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Parks Annual Reports, Press Releases Archives and Minutes
Please note that Parks Department annual reports and press releases are also available for viewing at the Parks Library.
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- New York City Parks Department Annual Reports (with Central Park Annual Reports)
- Borough Parks Departments Annual Reports
- Parks Press Releases: 1934-1970
- Parks Minutes: 1859-1930
- Other Volumes
New York City Parks Department Annual Reports (with Central Park Annual Reports)
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- 1857 Central Park Commissioners Annual Report
- 1857-58 Documents of the Board of Commissioners of Central Park
- 1858 Central Park Commissioners Annual Report
- 1858 Central Park Architect Report
- 1858 Documents of the Board of Commissioners of Central Park
- 1859 Central Park Commissioners Annual Report
- 1860 Central Park Commissioners Annual Report
- 1861 Central Park Commissioners Annual Report
- 1862 Central Park Commissioners Annual Report
- 1863 Central Park Commissioners Annual Report
- 1864 Central Park Commissioners Annual Report
- 1865 Central Park Commissioners Annual Report
- 1866 Communication to the Comissioners of Central Park
- 1867 Central Park Commissioners Annual Report
- 1868 Central Park Commissioners Annual Report
- 1869 Central Park Commissioners Annual Report
- 1870 New York City Department of Public Parks Annual Report
- 1871 New York City Department of Public Parks Annual Report
- 1872-73 Parks Department Annual Report (Part 1)
- 1872-73 Parks Department Annual Report (Part 2)
- 1894 New York City Department of Public Parks Annual Report
- 1898 New York City Department of Public Parks Annual Report
- 1899 New York City Department of Public Parks Annual Report
- 1900 New York City Parks Department Annual Report
- 1901 New York City Parks Department Annual Report
- 1902 New York City Parks Department Annual Report (Part 1)
- 1902 New York City Parks Department Annual Report (Part 2)
- 1902 New York City Parks Department Annual Report (Part 3)
- 1903 New York City Parks Department Annual Report
- 1904 New York City Parks Department Annual Report
- 1905 New York City Parks Department Annual Report
- 1906 New York City Parks Department Annual Report
- 1907 New York City Parks Department Annual Report
- 1908 New York City Parks Department Annual Report (Part 1)
- 1908 New York City Parks Department Annual Report (Part 2)
- 1909 New York City Parks Department Annual Report
- 1910 New York City Parks Department Annual Report
- 1911 New York City Parks Department Annual Report
- 1912 New York City Parks Department Annual Report (Part 1)
- 1912 New York City Parks Department Annual Report (Part 2)
- 1912 New York City Parks Department Annual Report (Part 3)
- 1913 New York City Parks Department Annual Report (Part 1)
- 1913 New York City Parks Department Annual Report (Part 2)
- 1913 New York City Parks Department Annual Report (Part 3)
- 1914 New York City Parks Department Annual Report (Part 1)
- 1914 New York City Parks Department Annual Report (Part 2)
- 1914 New York City Parks Department Annual Report (Part 3)
- 1915 New York City Parks Department Annual Report (Part 1)
- 1915 New York City Parks Department Annual Report (Part 2)
- 1916 New York City Parks Department Annual Report (Part 1)
- 1916 New York City Parks Department Annual Report (Part 2)
- 1916 New York City Parks Department Annual Report (Part 3)
- 1934 New York City Department of Public Parks Budget Request and Annual Report
Borough Parks Departments Annual Reports
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- 1913 Bronx Borough Parks Department Annual Report (Part 1)
- 1913 Bronx Borough Parks Department Annual Report (Part 2)
- 1919 Bronx Borough Parks Department Annual Report
- 1920 Bronx Borough Parks Department Annual Report
- 1921 Bronx Borough Parks Department Annual Report
- 1922 Bronx Borough Parks Department Annual Report
- 1861 Brooklyn Prospect Park Commissioners Annual Report
- 1867 Brooklyn Prospect Park Commissioners Annual Report
- 1868 Brooklyn Prospect Park Commissioners Annual Report
- 1868 Brooklyn Park Commissoners Annual Report
- 1870 Brooklyn Park Commissoners Annual Report
- 1870 Brooklyn Park Commissoners Annual Report
- 1874-1879 Brooklyn Park Commissioners Annual Report
- 1880 Brooklyn Borough Parks Department Annual Report
- 1881 Brooklyn Park Commissioners Annual Report
- 1882 Brooklyn Park Commissioners Annual Report
- 1884 Brooklyn Park Commissioners Annual Report
- 1885 Brooklyn Park Commissioners Annual Report
- 1886 Brooklyn Park Commissioners Annual Report
- 1888 Brooklyn Borough Parks Department Annual Report
- 1889 Brooklyn Borough Parks Department Annual Report
- 1891 and 1892 Brooklyn Borough Parks Department Annual Reports
- 1891-92 Brooklyn Borough Parks Department Annual Report
- 1893 Brooklyn Borough Parks Department Annual Report
- 1894 Brooklyn Borough Parks Department Annual Report
- 1895 Brooklyn Borough Parks Department Annual Report
- 1896 Brooklyn Borough Parks Department Annual Report
- 1897 Brooklyn Borough Parks Department Annual Report
- 1914 Brooklyn Borough Parks Department Annual Report
- 1915 Brooklyn Borough Parks Department Annual Report
- 1918 Brooklyn Borough Parks Department Annual Report
- 1919 Brooklyn Borough Parks Department Annual Report
- 1920 Brooklyn Borough Parks Department Annual Report
- 1926-27 Brooklyn Borough Parks Department Annual Report
- 1927 Manhattan Borough Parks Department Annual Report
- 1928 Manhattan Borough Parks Department Annual Report
- 1929 Manhattan Borough Parks Department Annual Report
- 1930 Manhattan Borough Parks Department Annual Report
- 1931 Manhattan Borough Parks Department Annual Report
- 1912 Queens Borough Parks Department Annual Report (Part 1)
- 1912 Queens Borough Parks Department Annual Report (Part 2)
- 1926 Queens Borough Parks Department Annual Report
- 1927-28 Queens Borough Parks Department Annual Report
- 1922 Staten Island Borough Parks Department Annual Report
- 1924-1932 Staten Island Borough Department of Parks Annual Reports
Parks Press Releases: 1934-1970
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- 1934 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 1)
- 1934 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 2)
- 1935 Parks Department Press Releases
- 1936 Parks Department Press Releases
- 1937 Parks Department Press Releases
- 1938 Parks Department Press Releases
- 1939 Parks Department Press Releases
- 1940 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 1)
- 1940 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 2)
- 1941 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 1)
- 1941 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 2)
- 1942 Parks Department Press Releases
- 1943 Parks Department Press Releases
- 1944 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 1)
- 1944 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 2)
- 1945 Parks Department Press Releases
- 1946 Parks Department Press Releases
- 1947 Parks Department Press Releases
- 1948 Parks Department Press Releases
- 1949 Parks Department Press Releases
- 1950 Parks Department Press Releases
- 1951 Parks Department Press Releases
- 1952 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 1)
- 1952 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 2)
- 1952 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 3)
- 1953 Parks Department Press Releases
- 1953 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 2)
- 1953 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 3)
- 1954 Parks Department Press Releases
- 1954 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 2)
- 1954 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 3)
- 1955 Parks Department Press Releases
- 1955 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 2)
- 1955 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 3)
- 1956 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 1)
- 1956 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 2)
- 1956 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 3)
- 1957 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 1)
- 1957 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 2)
- 1958 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 1)
- 1958 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 2)
- 1959 Parks Department Press Releases
- 1960 Parks Department Press Releases
- 1960 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 2)
- 1961 Parks Department Press Releases
- 1961 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 2)
- 1962 Parks Department Press Releases
- 1963 Parks Department Press Releases
- 1964 Parks Department Press Releases
- 1966 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 1)
- 1966 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 2)
- 1966 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 3)
- 1966 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 4)
- 1967 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 1)
- 1967 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 2)
- 1967 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 3)
- 1967 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 4)
- 1967 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 5)
- 1968 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 1)
- 1968 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 2)
- 1968 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 3)
- 1968 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 4)
- 1969 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 1)
- 1969 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 2)
- 1969 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 3)
- 1970 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 1)
- 1970 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 2)
- 1970 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 3)
- 1970 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 4)
- 1970 Parks Department Press Releases (Part 5)
Parks Minutes: 1859-1930
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- Board of Commissioners of the Central Park - Minutes: May 4, 1858 - March 17, 1859
- Board of Commissioners of the Central Park - Documents: May 4, 1858 - February 3, 1859
- Board of Commissioners of the Central Park - Minutes: May 1, 1862 - April 9, 1863
- Board of Commissioners of the Central Park - Documents: December 23, 1862 - January 26, 1863
- Board of Commissioners of the Central Park - Minutes: May 6, 1865 - April 12, 1866
- Board of Commissioners of the Central Park - Documents: May 11, 1865 - January 11, 1866
- Board of Commissioners of the Central Park - Minutes: May 3, 1866 - April 11, 1867
- Board of Commissioners of the Central Park - Documents: May 3, 1866 - February 14, 1867
- Board of Commissioners of the Central Park - Minutes: May 14, 1868 - April 8, 1869
- Board of Commissioners of the Central Park - Documents: May 14, 1868
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Minutes: May 3, 1870 - April 18, 1871
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Documents: May 6, 1870 - April 8, 1871
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Minutes: May 2, 1871 - April 24, 1872
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Documents: May 2, 1871 - March 27, 1872
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Minutes: May 1, 1872 - April 16, 1873
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Documents: May 16, 1872 - March 31, 1873
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Minutes: May 26, 1873 - April 17, 1874
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Documents: June 23, 1873 - March 4, 1874
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Index to Minutes: May 3, 1870 - July 4, 1874
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Minutes: May 6, 1874 - April 30, 1875
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Documents: January 20, 1874 - April 30, 1875
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Minutes: May 5, 1875 - April 28, 1876
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Documents: November 17, 1875 - February 18, 1876
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Minutes: May 3, 1876 - April 25, 1877
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Documents: June 9, 1876 - February 28, 1877
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Minutes: May 2, 1877 - April 26, 1878
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Documents: November 7, 1877 - April 24, 1878
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Index to Minutes: May 1877 - April 1878
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Minutes: May 1, 1878 - April 30, 1879
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Documents: July 3, 1878 - January 15, 1879
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Minutes and Documents: May 7, 1879 - April 21, 1880
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Minutes and Documents: May 5, 1880 - April 27, 1881
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Minutes and Documents: May 4, 1881 - April 5, 1882
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Minutes and Documents: May 3, 1882 - April 25, 1883
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Minutes and Documents: May 2, 1883 - April 16, 1884
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Minutes and Documents: May 7, 1884 - April 29, 1885
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Minutes and Documents: May 6, 1885 - April 23, 1886
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Minutes and Documents: May 5, 1886 - April 20, 1887
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Minutes and Documents: May 4, 1887 - April 25, 1888
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Minutes and Documents: May 2, 1888 - April 26, 1889
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Minutes and Documents: May 8, 1889 - April 30, 1890
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Minutes and Documents: May 2, 1890 - April 24, 1891
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Minutes and Documents: May 13, 1891 - April 28, 1892
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Minutes and Documents: May 4, 1892 - April 26, 1893
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Minutes and Documents: May 1, 1893 - April 25, 1894
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Minutes and Documents: May 2, 1894 - April 25, 1895
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Minutes and Documents: May 1, 1895 - April 27, 1896
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Minutes and Documents: May 4, 1896 - April 26, 1897
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Minutes and Documents: May 3, 1897 - April 28, 1898
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Minutes and Documents: May 16, 1898 - April 27, 1899
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Minutes and Documents: May 4, 1899 - April 26, 1900
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Minutes and Documents: May 18, 1900 - April 25, 1901
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Minutes and Documents: May 8, 1902 - December 29, 1902
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Minutes and Documents: January 8, 1903 - December 31, 1903
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Minutes and Documents: January 1, 1904 - December 29, 1904
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Minutes and Documents: January 5, 1905 - December 28, 1905
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Minutes and Documents: January 1, 1906 - December 27, 1906
- Board of Commissioners of the NYC Dept of Public Parks - Minutes and Documents: January 3, 1907 - December 26, 1907
- Park Board of the NYC Dept of Parks - Minutes: January 16, 1908 - December 31, 1908
- Park Board of the NYC Dept of Parks - Minutes: January 7, 1909 - December 30, 1909
- Park Board of the NYC Dept of Parks - Minutes: January 6, 1910 - December 29, 1910
- Park Board of the NYC Dept of Parks - Minutes: January 5, 1911 - December 28, 1911
- Park Board of the NYC Dept of Parks - Minutes: January 4, 1912 - December 26, 1912
- Park Board of the NYC Dept of Parks - Minutes: January 2, 1913 - December 29, 1913
- Park Board of the NYC Dept of Parks - Minutes: January 8, 1914 - December 31, 1914
- Park Board of the NYC Dept of Parks - Minutes: January 7, 1915 - December 30, 1915
- Park Board of the NYC Dept of Parks - Minutes: January 6, 1916 - December 29, 1916
- Park Board of the NYC Dept of Parks - Minutes: January 4, 1917 - December 27, 1917
- Park Board of the NYC Dept of Parks - Minutes: January 24, 1918 - December 30, 1918
- Park Board of the NYC Dept of Parks - Minutes: January 9, 1919 - December 30, 1919
- Park Board of the NYC Dept of Parks - Minutes: January 8, 1920 - December 30, 1920
- Park Board of the NYC Dept of Parks - Minutes: January 6, 1921 - December 29, 1921
- Park Board of the NYC Dept of Parks - Minutes: January 5, 1922 - December 28, 1922
- Park Board of the NYC Dept of Parks - Minutes: January 4, 1923 - December 27, 1923
- Park Board of the NYC Dept of Parks - Minutes: January 3, 1924 - December 30, 1924
- Park Board of the NYC Dept of Parks - Minutes: January 15, 1925 - December 30, 1925
- Park Board of the NYC Dept of Parks - Minutes: January 7, 1926 - December 28, 1926
- Park Board of the NYC Dept of Parks - Minutes: January 18, 1927 - December 27, 1927
- Park Board of the NYC Dept of Parks - Minutes: January 10, 1928 - December 26, 1928
- Park Board of the NYC Dept of Parks - Minutes: January 8, 1929 - December 31, 1929
- Park Board of the NYC Dept of Parks - Minutes: January 7, 1930 - December 30, 1930
Other Volumes
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- 1930 Roosevelt Memorial Plans
- 1904 Proceedings of the New York City Municipal Engineers (Part 1)
- 1904 Proceedings of the New York City Municipal Engineers (Part 2)
- 1871 New York City Department of Public Works Annual Report
- 1913 Office of the President of the Borough of the Bronx Annual Report
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