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UPDATE: More Details On Concessions Coming To Jamaica Bay

Source: h-bomb via FlickrEarlier this month we reported on plans by the Parks Department and the National Parks Service (NPS) to introduce more tourist-friendly elements to Jamaica Bay, like bike rentals and food concessions. Now it looks like the Parks Department and the NPS have announced three Requests for Proposals

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Long Recovery Expected For Gateway Recreation Area

Fort Tilden, before and after Sandy. Click to enlarge. (Source: NPS)Six weeks after Superstorm Sandy struck the Gateway Recreational Area, a majority of the space remains closed, according to a New York Times report. The National Parks Service, which is in charge of the clean up, is facing an

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Officials Crack Down On Jet Skiing In Sheepshead Waters

Photo: addicted Eyes/FlickrJet ski riders of Jamaica Bay will have to find another place to enjoy the summer weather, zooming and splashing around on their jets. Well, its either that or the risk of getting caught and fined for performing an illegal action. Park officials around the Bay are

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BREAKING: Sandbags Placed On Plumb Beach

Plumb Beach yesterday afternoon, before additional sandbags were placed.We’ve just received word that the city has placed additional sandbags on Plumb Beach in an effort to prevent further erosion and flooding on the Belt Parkway Deputy Mayor Howard Wolfson informed Councilman Lew Fidler late today that the city

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Salazar Praises Jamaica Bay, Asks For New Ideas

Secretary of Interior Kenneth Salazar called Jamaica Bay “one of the great urban parks of America,” but asked caretakers to think creatively about the parkland’s future. Salazar made the statements during a July 26 harbor summit, hosted by National Parks Service and the Harbor Conservancy. Regional leaders gathered to

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Park Police Denies Arrests At Plumb Beach

In comments to Courier-Life reporters, a spokesperson for Gateway National Park said that the United Stated Park Police did not arrest anywhere near the number alleged by a law student working on the case. According to the student’s allegations, 76 arrests were made on Plumb Beach in August 2009