Parks Department

Last year, budget constraints kept mobile recreation units off the streets. Now they're back and bringing play equipment to areas in need.

Area parents say the June shootings have scared some away from bringing their children to the park.

A Parks Dept. exterminator left poison near a 79th St. hawk nest just months after a hawk killed by rat poison.

Summer vacation is about kick into high gear as the city prepares to open its 54 pools on Wednesday.

The City Council will now vote on the austere 2012 budget and its deep cuts Wednesday morning.

New public sculptures unveiled in Riverside Park South invite passers-by to pause and reflect.

Community Board 7 members say the bridle paths were better without horses.

The Parks Department had initially said the vegetable patch was ripped up because of health concerns.

The 17 top street vendors feeding foodies in NYC parks will be serving up treats in Central Park on Wednesday.

Urban forager Steve Brill finds free, fresh produce in public parks, and said the Parks Dept. has a history of harassing farmers.

Park Rangers are sending a dead long-eared owl for tests to learn why the bird died.

Parents say foul balls regularly soar into Indian Road Playground in Inwood Hill Park, posing a danger for all.

The storm that tore through Inwood Thursday night felled a 77-tear-old tree and tore up neighboring branches.

Six current and former employees filed federal discrimination charges against the iconic Central Park eatery, report says.

The Tavern on the Green's terrace will host fitness classes, lectures, music and movies.