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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...

Thomas Jefferson Park
Officials from the NYC Parks Deparment and the Department for the Aging, along with council members started the Senior Swim...

McCarren Park
The newly renovated McCarren Pool and Play Center opened on June 28, 2012. McCarren pool originally opened in 1936 as one of...

Multiple Parks
June 28, 2012 marked the opening of Citywide outdoor pools. NYC residents splashed and dived their way into the refreshing...

On June 23, 2012 Parks welcomed thrill-seeking New Yorkers to Adventures NYC, Parks’ 8th annual celebration of the...

Tremont Park Playground Ribbon Cutting
Tremont Park
Two newly renovated playgrounds opened at Tremont Park on June 22, 2012. The project included improvements of two playgrounds...

The 2012 Adidas Grand Prix, held at Randall's Island Park June 9, provided athletes and spectators with a day of fierce...

3rd Annual Paralympic Track & Field Event
Randall's Island Park
181 competitors from 17 schools throughout NYC participated in the 3rd Annual Paralympic Track & Field Event which was held in...

Amazing Bronx River Flotilla 2012
Multiple Parks
Dozens of kayaks, 70 canoes, and 170 paddlers participated in the Amazing Bronx River Flotilla on May 5, 2012. Paddlers made...

Sakura Park
In 1912, Japan gave the United States thousands of cherry trees to celebrate their friendship. Over 2,000 of these trees were...

Central Park
On April 2, Aziz Ansari, comedian and star of NBC's Parks and Recreation, joined the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation and...

Wangari Maathai Memorial Tree Planting
Morningside Park
On March 30, Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe joined Columbia University professors Gayatri Spivak and Kenneth...

Flushing Meadows Corona Park
On March 24, 2012, the annual Going Green in Queens conference was held at the Al Oerter Recreation Center. Hundreds of New...

Second Annual Bronx Winterfest
Julio Carballo Fields
On January 21, hundreds of New Yorkers braved the elements to check out the Bronx's second annual Winterfest Celebration, held...

Mounted Auxiliary Unit at Staten Island Zoo
Barrett Park
On December 20, 2011, Commissioner Adrian Benepe joined Staten Island Deputy Borough President Ed Burke, former Staten Island...

Ribbon Cutting at Montbellier Park
Montbellier Park
On October 27, 2011, Parks cut the ribbon on a new playground in Montbellier Park. The park is now renovated with new play...

El Flamboyan Community Garden Harvest Fair
El Flamboyan Garden
The 2011 Annual Harvest Fair, cosponsered by the Parks Department, GreenThumb, Bronx Green-Up of The New York Botanical Garden...

Lillian Wald Playground Ribbon Cutting
Lillian D Wald Playground
On Septempter 15, 2011, Parks cut the ribbon on new improvements to Lillian Wald Playground. The improved ADA-accessible...

Windmuller Park Ribbon Cutting
Lawrence Virgilio Playground
On August 23, 2011, Parks cut the ribbon on Windmuller Park. The newly renovated one-acre sitting plaza, featuring a new...

Astoria Park Tennis Courts Ribbon Cutting
Astoria Park
Parks cut the ribbon on newly renovated tennis courts at Astoria Park thanks to the American Express/USTA "Fresh Courts"...

75th Anniversary of Works Progress Administration-era Pools
Red Hook Recreation Area
In 1936, NYC Parks opened 11 pools within weeks of each other, changing New York forever and transforming the state of public...

Van Cortlandt Park
The Urban Park Rangers help all New Yorkers discover New York City Outdoors. In addition to their regular duties, Rangers lead...

Drumgoole Tot Lot Ribbon Cutting
On July 21, 2011, Parks cut the ribbon on Drumgoole Tot Lot. Located within a Greenstreet and named for local children's...

Silver Lake Tot Lot Ribbon Cutting
Silver Lake Park
On July 21, 2011, Parks cut the ribbon on two new tot lots on Staten Island, including the Silver Lake Tot Lot in Silver Lake...

Staten Island Food Truck Rally
Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach
On July 15, 2011, Staten Island's Midland Beach celebrated its first annual Food Truck Rally! Beach goers were treated to an...

Alley Pond Park
On July 11, 2011, NYC Parks and the Department of Environmental Protection completed the restoration of Oakland Lake Park in...

Central Park
On June 22, 2011, NYC Parks welcomed 15 of its specialty food vendors from around the boroughs to Central Park's Arsenal...

Washington Square Park
As the grand finale of "Make NYC Your Gym" Week, NYC Parks hosted the BeFitNYC Fitness Festival on June 12, 2011, in...

John Jay Playground Ribbon Cutting
John Jay Park
On June 10, 2011, NYC Parks cut the ribbon on a new playground at John Jay Park. As the photos show, this playground is an...

Ribbon Cutting at The Richard Rodgers Amphitheater
Marcus Garvey Park
July 2, 2011 was a day of performance and celebration in Harlem as NYC Parks helped cut the ribbon on $7 million in...

Multiple Parks
Summer is here and it's time to hit the beach! Beaches are finally open for summer 2011!

Sol LeWitt Public Art Unveiling
City Hall Park
A new exhibit featuring work from the late Sol LeWitt is now featured in City Hall Park. The artwork ranges from geometric,...

Multiple Parks
It's the season of street fairs! Local businesses rush to the streets to promote and sell goods as fairs pop up all over the...

Each One Teach One: Martial Arts Tournament
Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Check out photos from the third annual free youth martial arts tournament, "Each One, Teach One.†The event featured...

Baisley Pond Park Cricket Field
Baisley Pond Park
Commissioner Adrian Benepe joined Queens Borough President Helen Marshall, City Council Member Ruben Wills, High School Cricket...

Thomas Jefferson Park
NYC Parks and the Walt Disney Company hosted the fourth annual Street Games at Thomas Jefferson Park! This event brings back...

BORDERS On Display At Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
BORDERS by Steinunn Thórarinsdóttir debuted on March 24 and will remain on display through September 30, 2011. The...

National Girls and Women in Sports Day 2011
Chelsea Recreation Center
On February 26, 2011, NYC Parks held its inaugural celebration of girls' fitness as a part of National Girls and Women in...

Prospect Park
Celebrate life in the snow and the winter season! The Nethermead in Prospect Park held this years Winter Jam for the first...

Heritage Of Innovation Exhibit
Central Park
Heritage of Innovation, an exhibition of more than 30 artworks by 15 artists was on view at the Arsenal Gallery in Central Park...

Central Park
Parks & Recreation's Directors of the Parks Academy trained Urban Park Service and Maintenance and Operations staff on how to...

Central Park
The home to the City of New York's Parks & Recreation lights up to celebrate the holidays in the year 2010. The celebratory...

2010 ING New York City Marathon
Multiple Parks
The 2010 ING New York City Marathon brought more than 40,000 participants to the streets of New York on Sunday, November 7....

10th Annual Chess-In-The-Park Rapid Open
Central Park
On Saturday, September 25, New Yorkers flocked to Central Park for the 10th annual Chess-in-the-Parks tournament. People of all...

Riverside Park South
The second annual FlyNY Kite Festival took place in Riverside Park South on Saturday, August 21, 2010. Participants created...

Multiple Parks
In August 2010, the Parks Department held a series of events to remind New Yorkers that New York City’s street trees...

Central Park
The venerable hip hop group Public Enemy performed in Central Park as part of the 2010 Summerstage performance series. Also...

Central Park
Larry Scott Blackmon, Parks Department Deputy Commissioner of Community Outreach, in concert with Nouveau Riche LLC, Jodi...

Raphael Saadiq plays the SummerStage Mainstage
Central Park
Giant Step returned for its annual SummerStage event at New York City's Central Park with headliner Raphael Saadiq, Aloe Blacc,...

Aloe Blacc at SummerStage's Mainstage
Central Park
Giant Step returned for its annual SummerStage event at New York City's Central Park with headliner Raphael Saadiq, Aloe Blacc,...

TK Wonder Performs at SummerStage's Mainstage
Central Park
Giant Step returned for its annual SummerStage event at New York City's Central Park with headliner Raphael Saadiq, Aloe Blacc,...

Robert Venable Park Ribbon Cutting
Robert E. Venable Park
On July 6, 2010, Parks cut the ribbon on a transformed Robert Venable Park in Brooklyn. The park has been drastically...

Celebrate Brooklyn: Norah Jones
Prospect Park
Norah Jones headlined Celebrate Brooklyn's Opening Night Gala, honoring Pamela Brier.

Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Central Amusement International celebrated the opening of Luna Park at Coney Island – a...

Frederick Law Olmsted Luncheon
Central Park
The 28th Annual Frederick Law Olmsted Awards Luncheon was held in Central Park's Conservatory Garden on May 5, 2010. This...

Thomas Jefferson Park
Each year Street Games brings back the classic street games from the ’60s and ’70s and reintroduces them to a new...

Central Park
On February 6, 2010 the Parks Department and the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) presented Winter Jam NYC, an...

Ranger Conservation Corps Art Show
Van Cortlandt Park
This past fall, over 25 students from the Marble Hill High School for International Studies participated in an art project...

JP Morgan Chase Donation Announcement
Central Park
On November 17, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, together with Central Park Conservancy...

Central Park
One of the biggest races in the world, the New York City Marathon loops through several City parks, ending in Central Park.

Citywide Bocce Tournament Finals
Pelham Bay Park
Each fall, New Yorkers participate in Parks' annual Citywide Bocce Tournament. Teams of four compete to represent their borough...

9th Annual Chess-in-the-Parks Rapid Open
Central Park
On Saturday, September 26, New Yorkers were given the chance to outwit one another during the 9th annual Chess-in-the-Parks...

Central Park
The Oprah Winfrey Show broadcasted live from Central Park SummerStage's Rumsey Playfield on a sunny summer afternoon. The lucky...

Garden Of Happiness
The 2009 Fall Harvest Fair, presented by Parks, GreenThumb, Just Food, and the New York Botanical Garden, featured a harvest...

Bowling Green
For ten days in early September 2009, twelve traditional Dutch canal houses, a windmill, and a stage transformed Bowling Green...

Whitney Houston Live on Good Morning America
Central Park
Whitney Houston performed four songs for fans at Central Park's Rumsey Playfield.

Campanaro Playground Ribbon Cutting
Givan Square
On August 31, 2009, NYC Parks cut the ribbon on $1.7 million in improvements to Campanaro Playground. Thanks to the funding,...

Central Park
On Saturday, August 29, thousands of New Yorkers took to the great outdoors at the 5th Annual Adventures NYC, a one-day event...

51st Birthday Party for Michael Jackson
Prospect Park
Spike Lee and the Borough of Brooklyn hosted a celebration of the recently departed Michael Jackson on the date of what would...

SummerStage: Chico DeBarge, Ginuwine, and Joe
Central Park
Central Park SummerStage, a program of City Parks Foundation, presents performances of outstanding artistic quality, free of...

Crotona Park Indian Lake and Amphitheater Ribbon Cutting
Commissioner Benepe joined Deputy Bronx Borough President Aurelia Greene and Assembly Member Michael Benjamin to cut the ribbon...

Central Park
New York Philharmonic Music Director Designate Alan Gilbert led the Orchestra in Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 during the first of...

Central Park
The Metropolitan Opera launched its Summer Recital Series with a special performance of opera arias and popular songs headlined...

Target High Line Street Festival
The High Line
This summer, approximately 25,000 people attended our free celebration of the High Line's opening season. Malcolm Pinckney...

Citywide Beach Volleyball Tournament: Men's Finals
Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk
Our annual Citywide Beach Volleyball Tournament, the largest free amateur beach volleyball competition on the East Coast, gives...

Riverside Park South
On May 9, the Parks Department and FlyNY hosted architects, artists, community children, and kite enthusiasts for an inaugural...

Ribbon Cutting at Corona Golf Playground
Corona Golf Playground
On April 27, 2009, Parks cut the ribbon on more than $2 million in improvements to Corona Golf Playground, a popular...

New Yorkers young and old enjoyed a day dedicated to the enjoyment and celebration of classic games like stick ball, stoop...

East River Park
At Winter Jam NYC, East River Park was a true winter wonderland, complete with snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, a snow...

Washington Park Groundbreaking Ceremony
J.J. Byrne Playground
Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe joined Borough President Marty Markowitz, City Council Member Bill de Blasio, City Council...

Triborough Bridge Renaming/RFK Bridge Ceremony
On Wednesday, November 19, several members of the Kennedy family, joined by former President Bill Clinton, Governor David A....

Swing Low, Harriet Tubman Memorial Sculpture Dedication
Braving rainy skies, sculptor Allison Saar unveiled her tribute to the Underground Railroad leader in Harlem, and Malcolm...

MillionTreesNYC Fall Volunteer Planting Day
Kissena Corridor Park
In early November 2008, Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe joined Assembly Member Ellen Young and more than 250 community...

MillionTreesNYC Fall Volunteer Planting Day
Pelham Parkway
As part of a large scale tree planting effort which took place November 7 and 8, more than 1,000 volunteers planted 15,000...

Washington's Evacuation Day Re-enactment
Van Cortlandt Park
Parks photographer Malcolm Pinckney documents the Van Cortlandt House Museum's commemoration of the 225th Anniversary of George...

Central Park
Parks' staff photographer Malcolm Pinckney brings us the sights of the finish line in Central Park of the ING NYC Marathon.

Central Park
In October 2008, the traveling international exhibition Mobile Art landed (figuratively speaking) in Rumsey Playfield in...

Father Duffy Square
Parks' photographer Malcolm Pinckney traveled to Father Duffy Square in the heart of the city, Times Square, to document the...

Commissioner Benepe joined lead singer Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders and 101.9 RXP morning host Matt Pinfield at a concert...

Carver Playground Ribbon Cutting
Carver Playground
This Brooklyn playground, named in honor of George Washington Carver, famed African-American educator and agricultural...

Riverside Park South Ribbon Cutting
Riverside Park South
Standing before a historic New York Central steam locomotive, Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe joined City...

Four Ribbon Cuttings in One Day
During most summer days, Parks cuts a ribbon on a recently completed improvement project. Sometimes, two ribbons are cut in a...

Central Park
The folk rock legends took to Central Park SummerStage for a benefit concert in Summer 2008, and Parks photographer Malcolm...

Treetures Arbor Day MillionTreesNYC Tree Planting
Parks Commissioner Benepe joined Treetures Environmental Education Program, Trees New York, Friends of Greenwich Street, third...

Fraser Square
On November 2, 2007, NYC Parks cut the ribbon on $740,000 in improvements to Brooklyn's Fraser Square. This former barren...

Fort Tryon Park
Photos from the annual festival that brings to life the customs and spirit of the Middle Ages to Fort Tryon Park.

Ciccarone Park
On August 23, 2007, NYC Parks cut the ribbon on $2.7 million in improvements to Ciccarone Playground in the Belmont...

Van Cortlandt Park
Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe and children from Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center and St. James Recreation...

Central Park
"Met in the Parks" returned to Central Park for its 41st season of this popular summer concert series. The cast performed...

Highbridge Park's Mountain Bike Trail Ribbon Cutting
Highbridge Park
Parks & Recreation along with the New York City Mountain Bike Association (NYCMTB) held opening ceremonies for the first...

Second-annual NYC GROWS Festival Announcement
Union Square Park
Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe joined National Gardening Association (NGA) President Mike Metallo and pre-school...

Bryant Park
One day a year, the Academy of American Poets organizes Poem In Your Pocket Day. The idea is simple: select a poem you love...

Matthews Muliner Playground Ribbon Cutting
Matthews Muliner Playground
Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe joined City Council Member James Vacca, former City Council Member Madeline...

Announcement of a Recycling Pilot Program
Union Square Park
The Department of Sanitation partnered with the Department of Parks & Recreation and the Department of Transportation to...

Heckscher Ballfields Ribbon Cutting
Central Park
Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe and Central Park Conservancy President Douglas Blonsky joined teams from The...

Central Park
Historic House Trust and Parks Department employees enjoy an evening on the ice in Central Park.

Bethesda Terrace Arcade Restoration
Central Park
The Bethesda Terrace Arcade, the richly decorated underground component of Central Park’s Bethesda Terrace, reopened on...

Central Park
Talented amateur snowboarders took to the rails for the annual Rail Jam Open and snowboarder-acrobat troupe Flying Ace...

Union Square Park
Professional snowboarders headed to Union Square Park for New York City's first ever major pro snowboarding competition.

Central Park
The Arsenal, Parks Department Headquarters in Central Park, has been festooned with lights during the holiday season every year...

Prospect Park
On November 27, Mayor Bloomberg joined New York Daily News Chairman & Publisher Mort Zuckerman and his daughter Abigail to flip...

Wheelchair Football Comes to Parks
Forest Park
Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe joined Executive Director Paul J. Tobin and Director of Sports & Recreation Bill...

Harlem River Ballfield Groundbreaking
Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe joined Congressman Charles B. Rangel, New York Jets owner Woody Johnson,...

Dr. Ronald McNair Playground Dedication
Dr. Ronald E. McNair Playground
Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe joined Congress Member Charles Rangel, City Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito, NASA...

Barretto Point Park Ribbon Cutting
Barretto Point Park
Designed by landscape architect Ricardo Hinkle and designers Rachel Kramer, RLA & Carol Qu, AIA, this park is situated on a...

The Greenmarket 30th Anniversary
Union Square Park
New York City's first, largest, and most famous Greenmarket celebrated its 30th year in September 2006. The Greenmarket...

AVP Beach Volleyball at Coney Island
Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk
Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment, in partnership with Atlantic Yards and the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, brought more than...

Haffen Park Turf Field Ribbon Cutting
Haffen Park
On July 26, 2006, NYC Parks cut the ribbon on a new synthetic turf ballfield at Haffen Park in the Bronx. This field was the...

Central Park
The oldest symphony orchestra in the United States plays its annual series of summer concerts in New York City parks.

South Oxford Park
Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe joined Council Member Letitia James, Elizabeth Ernish from Borough President Marty...

Tagging of the Inwood Hill Park Eagles
Inwood Hill Park
On June 2, 2006, four bald eagle chicks, approximately five weeks of age, arrived from The State of Wisconsin Department of...

The High Line
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Friends of the High Line (FHL) Co-Founders Robert Hammond and Joshua David hosted a unique...

Central Park
New York City's first-ever Rail Jam offered participants the opportunity to watch incredible stunts performed by some of the...

Patti LaBelle Performs at SummerStage
Central Park
R&B and soul singer Patti LaBelle performs her hits at Central Park SummerStage.

Midland Beach Fishing Pier Ribbon Cutting
Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro, and Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe...

Central Park
The New York Philharmonic gives its annual performance on the Great Lawn.

Central Park
New Yorkers gathered on the Great Lawn once again for an evening of music provided by the New York Philharmonic.

The Rolling Stones Announce Their Tour
Van Cortlandt Park
The famous English rock band disembark from their yellow blimp to announce the Rolling Stones on the Road tour.

2008 Little League Opening Day
Highbridge Park
On April 5, 2008, Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe joined local elected officials and young athletes to celebrate the opening...










