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Photo: NYC Parks / Daniel Avila $2.58 million renovation has added brand new features to previously undeveloped areas of the playground including an adult fitness area, play equipment, benches, and more!   NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue today joined Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson, State Senator Jose M. Serrano, Council MemberContinue Reading

Photo: NYC Parks / Malcolm Pinckney On Friday, NYC Parks First Deputy Commissioner Iris Rodriguez-Rosa joined Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, City Council Member Eric Dinowitz, representatives from Community Board 12, Friends of Wakefield Playground, teachers and students from P.S. 16, children and teachers from Demores Childcare,Continue Reading

Extending by Nearly Two Miles and Up to East 109th Street for First Time, “Summer Streets” Will Provide Over Eight Miles of Car-Free Streets For First Time in Three Years, Program Will Be Restored to Three Saturdays in August, With Free Citi Bike Day Passes on August 6 City WillContinue Reading

Photo: NYC Parks / Daniel Avila New adventure course & pickleball court part of City’s efforts to rebuild Rockaway post-Sandy First designated public pickleball court in Rockaway unveiled NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue today joined Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato, Council Member Joann Ariola, Community Board 14Continue Reading

Photo: NYC Parks / Daniel Avila Community Parks Initiative (CPI) aims to create a more equitable park system by investing in high-density, low-income areas that have been previously overlooked   10 new CPI sites are focused in hardest-hit COVID areas  NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue today announced the 10 newest sitesContinue Reading

Jones Beach. Photo: Chanilim714, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons State Agencies Increase Lifeguard Staffing, Patrols, and Drone Beach Surveillance To Detect Shark Activity and Help Prevent Shark Encounters Expands Public Outreach on Shark Safety Resources and Education Governor Kathy Hochul today directed the Office of Parks, Recreation and HistoricContinue Reading

Rapkin-Gayle Plaza. Photo: NYC Parks / Daniel Avila Today, NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue and NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Rohit T. Aggarwala today cut the ribbon on two newly constructed plazas in Lower Manhattan. Beginning at the new Rapkin-Gayle Plaza, they were joined by Borough President MarkContinue Reading

Photo: NYC Parks / Daniel Avila $4.2 million phase two will create a new outdoor classroom and boardwalk built with reclaimed wood from Sandy-destroyed Rockaway Boardwalk Project partially funded through NY Rising grant NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue today joined Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, the Governor’s Office of StormContinue Reading

Bracco Italiano in a field of tall grasses. Photo Courtesy by AKC The American Kennel Club (AKC®), the world’s largest purebred dog registry and leading advocate for dogs, is excited to announce that the Bracco Italiano has received full recognition and is the AKC’s 200th breed. The Bracco Italiano is eligibleContinue Reading