May 23, 2007

Parks Kicks Off Summer 2007 Swim Season With Ceremonial Beach Opening At Orchard Beach

Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe today joined Assemblyman Michael Benedetto,...

July 1, 2004

DISCOVERING THE NATURAL SIDE OF A GREAT METROPOLIS

They may not wrestle 12-foot alligators like Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin, but the Urban Park...

March 24, 2004

PARTNERSHIPS PAYS HOMAGE TO TIRELESS VOLUNTEERS

Six times a year, Partnerships for Parks, a joint program of Parks & Recreation and City...

March 18, 2004

AFTERSCHOOL STUDENTS CALL THE SHOTS

If you were the Commissioner of Parks & Recreation, what would you do? Every month, Parks...

July 8, 2003

PARK WARDEN INVESTITURE

Hundreds of Park Wardens braved the pouring rain and muddy grounds to attend the annual Warden...

March 19, 2003

CONGRATULATIONS TO PARKS ANNUAL AWARD WINNERS

In a classic case of the best being saved for last, on Friday, March 14, Parks & Recreation...

March 18, 2003

DOGGIES AND DOUGHNUTS IN THE BRONX

What's more fun than an office birthday party? More lovable than a national holiday? More...

January 16, 2003

ASK PROFESSOR GINKGO: TREES & SERPENTS

Professor Ginkgo-man of letters, member of countless learned and tree societies, and...

December 6, 2002

TALKING TURKEY

For Easter, people hunt eggs in Central Park. For Halloween, they enjoy the haunted house in Van...

September 19, 2002

BOCCE IN THE BOROUGHS

This past weekend, part one of what will now be the two part Nutella...