Parks in the News
The New York City Department of Parks & Recreation and its parks, facilities, programs, and initiatives frequently appear in news articles in publications throughout the city and country.
October 12, 2012
- New Parks Chief Is a Voice for Expansion
THE NEW YORK TIMES - In a Shoebox, an Owl and a Mystery
THE NEW YORK TIMES (CITY ROOM)
October 10, 2012
- Going Out on a Limb
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
September 21, 2012
- That’s high ‘end’
NEW YORK POST - 'The Fresh Kills Story': To Bury a Dump, To Raise Up a Park
STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE
September 19, 2012
September 7, 2012
September 6, 2012
September 4, 2012
- ‘Treasures of New York: City Parks’ Covers Gems In All Five Boroughs
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
August 22, 2012
- A Public Bathroom, Transformed Into a Gem by the Beach
THE NEW YORK TIMES (CITY ROOM)
August 6, 2012
- Far Rockaway Playground Opens After Vandalism Repaired
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
July 25, 2012
July 19, 2012
- River of Hope in the Bronx
THE NEW YORK TIMES
July 15, 2012
- Our Newly Lush Life
THE NEW YORK TIMES - Brooklyn's McCarren Park Pool Offers A Summer Oasis of Peace and Calm
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
July 13, 2012
July 10, 2012
- NYC Seniors Keep Fit with Synchronized Swimming
ASSOCIATED PRESS
July 9, 2012
- New York Opens Playground for Adults
CNN - Adult Playgrounds Fight Obesity
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS
June 29, 2012
- Mom, Dad, This Playground’s for You
THE NEW YORK TIMES
June 19, 2012
- Before Standardized Tests, Teaching Children Not to Drown
THE NEW YORK TIMES
June 18, 2012
- His Domain Transformed, Parks Chief Is Leaving
THE NEW YORK TIMES - Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe Ends A Very Successful Tenure
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS (EDITORIAL)
June 17, 2012
- Ultimate Summer Guide 2012: McCarren, Brooklyn Bridge Parks Open New Pools
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS - Summer Guide 2012: Where to Hit the Beaches
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
June 15, 2012
- Behind Those Cool Squirts in Summer, Many Plumbers
THE NEW YORK TIMES
June 14, 2012
- New Flushing Meadows-Corona Park Boss Touts Community Outreach
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
May 29, 2012
May 27, 2012
- Grab Your Suit! The McCarren Pool Is Almost Open
THE NEW YORK TIMES
May 14, 2012
- Long-Awaited Repair Work Underway at Rockaway Beach
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
May 10, 2012
May 6, 2012
- New Yorkers Are In the Swim -- After Winning Swim-Lesson Lottery
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS - The Power Players of New York
THE NEW YORK TIMES
May 4, 2012
May 1, 2012
April 27, 2012
April 25, 2012
April 24, 2012
- For an Old Italian Game, a Crescendo of Sorts
THE NEW YORK TIMES - Poe Cottage in Bronx Will Nevermore Be Decrepit
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
April 22, 2012
- Marking Earth Day in the Big Apple
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
April 16, 2012
- Sakura Park Event Honors Century-Old Japanese Trees
COLUMBIA SPECTATOR
April 15, 2012
April 12, 2012
- Gifts From Japan, Less Celebrated in Manhattan
THE NEW YORK TIMES: CITY ROOM
April 9, 2012
April 8, 2012
April 5, 2012
- A Public Park to Rival the Yankees’ Playground
THE NEW YORK TIMES
April 3, 2012
- New Macombs Dam Park Ballfields Open for First Baseball Game
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
April 2, 2012
April 1, 2012
- Natural Leaders: Parks and Recreation Agencies Lead Their Communities in Conservation
PARKS & RECREATION MAGAZINE - Gardeners Across Five Boroughs Converge
THE EPOCH TIMES
March 29, 2012
March 22, 2012
- Coyotes in New York City: A Bonus?
THE NEW YORK TIMES: GREEN BLOG
March 20, 2012
March 13, 2012
- The Bioswales of New York
CAPITAL NEW YORK
March 8, 2012
March 6, 2012
- Keeping His Park Safe
THE NEW YORK TIMES: CITY ROOM
March 4, 2012
March 1, 2012
- Awaiting a ‘Trash to Treasure’ Moment
THE NEW YORK TIMES
February 27, 2012
February 23, 2012
- A February That Feels Like April
WALL STREET JOURNAL - Rockaway Boardwalk Slated for Long-Awaited Repairs
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
February 21, 2012
February 14, 2012
February 3, 2012
- In Brooklyn and Manhattan, Owl Watchers May Have Their Day
THE NEW YORK TIMES
February 1, 2012
- Tavern on the Green, Take Three
THE NEW YORK TIMES: DINER'S JOURNAL - A Wilderness Survival Course for Urbanites
PATCH.COM - Warm Weather Got Us McCarren Pool Dreamin'
GOTHAMIST
January 25, 2012
January 11, 2012
January 6, 2012
January 4, 2012
- New Year's Resolution Falling Apart? Try Free Workout from Shape Up NYC
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
December 28, 2011
- Dark Days Behind It, Central Park Pulses at Night
THE NEW YORK TIMES
December 27, 2011
December 25, 2011
- Mounting Interest in Civilian Park Patrol
NEW YORK POST
December 24, 2011
December 21, 2011
December 20, 2011
December 13, 2011
December 6, 2011
- Defunct Diving Pool at Astoria Park to be Turned Into a Performance Space
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
December 5, 2011
November 22, 2011
November 18, 2011
- Harbor Seal Makes Rare Swim Up East River
NY1 - Funds Found to Boost Park In Manhattan
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
November 14, 2011
November 10, 2011
November 7, 2011
- New Pocket Park in Morrisania Named for First Bronx African-American Assemblywoman Estella Diggs
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS - Giants’ $tep
NEW YORK POST
November 4, 2011
- A Visit to Typhoid Mary’s Domain
THE NEW YORK TIMES: CITY ROOM
November 2, 2011
- Co-op Ends Fight With City Over Its East Side Backyard
THE NEW YORK TIMES
October 27, 2011
October 26, 2011
- Record $20 Million Gift to Help Finish the High Line Park
THE NEW YORK TIMES
October 22, 2011
October 21, 2011
- Seeds for New York: The Lawn Guy
THE NEW YORK TIMES - Harlem gets the 500,000th tree planted - with help from Knicks star Carmelo Anthony, Mayor Bloomberg
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
October 19, 2011
- City Salamander Hunt
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
October 18, 2011
- Carmelo Anthony Plants City's 500,000th Tree in Harlem
DNA INFO - Lakeside Center — you’re the tops
THE BROOKLYN PAPER
October 14, 2011
- NYC Art’s Bronze Age
NEW YORK POST
October 12, 2011
October 10, 2011
October 8, 2011
- Unleashing the Scientist in the Student
THE NEW YORK TIMES
September 29, 2011
September 28, 2011
- Brain Power Display
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
September 20, 2011
September 1, 2011
- After Tropical Storm Irene, a Bounty for Birdwatchers
THE NEW YORK TIMES: CITY ROOM - A Place Uniquely Theirs to Savor Day's End
THE NEW YORK TIMES
August 23, 2011
- Cleaner Harbor Has a Downside: Pests That Plague Park Construction
THE NEW YORK TIMES - Ten Years After 9/11 More than 10 Million Yellow Daffodils Bloom in Remembrance
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
August 22, 2011
August 21, 2011
- When a Tornado in Queens Becomes an International Incident
THE NEW YORK TIMES: CITY ROOM
August 16, 2011
- City Workers' Photo Exhibit Captures Splendor of Parks
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS - Green badge of courage: Rehabbed park honors two black war heroes
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
August 14, 2011
August 10, 2011
August 9, 2011
August 7, 2011
August 6, 2011
- Have You Picnicked at the Tank Farm?
THE NEW YORK TIMES: OP-ED
August 4, 2011
- City serves up free tennis lesson for kids around boroughs
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
July 31, 2011
- Best of NY: Astoria Pool is the Best Public Pool
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
July 27, 2011
- Unearthing Traces of African-American Village Displaced by Central Park
THE NEW YORK TIMES
July 26, 2011
- Evolution Right Under Our Noses
THE NEW YORK TIMES
July 22, 2011
July 20, 2011
July 17, 2011
- A Bronx Oasis With a Gritty, Industrial Past
THE NEW YORK TIMES
July 15, 2011
- Water world
NEW YORK POST
July 13, 2011
- No Dumping on Fresh Kills
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL - Run-Down Clinton Hill Park to Get $2.5 Million Sprucing Up
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
July 8, 2011
- His Workout Partner? The City
THE NEW YORK TIMES
July 6, 2011
July 4, 2011
June 30, 2011
June 23, 2011
June 22, 2011
June 21, 2011
- In City Parks, Fancier Noshing
THE NEW YORK TIMES
June 17, 2011
- Best Beaches in New York City for Waves and Attractions
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
June 14, 2011
- 7 Blocks: Pelham Bay
WABC-7
June 8, 2011
June 6, 2011
June 1, 2011
- A Visitor Center Where Poe Heard a Knocking
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
May 31, 2011
May 30, 2011
May 27, 2011
May 26, 2011
May 25, 2011
May 17, 2011
May 16, 2011
- Campaign to Raise the Profile of Central Park’s Protector
THE NEW YORK TIMES
May 14, 2011
- Sports Spotlight: Free Parks Program Has Teens Become Referee
NY1 - Bringing the High Line Back to Earth
THE NEW YORK TIMES: OP-ED
May 13, 2011
- Starry, Starry Cinema (The Breezes Are Free)
THE NEW YORK TIMES
May 5, 2011
- On Two Wheels, With Water as a Companion
THE NEW YORK TIMES
May 4, 2011
- Central Park, Built for and With the Help of Horses, Will Again Offer Them a Home
THE NEW YORK TIMES - Return of Central Park Horseback Riding
NEW YORK POST - Guess Who Spotted an Owl
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL - NYC Sculpture Display A First For Detained Artist
NY1
May 2, 2011
- Black Eyed Peas to Play Free Concert in Central Park
NEW YORK POST
April 26, 2011
- Dreary, Soggy and Pink
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
April 16, 2011
April 14, 2011
April 12, 2011
- Take My Alewife, Please
THE NEW YORK TIMES: CITY ROOM
April 11, 2011
April 10, 2011
- A Farm Grows in the Battery
THE NEW YORK TIMES: CITY ROOM
April 5, 2011
April 4, 2011
March 30, 2011
March 25, 2011
- The Joys of Ping-Pong in the Open
THE NEW YORK TIMES
March 21, 2011
March 20, 2011
March 19, 2011
- Spring fling
NY POST
March 11, 2011
- Taking a Plan and Making It a Park
NY TIMES: CITY ROOM
March 10, 2011
March 8, 2011
March 7, 2011
March 3, 2011
February 27, 2011
February 25, 2011
February 22, 2011
- Bronx Riviera Revamped
DAILY NEWS - It's a New 'Go-Round' for Trump
NY POST
February 17, 2011
February 15, 2011
- Plans to Revive the Forest Park Carousel
QUEENS COURIER
February 10, 2011
- Forest Park Carousel May Get Good Turn
DAILY NEWS
February 8, 2011
February 5, 2011
February 4, 2011
- NYC Celebrates Horace Greeley's Bicentennial
EPOCH TIMES
January 31, 2011
January 28, 2011
January 24, 2011
January 22, 2011
- Planting Giant Seeds of Imagination
WALL STREET JOURNAL
January 16, 2011
January 13, 2011
January 11, 2011
- The High Bridge
PBS: THE CITY CONCEALED
January 7, 2011
- Landscape Guidelines Landslide Debut
ARCHITECTS NEWSPAPER BLOG
December 30, 2010
December 22, 2010
December 21, 2010
December 19, 2010
December 14, 2010
December 11, 2010
December 8, 2010
- Former Environmental Commissioner to Run Prospect Park
NY TIMES: CITY ROOM
December 7, 2010
December 3, 2010
November 26, 2010
- Island's Leaf Removal Efforts No Small Task
NY1 - Zelda, the Queen of Battery Park
WALL STREET JOURNAL
November 8, 2010
November 7, 2010
November 5, 2010
November 3, 2010
- Inside the City's McCarren Park Pool Project
BROOKLYN PAPER