Hello Crapunzel, It’s been awhile since I’ve felt the need to contact you. Recently in the blog you’ve mentioned North Flushing, sidewa...

Ah, a lovely stroll through one of Queens' premier parks on Sunday afternoon. But there's literally trouble in the air and water . ...

From NY1 : NY1 VIDEO: The Parks Department has a mystery on its hands after a number of turtles washed up dead at Bowne Park in Queens. NY...

From the Queens Courier : After years of issues with garbage, dead wildlife and a lack of maintenance in Bowne Park, the green space in Fl...

From NBC : Wildlife biologists working to keep turtles from wandering onto the runways of Kennedy Airport are beginning to see their effo...

Hi Crappy, Let’s start with the Deserving – the dying wildlife. Why are the turtles dying off in such large numbers at Bowne Park? Every...

This is a large, bloated, dead turtle with its mouth open in agony in the pond at Bowne Park. One of its legs is probably entangled in a d...

"Bowne Park is exceptionally filthy and filled with dead animals this year. Last year we had a great young girl there every day cleanin...

From the NY Post : In a desperate bid to keep slow-moving turtles from causing delays at JFK, Port Authority officials are installing a ma...

Hi Crappy, I’m an enormous fan. Thank you for shining a light on the problems in this sorry, run-down borough. I took these pictures at ...

From the Village Voice : Earlier today in Flushing, Assembly members Grace Meng and Rory Lancman, and park advocate Beverly McDermott, ...

From the Daily News : Something fishy is going on at Bowne Park in Flushing. Local residents say turtles that live in the park's p...

From the NY Times : Maybe it is the spiraling cost of food in a tough economy or the logical next step in the movement to eat locally. Whate...

From The Brooklyn Paper : Turtles better hide in their shells — it appears someone is poaching the precious creatures from the lake in Prosp...

From the Daily News : MARINE PATHOLOGIST James Cervino stood silently in a crowded Flushing supermarket recently as a fishmonger used a gia...