These days, as blues musician Demarco Evans performs in Washington Square Park, he's thinking about more than just hitting the perfect chords on his g...
NEW YORK — The Statue of Liberty, closed since Superstorm Sandy damaged the island where it stands, will reopen to the public in time for Indepe...
In the largest parks donation in US history, a billionaire hedge fund manager has donated $100 million to the Central Park Conservancy in New York Cit...
Nine animals, including a Canadian goose and a squirrel, have been found shot by blow darts in Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx over the last few years. ...
NEW YORK -- It's been nearly 40 years since New York City started planning a memorial to President Franklin Roosevelt on an island in the East River. ...
The creators of the Lowline, an exciting project that hopes to bring an underground park to an abandoned railway in the Lower East Side, have organize...
I roll my eyes every time someone says that New York is the greatest place on earth. The inhabitants of the greatest places on earth have freedom. The people of New York, well, we have civil liberties that are in line with the plutocracy in which we live.
The High Line received its third and final section on Tuesday thanks to a donation from CSX Transportation, the company that had previously donated th...
WILLIAMSBURG — Anxious to get the first glimpse of McCarren Pool? Visitors can get a sneak peek the night before its official opening if they're ...
Friends of the High Line hosted their annual Spring Benefit on Tuesday, where some of the park's biggest fans including $20 million donors Diane von F...
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.
I believe that history will judge Michael Bloomberg to have been a superb mayor. Among his greatest accomplishments has to be the creation of one of New York's most novel parks -- the High Line.
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...
