Jamaica Bay and the Rockaways

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...

Know Before You Go

The Salt Marsh Nature Center is currently closed for construction. Please visit our Capital Project Tracker for more information.