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Parks
mysteries
Aug. 29, 2023
How Fort Greene Park Got Fenced In
To maintain its grass, my local park was carved up by wooden posts and caution tape.
By
Kim Velsey
parks
Mar. 23, 2023
Pickleball Will Soon Swallow Central Park Whole
From April to October, Wollman Rink will be taken over by 14 pickleball courts.
By
Clio Chang
parks and recreation
Aug. 12, 2022
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Someone has to do it.
By
Wilfred Chan
parks
July 1, 2022
The Great Boy Scouts Land Sell-Off
Developers and conservationists are battling over the organization’s fantastically valuable property.
By
Molly Osberg
parks
June 16, 2022
How I Found the New Roof Park at Pier 57
The city’s newest public park tries to be everything at once and ends up feeling like a private space.
By
Eva Hagberg
look book
Apr. 14, 2022
The Look Book Goes to Herbert Von King Park
On the first 70-degree day of the year, we joined sunbathers at the century-old Brooklyn park and community space.
By
Louis Cheslaw
and
Kelsie Schrader
parks
Sept. 28, 2021
East River Park Activists Chain Themselves to Tree, Make Weirdly Modest Demand
Really, they just want to ask questions.
By
Caroline Spivack
public space
Sept. 27, 2021
The Very Tiny Fight Over a Midtown Park’s Locked Garden
Can one determined person continue to keep the public out of a public park?
By
Kim Velsey
parks and recreation
Aug. 11, 2021
I Tackled My Climate Anxiety by Becoming a Parks Department Super Steward
One weed at a time.
By
Stephanie Foo
street view
June 1, 2021
Little Island Won Me Over
The tiny public-but-private garden squeezes in a multitude of experiences.
By
Justin Davidson
street view
May 12, 2021
Riverside Park Is Falling Apart
All around the park system, decay is setting in and repair bills are mounting.
By
Justin Davidson