NYC announces a 20-year plan to enhance accessibility and resilience of Hart Island, the city's public cemetery.

Di Di Chan’s petition argues the leftover plastic fragments threaten wildlife who may ingest the water baloon pieces.

The new toilets are part of a long-awaited $6 million pilot program, according to City Hall. Other spots where the facilities ...

Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn, New York on July 2, 2025. Local activists have clashed with the New York City Parks Department ...

A recent report by the NYC Biodiversity Task Force says the city needs more funds to protect its increasingly at-risk fauna ...

When it comes to theater, Shakespeare in the Park is one of New York City's most famous events, granting guests access to ...

The Democratic nomination, I understand, is casting a very, very wide shadow over this case,’ a lawyer close to the case says ...

Brewer purposefully designed the bill to give the Parks Department 10 years — until June 1, 2035 — to install 50 new drinking fountains within 100 feet of a park's entrance, so that the city ...

Most major American cities spend 1%-5% of their budget on parks. New York City used to spend well above 1%-2% before the 1970s. But the parks budget has hovered around 0.5%-0.6% the last 30 years.

The ready-made units include a baby changing station and can be connected to full utilities for year-round use.