Alley Pond Park

October 30, 2020

NYC PARKS ISSUES REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR BICYCLE RENTALS IN QUEENS

NYC Parks yesterday announced that a Request for Proposals (“RFP”) has been issued...

October 29, 2020

NYC PARKS AND DOT ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR NEW DESTINATION GREENWAYS IN BROOKLYN AND QUEENS

NYC Parks and DOT today announced the launch of two conceptual planning studies for...

March 28, 2018

SPRING BREAK: NYC PARKS’ URBAN PARK RANGERS OFFER SCHOOL RECESS FUN FOR KIDS ACROSS THE CITY

Rangers to lead free archery lessons, nature exploration, wilderness survival activities and...

November 25, 2015

NYC Parks Celebrates New Pathways, Improved Water Quality At Bayside’s Oakland Lake

On Monday, November 23, 2015, NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, joined Queens...

November 23, 2015

NYC Parks Celebrates New Pathways, Improved Water Quality At Bayside's Oakland Lake

NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, today joined Queens Borough President Melinda...

April 16, 2015

NYC Parks And Pwc Us Team Up With The New York Knicks To Plant 3,500 Trees In Alley Pond Park In Queens

NYC Parks and PwC teamed up with the New York Knicks on Thursday to plant 3,500 trees and 1,050...

December 18, 2014

Parks: A New Lens

New York City: too fast, too crowded, too much. Although I grew up just 30 minutes outside of...

May 1, 2013

Alley Pond Park Adventure Course Opens For The 2013 Season

Today, the Alley Pond Park Adventure course will reopen for its seventh season. It is the first...

March 29, 2012

Free Adventure Course Programs For Parks Groups

On April 28, the Alley Pond Park Adventure Course will open for its sixth season. Each year,...

July 11, 2011

Oakland Lake Park flourishes with $2.5-million improvment project by DEP

The improvement of Oakland Lake Park includes five sites that were in need of a major restoration...