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Parks Department

A collection of 40 issues

Photos: Assemblyman, Parks Commish Join Mazel Day School Students In Holocaust Memorial Park Cleanup

Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz and Brooklyn Parks Commissioner Kevin Jeffrey brought together more than 80 students and their parents from Manhattan Beach’s Mazel Day School for a cleanup of Holocaust Memorial Park. Aside from tidying up the place, the event was held to commemorate the first anniversary of Superstorm Sandy,

Sunday: Wreck-It Ralph Is Coming To Seth Low Park, For Free!

Source: WikipediaCouncilman David Greenfield is bringing some lovable video game characters to Seth Low Park this summer. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle is reporting [http://brooklyneagle.com/articles/greenfield-presents-%E2%80%98wreck-it-ralph%E2%80%99-screening-seth-low-park-2013-07-22-150000] that Greenfield is putting on a free screening of the family friendly Disney movie Wreck-It Ralph

Comedic Food From “Arrested Development” Comes to Clinton Hill

Pip Freeman, chef of Three Letters, stands between co-owners Cam Honsa (left) and Asa Johnson in their restaurant’s dining room. (Photo by Vincent Dozol)If you’re a fan of the recently resurrected Netflix series “Arrested Development [http://movies.netflix.com/movie/Arrested-Development/70140358?mqso=81003611],” you may want

UPDATE: More Details On Concessions Coming To Jamaica Bay

Source: h-bomb via FlickrEarlier this month we reported on plans [http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/jamaicabay/pressrelease/21109] 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

Coney’s Boardwalk Closer To A Plastic, Concrete Future

Source: Alcmaeonid via Wikimedia CommonsConey Island’s wooden boardwalk may have seen its last summer. A court decision last week puts the Parks Department one step closer to tearing out the iconic stretch of old-world wooden charm and replace it with the plastic and concrete slabs of progress. Judge Martin

Rugby Road Closed Between Beverly and Cortelyou Roads

Rugby is closed between Beverly and Cortelyou Roads as the Parks Department cuts down a tree. One block over, another dead tree [/blog/green/city-sees-no-problem-with-dead-tree-on-argyle] refuses to go away.

Your Street Tree Questions Answered

Several of you had some great questions about street trees following this morning’s post about the ones that appear to be dying on Coney Island Avenue [/blog/green/the-dying-trees-of-coney-island-avenue]. Tara Kiernan from the Parks Department’s Office of Public Affairs was able to help us out with some answers.

Hearing On Coney Boardwalk Next Monday, March 12!

The long-awaited hearing [/atz-ny-times-got-coney-island-boardwalk-debate-wrong-all-wrong/] that will herald a decision by the NYC Design Commission on whether we’ll continue to have a bona fide boardwalk in Coney Island – as opposed to a concrete/plastic walk – is finally upon us. The meeting will take place at the NYC Design Commission (253

Rosen: Parks Department Keeps Its Promise

It’s not fair to city workers that we report only when they don’t do their jobs. So here’s a little report from Allan Rosen about the Parks Department responding to his concerns. This tree limb fell at 10 a.m. on May 31, as I stood across

How To Deal With Weakened Trees

Yesterday we told you about how to spot trees that were leaning over [/beware-leaning-trees-could-be-a-danger/], weakened by this year’s incredibly severe weather. Well, Parks Department got back to us about how to get these trees taken care of. From Philip Abramson, a Parks Department spokesman: > Any trees that appear