Parks Department

The city's Parks Department sprayed the pesticide Roundup more than 1,300 times in 2013.

The grant may be used toward increased signage and other improvements in the park.

The seating areas were ripped by community members over concerns about cancer and improper use.

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

The word "ROCKAWAY" on the boardwalk won't include the "R" at first — it's being built later.

The Ocean Breeze Track and Field complex, delayed by Hurricane Sandy, is set to open in October.

The city paid $14.5 million to add 11.5 acres of land for the New Brighton park.

The park on 25th Avenue got a nearly $1 million boost from a local councilman.

A health center built the new garden to encourage kids to be more physically active.

Two workers stole a backpack from a man after he was punched in the face in Union Square, police said.

Takara McDuffy died after she and her sister fell into the water while playing on a jetty, police said.

The courts near Booker T. Washington M.S. have given way to homelessness and drug dealing, locals said.

The city could see up to 3 inches of rain over next 48 hours, forecasters predict.

"Uplift" by Jarrod Beck will go on display later this summer in Sara D. Roosevelt Park.

The 1-mile path for pedestrians and cyclists stretches south from Dyckman Street.