Central Park

February 2, 2001

CONGRATULATIONS, EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH!

Vincent "Jimbo" Grillo is the Bronx's Employee of the Month for January. Vincent began...

February 1, 2001

MARIONETTE THEATER AWAKES FOR THE SEASON

Like a puppet made of moveable parts, the Swedish Cottage can be taken apart piece by piece....

January 31, 2001

PARKLANDS AND PLANNING IN 2000

Parks are growing, and the more land we acquire the more they can thrive. The 110-acre Ocean...

January 29, 2001

PARKS ENGINEERS IN SWAMPS AND ON BEACHES: A LECTURE SERIES FOR 2001

The Municipal Engineer's Society, a member organization of City engineers, has selected...

January 24, 2001

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR MR. POE...

If he were alive today, he'd be 192 and four days. His last home was at Grand Concourse and...

January 23, 2001

STATE OF THE AFTERMATH: ENTHUSIASM FOR 2001 AFTER STATE OF THE PARKS

State of the Parks succeeded again. A crowd of over 300 attended and enjoyed a substantive...

January 19, 2001

STATE OF THE PARKS 2001

On New Year's Day 2000, Commissioner Henry J. (StarQuest) Stern launched a thousand...

January 18, 2001

NOMINEES FOR THE THIRD ANNUAL EMERALD AWARDS

The third Annual Emerald Awards for outstanding Parks projects will be announced at...

January 12, 2001

PROJECT OF THE WEEK: AN HISTORIC FLAGPOLE

Congratulations to Director of Engineering Arjun (Energy) Sheth , P.E., Supervisor for...

January 10, 2001

LAST DAY OF Y2K’s A SNOW DAY

The snow began to fall Saturday morning, December 30, and when Parkies from Recreation awoke...