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Waiter! Waiter! Court Rules That Restaurant Can Open in Union Square Park

This morning, the New York State Court of Appeals ruled that a controversial restaurant will be allowed to open in
By Kim Velsey

Digging for Pay Dirt: Former Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe Spreads New York’s Grassy Gospel

Adrian Benepe donned swim trunks for the opening of McCarren Park pool (after the ribbon cutting, he jumped in and
By Kim Velsey

Matchpoint! Queens Tennis Center Expansion Gets City Council Approval, But Not Without Concessions

The United States Tennis Association won its battle today, earning city council approval for an expansion that will require the
By Kim Velsey
The city council will vote on a rezoning that would allow for some commercial development on Governor's Island.

City Council Poised to Vote on Allocating More Parks Space for Private Uses

By Kim Velsey
Just imagine the dim-sum dumplings!

QueensWay: New York City’s Most Controversial Potential Park

By Stephen Jacob Smith
Pier 41, in better times. (NYPL)

Not Quite a Continuous Ribbon Of Green Yet, But a Chunk of Pier 42 Will Open This Spring

By Kim Velsey
You'd better get your fill of Central Park's Great Lawn on Wednesday morning.

Fearing Nor’easter, New York City Parks Will Close Again

By Kim Velsey
Tree damage in Prospect Park. (Prospect Park Alliance)

Nature-Deprived Scofflaws Ignore Closures for a Walk In the Park

By Kim Velsey
Pier 42.

Day-O! Squadron and Schumer Go Bananas for Pier 42

By Kit Dillon

Inside the Low Line, Adrian Grenier’s New Favorite Hang Out

By Alice Riley-Smith
Little help? (agent j loves nyc/Flickr)

Douglas Durst Wants to Put Lofts for Techies and Galleries in Pier 40 to Keep It Afloat

By Matt Chaban
Lincoln Road: the winning block.

Verdant Victor Announced In Brooklyn’s Greenest Block Battle

By Kim Velsey
Abandon pier! (ThisIsCosmosCountry.com)

Sink or Swim: Pier 40, Once a Cash Cow, Is Slowly Killing Hudson River Park

By Tamar Katz

Greener Than Thou: Brooklyn’s Blocks Battle For Coveted Title

By Kim Velsey
When a tree falls in Central Park, everybody hears about it.

Parks Department Budget Spared From Pruning, Now The Trees Will Get It

By Sarah Grothjan
It's not easy building green. (Facebook/Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park)

Sinking Williamsburg: Pols Plead for Seven-Year-Old Waterfront Park

By Jess Schiewe
No more splendor. (Getty)

Tavern on the Green, Looking Kinda Blue

By Matt Chaban
Spiffy sports. (Adidas)

Adidas Serves Up McCarren Park Mural: Is Brent Rollins’ <em>Brooklyn-Love</em> Public Art, Slick Ad or Both?

By Matt Chaban
Yep, you won't be seeing this anytime soon.

Another Dry Summer? A Plea for Drinking in Public

By Jess Schiewe
The Battle of Bryant Park (Kim Velsey)

Fencing in Bryant Park: Dilettante Duelists Swing Sabers During Lunch Hour

By Kim Velsey
It looked bigger from the bridge... (Gothamist)

Hope Floats! Brooklyn Bridge Park Gets a Pool, a Real Soccer Field, and Gets Miniaturized

By Matt Chaban
Nicer than a gold course, non?

Fore!… Sale: Recession Helps Conservationists Beat Back Developers

By Stephen Duffy
Storm damage in Grand Army Plaza. (CP Conservancy)

A Million Trees Too Many? City Greenery Program Hits Some Knots

By Krista Carter

N.Y.U.’s Fuzzy Math: Just How Much Open Space Is There In the Rezoning?

By Matt Chaban
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