011

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"I never understood why we don't let you drink in the park," Bloomberg told Community Newspaper Groups, a chain of weeklies owned by News Corp., which...

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New High Line Park Hits A High Note

New York Times | NICOLAI OUROUSSOFF | Posted 05.25.2011

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What's really unexpected about the park is the degree to which it alters your perspective on the city. Guiding you through a secret landscape of derel...

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