Public Design Commission

The Department of Transportation turned the land over to the Parks Department, to be managed by NYU.

The city Parks Department said it plans to spruce up the beach, including new seating.

The park at Sixth Avenue and Spring Street will be able to absorb more storm water after the renovation.

The PDC said the Parks Department only has to modify three benches before it gives final approval.

Locals have battled over a redesign of the "dangerous" playground for more than a year. 

A group trying to bring back the "Civic Virtue" statue says its new caretakers are rewriting history.

The new playground design doesn't take into account the principal's concerns, said CB7 members.

The P.S. 166 playground often has to close after a snowstorm because of its design, parents said.

Winter conditions will make the playground even more unsafe, parents said. 

The new design for Solar One's green building will feature storm protections and kayaks.

The playground redesign is being reconsidered, months after the initial design was approved. 

Artist Lewis deSoto said the city's Public Design Commission doomed the project and left him in debt.

A Sutton Place co-op's private garden will be turned into a public esplanade.

Chinatown's mini High Line above Forsyth Street park will feature weeping cherry trees and poetry.

The first phase of a master plan for improvements at Bennett Park began this week and is slated to continue for 12 months.