parks

A city department has nixed 26 other sites for alternative housing and is set to move forward with plans to build on a site neighbors want to see become a park.

More than 90 percent of Manhattan residents are satisfied with life in the city, a new survey finds.

Ranger Bob, in charge of a tiny park in Chelsea, wants to see similar "microparks" around the neighborhood.

Experts checked the Matthews-Palmer mural in Hell's Kitchen to see if it can be repaired.

A group of park advocates want to set up hundreds of 'microparks' on existing parking spots in Chelsea for PARK(ing) Day.

Crews worked to clear out downed trees at areas along the East River hit hardest by the storm.

Most parks across Manhattan reopened Monday following Hurricane Irene.

The Friends of the Hudson River Park Trust want to put a tax on people who live nearby in order to improve the park itself.

Battery Park and Thomas Jefferson Park already have WiFi. The High Line, Marcus Garvey Park and others soon will.

Smoking is banned in city parks, beaches and public plazas as of Monday.

Neighbors who want a pocket park in a lot still slated for affordable housing are employing new strategies.

The City Council heard from many who complained officers aren't positioned where they're needed most.

The possible additions to the city's green initiatives are part of an updated PlaNYC unveiled in Harlem Thursday.

Columbus Circle has become a popular hangout for high schools kids who use the steps as a skate park.

Neighbor efforts to rid Kimlau Square of skaters and cyclists have led to more seating in the busy public plaza.