There’s nothing quite like swimming with dozens of strangers — a joy that takes its purest form in New York City’s public ...

United States and POW/MIA flags were hoisted and hung upside down at three separate sites in southern Brooklyn Friday, ...

During a recent visit, we were really impressed to see how well everything was maintained. The road and parking lot were ...

Iris Rodriguez-Rosa has worked in the department for nearly 40 years, most recently the first deputy commissioner for NYC Parks.

James Hendon, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Veterans’ Services ... Originally established in 1949 by the Parks Department and Peter G. Lehman of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, ...

“If every time the parks department upgraded a park, they rebuilt it this way, we could have a major headstart in addressing flooding across NYC neighborhoods,” Chester wrote in a follow-up em ...

Parks help power New York City. To make our city a better place to live, raise a family and age with dignity, it’s time our city makes good on its promise to fully fund our Parks Department. Adrienne ...

Council Member Chi Ossé, New Yorkers for Parks (NY4P) and local park advocates rallied Monday at Herbert Von King Park in Bedford-Stuyvesant, calling on Mayor Eric Adams to restore funding for the ...

But in the past two years alone, the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation has lost funding for more than 700 jobs which have yet to be restored — and we see the impact on our city ...

But Arthur III also expressed his frustration for what he said was a lack of recognition of his father from the Parks Department. “How the Police Department treated the family is amazing ...