Jamaica Bay and the Rockaways
News 

April 28, 2022
NYC PARKS OPENS BRAND NEW ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER IN IDLEWILD PARK ALONG JAMAICA BAY
NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue today joined Queens Borough President Donovan Richards,...
August 21, 2019
NYC PARKS CUTS RIBBON ON $14 MILLION SUNSET COVE SALT MARSH RESTORATION
NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, joined Director of the Mayor’s Office of...
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...
December 15, 2015
Major Habitat Restoration And Trail Development Project Gets Underway This Fall In Marine Park
Project partners include NYC Parks, the Natural Areas Conservancy, The Nature Conservancy, and...
October 7, 2014
De Blasio Administration Launches Community Parks Initiative To Build More Inclusive And Equitable Park System
$130 million investment to re-create 35 parks in communities with greatest need;...
June 23, 2014
More Than 30,000 New Yorkers Celebrate The Outdoors At Tenth Anniversary Of Adventures NYC
For the first time, the event expands to a second day in Brooklyn’s Marine Park On...
April 10, 2014
MTNYC KNICKS TREE PLANTING IN JAMAICA BAY PARK
MillionTreesNYC and PwC New York Team Up With the New York Knicks to Plant 1,500 Trees in Jamaica...
October 18, 2013
This Weekend In Parks
MillionTreesNYC Spring Planting Day Saturday, October 19, 2013 Approximately 2,000 volunteers...
August 15, 2013
Army Corps Awards $26.4 Million Second Sand Pumping Contract For Post-Sandy Rockaway Beach Restoration As First Contract Sand Starts Pumping
Sand pumping began earlier this week and is part of first of two contracts Second contract...
June 4, 2013
New Bicycle And Kayak Rental Concession Selected For Jamaica Bay
The New York City Department of Parks & Recreation joins the National Park Service (NPS) to...
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- Bathrooms
- Beaches
- Bicycling and Greenways
- Bocce Courts
- Cricket Fields
- Dog-friendly Areas
- Eateries
- Fishing
- Fitness Equipment
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- Handball Courts
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