Here we have State Senator/Public Advocate candidate Daniel Squadron promoting the idea that not only are public-private partnerships good,...

From A Walk in the Park : The blogosphere lit up on Friday after the New York Times published an embarrassing front page above the fold stor...

Impetuous decision has dire consequences Last week, park and community advocates including the Juniper Park Civic Association, Newtown Histo...

From the Daily News : Dozens of new ballfields in the sprawling park beneath the RFK-Triborough Bridge went unused last summer by the kids w...

From the NY Times : In his annual “opening Rockaway Beach” news conference Friday morning on the boardwalk, the city parks commissioner, Adr...

From the Daily News (no link): Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe and Queens Borough President Helen Marshall will cut the ribbon tomorrow on ...

From the Daily News : Talks to save a portion of the historic St. Saviour's property for parkland are heating up as the owner prepares t...

From Gothamist : [Yesterday] Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe released a red-tailed hawk who was rescued and rehabilitated ...

From the Daily News : Gardeners are upset the proposed rules leave the door open for development of the plots. The rules were drafted to rep...

From the Times Ledger : The Unisphere and its magnificent fountains have been returned to their full glory for the first time since the 1964...

According to an Adrian Benepe interview on NY1 , the Parks Dept has not lost funding, and they are not going to stop building new parks just...

From the NY Times : Now, after two and a half years and $15.7 million worth of construction, the promenade has been restored to the straight...

From A Walk in the Park : “We believe the residents of Maspeth would benefit from more and better access to public parkland," Mr. Benep...

From the Queens Ledger : The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is considering classifying the Ridgewood Reservoir a state-regul...

In the latest cruel ironic twist to come from the Bloomberg administration, Lee Stuart has been named Director of New Yorkers for Parks, a q...

From the Daily News : The Parks Department wants to limit the number of painters, photographers and other artists who display their wares in...

From A Walk in the Park : Larry Scott Blackmon, a 35-year-old political operative whose recent employment included two consecutive stints in...

From A Walk in the Park : On Saturday artists were allowed to sell their wares on the High Line without incident for the first time. The day...

From NY1 : Community officials broke ground Monday on a project aimed at cutting noise pollution and beautifying the Grand Central Parkway. ...