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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
Spin me right round baby right round... (Wikimedia Commons)

Coney Island Rejuvenator Takes a Spin On Queens Carousel

By Matt Chaban

What to Do With Zuccotti Park? The Designer Behind More POPS Than Anyone Has Some Ideas

By Thomas Balsley
Tavern on the Green (Photo from DNA Info)

Audited! Parks And Recreation Get a Stern Talking To

By Elise Knutsen
Looks like fun. (Spencer Tucker)

When Some Blacktop and Monkey Bars Will Do

By Stephen Duffy
Mr. Mayor, tear down this fence. (Geoffrey Croft/NYC Parks Advocates)

Sutton Place South Gives Up the Ghost… of Its Backyard

By Matt Chaban
Ruffling Ruppert's feathers. (NYC Parks Advocates)

Related Irradiates Ruppert Playground to Win Over Pols

By Matt Chaban
See you at the AXA Gallery! (AXA)

Occupy Midtown: A Parade Through Privately Owned Public Spaces This Saturday

By Matt Chaban
A love letter from Brookfield to the Occupiers. (Getty)

Is the Zuccotti Park Cleanup Really a Trap for Occupy Wall Street?

By Matt Chaban

Finding Room to Frolic on the East Side [Pics]

By Matt Chaban
A dirty home that's not your own (Getty)

After Occupy Wall Street, Big Real Estate Would Like to See More Restrictions on Private ‘Parks’

By Matt Chaban

Treading Lightly: Touring the Privately Owned Public Spaces of Midtown

By Matt Chaban
Welcome? (Matt Chaban)

Don’t Tread on Me: Could Occupy Wall Street Save New York’s Neglected Privately Owned Public Spaces?

By Matt Chaban
Horsing around. (Billy Farrell Agency)

Adrian Benepe, Parks Commissioner and Carousel Aficionado

By Matt Chaban

Postcards From the Edge: A Tour of Riverside Drive a Century Ago

By Matt Chaban
Naming rights available. (Philocrites/Flickr)

Libertarians Flood Hudson River Park

By Matt Chaban

Staten Island Blows! Windmills Mulled for Fresh Kills Park

By Matt Chaban

Snuffed Out: Butts Banned from Parks for Good

By Matt Chaban

Sutton Place ‘Backyard’ Becoming Public Park After Decades of Doubt

By Matt Chaban

The Taming of Tompkins Square Park

By Matt Chaban

Jehovah’s Witnesses Save Brooklyn Bridge Park?

By Matt Chaban

One-Fourth of the Concrete Jungle Is Covered by Backyards

By Matt Chaban
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