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Starlight Park
On May 10, 2013, a new gem of the Bronx River, Starlight Park, opened as a reclaimed, reconstructed, and expanded park. A vital...
Playground Renamed in Honor of Adam Yauch
Adam Yauch Park
On May 3, 2013, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and Brooklyn Parks Commissioner Kevin Jeffrey were joined by former...
Thomas Jefferson Park
On Saturday, April 27th, NYC Parks and Disney hosted Street Games, a celebration of outdoor sports and classic games from the...
MillionTreesNYC Spring 2013 Planting Day
Alley Pond Park
On April 27, 2013 MillionTreeNYC hosted their annual Spring Planting event. Volunteers came together to plant 20,000 trees in...
Arbor Day Tree Planting at Sixteen Sycamores Playground
Sixteen Sycamores Playground
Elected officials joined members of the Boerum Hill Association and Downtown Brooklyn Partnerships, and children from Strong...
Goodhue
One April 24 officials cut the ribbon on a section of the latest addition to Staten Island's parks, Goodhue Park. Goodhue was...
New Imagination Playground Design Unveiled
Betsy Head Park
On April 23, 2013 the design for the new Imagination Playground at Betsy Head Park was unveiled. Imagination Playground at...
Sunset Park Field Ribbon Cutting
Sunset Park
On Monday, April 22 Brooklyn Parks Commissioner Kevin Jeffrey joined Council Member Sara González and students from P.S. 169...
Renaming of Trail in Honor of Pat Dolan
Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Local residents and elected officials gathered on Sunday to commemorate the renaming of Willow Lake Trail to the Pat Dolan...
Riverside Park
An estimated 200 volunteers participated in NY Cares Day in Riverside Park to celebrate Earth Day. From planting to painting,...
Rising Star Award Ceremony 2013
Prospect Park
On April 19, 2013 NYC Parks celebrated its 2nd annual Rising Stars Award Ceremony in the Prospect Park Picnic House. Rising...
SeaGlass Carousel Topping Off Ceremony
Battery Park
On April 18th The Battery Conservancy celebrated the topping off and the unveiling of the last steel panel of the aquatic...
Van Cortlandt Park
On April 11, 2013 New York Knicks City Dancers and former players John Starks and Larry Johnson joined Million Trees NYC to...
Blue Heron Tot Lot Ribbon Cutting
Blue Heron Park
Officials and third grade students from PS 31 welcomed the latest addition to Blue Heron Park on April 9, 2013. The Tot Lot is...
Sid Augarten Ballfield Ribbon Cutting
Vinmont Veteran Park
On April 6, 2013 NYC Parks joined elected officials, community leaders and the North Riverdale Little League in a ribbon...
First Mow at Central Park 2013
Central Park
To prepare for the reopening of Central Park’s lawns for its 10 million springtime visitors, Michael Strahan, former New York...
Recreation Centers Host Heart of the Community
Hansborough Recreation Center
To celebrate Valentine's Day, 2013, NYC Parks hosted “Heart of the Community,” an event featuring free fitness classes and...
Crotona Park
On the evening of February 8, a winter storm popularly known as "Nemo" dropped more than a foot of snow on New York City....
Central Park
On January 26, 2013, NYC Parks held its annual Winter Jam festival. The event brought thousands of New Yorkers to Central Park...
Central Park
On October 27, Central Park was over run by princesses, zombies and pirates in celebration of Halloween. New Yorkers young and...
Multiple Parks
On October 20, 2012, Partnerships for Parks, a joint program of City Parks Foundation and NYC Parks, held its twice-annual It's...
Bleecker Sitting Area Ribbon Cutting
Bleecker Playground
On October 9, 2012, NYC Parks cut the ribbon on the Bleecker Sitting Area at Bleecker Street and West 11th Street. With support...
12th Annual Chess-in-the-Park Rapid Open
Central Park
On September 22, 2012, New Yorkers of all ages came out to Central Park for the 12th Annual Chess-in-the-Park Rapid Open, the...
WNYC Transmitter Park Ribbon Cutting
WNYC Transmitter Park
On Monday, September 10, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg joined NYC Parks and other officials to cut the ribbon on a $12 million...
Neufeld Playground Ribbon Cutting
Riverside Park
On August 23, 2012, NYC Parks and local elected officials cut the ribbon on $900,000 in improvements to Neufeld Playground in...
On August 6, 2012, Michael R. Bloomberg and Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe yesterday cut the ribbon on the redevelopment of...
Van Cortlandt Park Court of Dreams Ribbon Cutting
Van Cortlandt Park
On August 7, NYC Parks joined Courts of Dreams Foundation Chairman Natasha Cornstein, former New York Knick Larry Johnson, and...
Bronx River Parkway
Lace up for the new renovations at Bronx River "Shoelace" Park. On June 18, Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe joined Assembly...
Van Cortlandt Park Memorial Grove Ribbon Cutting
Van Cortlandt Park
On July 13, 2012 Memorial Grove at Van Cortlandt Park re-opened after renovations to improve the site. Memorial Grove is...
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