Parks Department

Previous city plans proposed eliminating the swimming pool at Jesse Owens due to lack of funding.  

Von King Cultural Arts Center has been shuttered, effective immediately, due to the alarm issue.

The Red Hook park has been closed since last spring for renovations.

The EDC asked for a total of $67.3 million for dunes, new access points and to pay for concrete planks. 

Locals have been lobbying for new spots to barbecue on the park's east side for more than a year.

A host of al fresco dining options in Central and Riverside parks is slated to reopen soon.

The Parks Department found signs of decay in the century-old tree and deemed it a safety hazard.

The city is looking for a vendor to run a new bike rental kiosk in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.

The park at Sutton Place South won't be completed until fall 2016, the Parks Department said.

Crews will install new seating, water fountains and an electrical scoreboard, officials said.

City agencies agreed on a compromise that will allow a stalled $1.5 million renovation to move forward. 

The pool at Jesse Owens Playground is not wheelchair accessible and needs upgrades.

Work will finally begin on Father Fagan Park, nearly four years after the City Council allocated funds.

The Parks Department won't open a cafe because the Army Corps of Engineers is building a levee wall.

The last park phase has run into funding issues that mean work on its design and planning has halted.