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LGBT memorial will rise in Hudson River Park

by Rachel Sugar Oct 21, 2016, 10:45a

Artists from across the state and beyond are being asked to submit proposals for a "memorial art piece" to honor LGBT "victims of hate, intolerance, and violence and New York’s fight for equal rights."

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Brooklyn Bridge Park’s final piece of parkland is moving forward

by Amy Plitt Oct 19, 2016, 12:51p

City officials and representatives from Brooklyn Bridge Park broke ground on Pier 3, the last of the six piers that will be turned into parkland. It's due to open in 2018.

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New York City's 20 tiniest parks, mapped

by Jessica Dailey Sep 22, 2016, 10:00a

As some people don't think a 90-square-foot studio is a real apartment, a lot of people probably won't consider a 1/1000-acre sliver of land a park. But the Parks Department oversees tons of outdoor sites that are about the size of a micro unit.

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Elizabeth Street Garden is threatened again

by Emily Nonko Sep 16, 2016, 12:10p

This beloved Nolita garden was looking safe from demolition this summer, but the latest turn of events isn't promising. The city has officially released an RFP to build senior housing with publicly-accessible open space at the site.

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Welcome to Freshkills, local landfill-turned-park

by Karrie Jacobs Sep 13, 2016, 12:00p

The manmade hills of Staten Island's Freshkills Park are inarguably beautiful, but they're also indicative of the disposability of the post-war American way of life. Karrie Jacobs explains, while taking us through the new, 2,200-acre park.

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Pier 55 appears in court (again)

by Zoe Rosenberg Sep 7, 2016, 12:45p

Construction on the futuristic floating pier has been snarled by demands that the park undergo a full environmental review, as well as allegations that the trust set up by the park's private funder, Barry Diller, would be wrongly advantageous to him.

Fight against Pier 55 may be funded by real estate tycoon

by Zoe Rosenberg Sep 6, 2016, 9:49a

The approvals process and construction of Pier 55 on Manhattan’s West Side has been snarled by lawsuits since the moments plans for the futuristic floating park were announced. But who exactly is behind these lawsuits?

A meadow grows in Brooklyn

by Amy Plitt Aug 29, 2016, 5:28p

The flower field at Brooklyn Bridge Park's Pier 6 is finally in full bloom—and it's a peaceful oasis that can be enjoyed year-round. Take a virtual walk through the space.

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11 New York Beaches To Visit Labor Day Weekend

by Tanay Warerkar Aug 29, 2016, 1:30p

Summer is on its way out, but the temperature isn't relenting. What better way to cool off and celebrate the end of summer than by visiting one of NYC's public beaches?

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New Yorkers, rejoice! City beaches and pools will remain open past Labor Day

by Ameena Walker Aug 24, 2016, 5:15p

As was the case last year, NYC Parks will extend operation a week past summer’s unofficial end, providing some solace to those of you feeling the end-of-summer blues.

Long-awaited Downtown Brooklyn park inches towards reality

by Ameena Walker Aug 21, 2016, 12:00p

The city is now prepping to demolish an office building to make way for Willoughby Square Park

Weed-eating goats return to work in Prospect Park

by Zoe Rosenberg Aug 19, 2016, 4:15p

After eating themselves out of a job in one month, six of the eight goats tasked with munching on Prospect Park's poisonous invasive plants have returned to work. Weeds do grow back, after all.

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Five underserved NYC parks will get a $150M revitalization

by Tanay Warerkar Aug 18, 2016, 1:00p

The funds will go towards creating new running tracks, hiking trails, soccer fields, and water stations. The renovations and additions will take between three and four years, and could see parts of these parks being shutdown for that stretch.

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Stop calling the Lowline a park

by Alexandra Lange Aug 15, 2016, 10:30a

Alexandra Lange explores the design behind the Lowline, a new public space being built in a disused subterranean trolley terminal and billed as the world's first underground park—but that's not exactly what it will be.

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Bushwick Inlet Park advocates urge city to seize CitiStorage site

by Ameena Walker Aug 8, 2016, 5:00p

Local politicians and park advocates believe the CitiStorage site should be acquired through eminent domain after owner Norman Brodsky refused an offer for $100 million, but Mayor de Blasio would rather negotiate.

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New York City's parks are packed to capacity and growing

by Tanay Warerkar Aug 3, 2016, 10:45a

New York City’s most popular parks are packed to capacity, and in some cases are overflowing. That now is raising concerns about whether the existing infrastructure can cope with the teeming crowds, and what the city will do next to accommodate them.

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Judge tosses out lawsuit seeking to stop Pierhouse short (again)

by Zoe Rosenberg Jul 29, 2016, 4:58p

A judge has tossed a second lawsuit lobbed by Save the View Now against the developers of controversial Brooklyn Bridge Park development Pierhouse.

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WTC's Liberty Park will become home to iconic 'Sphere' sculpture

by Tanay Warerkar Jul 21, 2016, 4:55p

The reconstruction of the World Trade Center site means the sculpture can’t go back to its original spot, but the 25-foot-tall and 25-ton sculpture will now be located next to the St. Nicholas National Shrine, and will overlook the Memorial.

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Developing CitiStorage site into anything but park too unwieldy, city officials say

by Zoe Rosenberg Jul 21, 2016, 12:43p

In its battle for the last piece of Bushwick Inlet Park, two city officials have expressed that developing anything but parkland on the contentious CitiStorage site at the center of the debate would prove too unwieldy.

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Hudson River Park Trust taps Pier 40 overhaul engineer

by Zoe Rosenberg Jul 20, 2016, 3:10p

The Hudson River Park Trust has tapped a Colorado firm to lead the engineering overhaul on Pier 40, whose 3,500 piles are in imminent danger. Funding for the overhaul has yet to be secured.

Photos: Governors Island’s new Hills welcome visitors

by Amy Plitt Jul 19, 2016, 4:15p

It’s a big day for Governors Island: The Hills, four manmade elevations that have been in the works for several years, officially opened to the public. See how the day went down through Instagram photos.

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Mott Haven waterfront once destined for park will get affordable housing

by Matthew Marani Jul 18, 2016, 3:39p

The city has decided to build at least two affordable housing towers on a swath of Harlem River waterfront once bound for parkland. This is controversial in an area where green space is hard to come by.

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South Bronx waterfront park moves forward with City Council funds

by Tanay Warerkar Jul 15, 2016, 4:26p

They’re part of the overall Haven Project, put together by the Bette Middler-created non-profit group, New York Restoration Project. The plan envisions the revitalization of Mott Haven and Port Morris through increased waterfront access.

Central Park seeks $300M to refurbish its iconic structures

by Tanay Warerkar Jul 14, 2016, 6:00p

A large part of this effort will be preserving the designs of Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux particularly in the North Woods and The Ramble, where work is already underway. The Park’s many arches and bridges will also be restored.

The Lowline moves forward after major boost from city

by Zoe Rosenberg Jul 14, 2016, 10:46a

After a Request for Expressions of Interest issued by the city in November, the Lowline has been selected as the proposal most apt for the unused trolley terminal under Delancey Street. (It doesn’t hurt that it was also the only proposal the city...

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NYC will gain 50 new soccer fields through $3M partnership

by Ameena Walker Jul 13, 2016, 10:30a

New York City, in partnership with soccer team New York City FC, Adidas, and the U.S. Soccer Foundation will build 50 junior soccer fields across the five boroughs over the next five years.

Desolate South Bronx community garden gets a much-needed makeover

by Ameena Walker Jul 11, 2016, 4:30p

As part Timberland’s five-year plan to create and restore urban green spaces in five different cities, the United We Stand garden in Mott Haven has been transformed from a barren space to a new garden for the community members to enjoy.

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Bushwick Inlet Park site hits the auction block despite city bid

by Ameena Walker Jul 7, 2016, 7:00p

Norman Brodsky, owner of the CitiStorage site needed to create the 28-acre park, has announced that he will be accepting offers for his land, despite the city’s $100 million bid for the 11-acre property.

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James Murphy’s musical turnstile gets tested at the Lowline Lab

by Amy Plitt Jul 7, 2016, 4:38p

A prototype of Murphy’s turnstiles is in place there, and a new video shows how it works in situ. The video, narrated by Murphy’s LCD bandmate Nancy Whang, positions the project as "a sonic redesign" of the traditional subway noise.

Proposed Lowline could become a transit hub during L train shutdown

by Ameena Walker Jul 6, 2016, 10:00a

A recently pitched idea envisions the site of the proposed park as a transit hub, with the space being viewed as a potential way to boost bus service between Williamsburg and the Lower East Side.

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New York State Pavilion's future reimagined in wacky design proposals

by Zoe Rosenberg Jul 5, 2016, 5:43p

A design competition held by the National Trust for Historic Preservation asked people to imagine a new use for Philip Johnson's New York State Pavilion, a 1964 World's Fair relic. The proposals range from the practical to the imaginative.

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Captain America will get a statue in his honor in Prospect Park

by Jenna Scherer Jul 5, 2016, 4:59p

Brooklyn's got plenty of real-life hometown heroes, sure. But what better "Local boy makes good" story is there than the one about Steve Rogers, a scrawny kid from Kings County who grew up to become Captain America?

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