The Battery

August 21, 2001

THE HUDSON RIVER: A PLACE FOR FISH AND SWIMMERS

The Park to Park swim on Sunday, August 19 was almost 60 swimmers strong. The annual swim,...

August 1, 2001

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH OF JULY

Ralph (Smooth Rock) Alvarez is Bronx's Employee of the Month for July. Smooth Rock joined...

July 2, 2001

NINE PARKIES NAMED EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH

Bernard (Roundup) Murchison is Bronx's Employee of the Month for June. Roundup joined...

May 18, 2001

SUMMERSTAGE ANNOUNCES ITS 16TH SEASON

A star-studded gathering of celebrities and Parkies just announced the program for the 16th...

May 2, 2001

NATIONAL ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION NAMES A NATIONAL TREE PARKS PLANTS IT

Like mothers and fathers, veterans and presidents, trees are honored with a national day in...

April 30, 2001

ANOTHER NEW YORK POLITICIAN RECEIVES SPECIAL TREATMENT: ROSCOE CONKLING STATUE IS CONSERVED

On April 18, as part of the renovation of Madison Square Park, work commenced on the...

April 11, 2001

PARKS RECLAIMS MANHATTAN WATERFRONT PROPERTY

One century ago, railroad tracks traced the western shoreline of Manhattan. Today it is a...

March 19, 2001

WOMAN ARTISTS AND ADMINISTRATORS ASSEMBLE FOR A PANEL DISCUSSION

The Arsenal Gallery is the indoor epicenter of New York City's largest outdoor sculpture...

February 14, 2001

FORE! IT’S A JOLLY GOOD DESIGN

The golf-themed design of a new playground tells, in imaginative detail, a history of the...

January 31, 2001

PARKLANDS AND PLANNING IN 2000

Parks are growing, and the more land we acquire the more they can thrive. The 110-acre Ocean...