Bronx Park

October 30, 2001

CHARLES (RAZORBACK) MCKINNEY TO WORK FOR A 2,700-ACRE NEW JERSEY PARK

When he began work at Parks, fresh out of the Air Force , Charles (Razorback) McKinney...

October 19, 2001

ROLL ’EM! CITYWIDE BOCCE TOURNAMENT, TAKE SEVEN

The City’s bocce courts were filled to capacity last weekend when top players pulled out their...

September 28, 2001

PARKS’ PHOTO ARCHIVE IN MOTION ON THE T.V. SCREEN

Parks’ Photo Archive is a history of Parks in images. The archive stores more than 100,000...

July 10, 2001

TIME CAPSULE IS OPENED IN THE ARSENAL GALLERY

This March, in the midst of conservation, the base of the Bronx Victory Memorial in Pelham Bay...

May 29, 2001

SUMMERTIME HEATS UP AS CONEY ISLAND OPENS ITS BEACHES

As the music played, the children danced, and the hot dogs were consumed, Coney Island Beach...

May 4, 2001

NEW LIFE BREATHED INTO THE DRAGON’S GATE:
RESTROOM AND CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY TO OPEN

Dragon's Gate comfort station, located in Manhattan's Sara Delano Roosevelt Park, is...

May 3, 2001

QUEENS CLEANS FINAL FRONTIERS

If Rich (Ricardo) Murphy has his way, when you drive into Queens, you'll notice a...

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...

January 10, 2001

LAST DAY OF Y2K’s A SNOW DAY

The snow began to fall Saturday morning, December 30, and when Parkies from Recreation awoke...

December 29, 2000

HOLIDAY SHOWCASE AT JACKIE ROBINSON RECREATION CENTER

Performers and proud parents sat at opposite sides of the room Friday night, December 15. On...