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The winner of the contest, a Swedish firm, was announced on Oct. 23 in Far Rockaway.
The controversial plan was approved by the City Council Wednesday.
Bronx advocates will meet next week and call on the mayoral candidates to address city park disparities.
The soccer league that used the field has been relocated to one filled with dirt and small mounds.
Residents and activists expressed their concerns at a community board forum Thursday night.
Debra Myers and the volunteer group she formed have helped revive the once-neglected park.
The damaged seawall and the park's lack of waterfront access has been a point of criticism for years.
Marcus Garvey Park is on the rise while St. Nicholas Park needs help, according to New Yorkers for Parks.
The report by New Yorkers for Parks found 3 of 5 large Bronx parks improved, while 2 declined.
A new study by New Yorkers for Parks found East Harlem has the potential to increase open space.
Upper East Side residents are planning a forum on open space for next spring.
Uptown parks received below average grades in a survey of city parks conducted by the parks advocacy group New Yorkers for Parks.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio said terror suspect Sayfullo Saipov should be spared the death penalty.
The actress spotted the suspect outside her third-floor balcony, sources said.
A shortage of bilingual therapists has made the problem especially difficult in some districts.
The victim suffered a fractured skull base, multiple spinal fractures, bruised lungs and other injuries.
The break happened just after 4 a.m. on Pacific Street near Albany Avenue.
Officer Ryan Nash shot Sayfullo Saipov who killed eight people with a rented truck, officials said.
The new owners have no plans to change the properties, according to a realtor who brokered the deal.
The deadly attack left eight people dead and a dozen injured, officials said.
Five men from Argentina, a woman from Belgium, a West Village resident and a man from N.J. were killed.
The vote paves the way for developers to build a complex with retail space and 1,146 apartments.
The Queens County Bird Club is hoping to install two bird feeders in the park by the end of November.
Sayfullo Saipov was charged by federal prosecutors on Wednesday with aiding ISIS in a terror attack.
A new art gallery features the work of recovering addicts in East Harlem.
Catwalks, balconies, a secret staircase and elaborate ceiling panels were uncovered at the theater.
Preservation groups are writing letters — in crayon — to the library, which owns the home.