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New York City Parks

A rendering of the East Side Costal Resiliency Project, aimed at protecting the Lower East Side from storm surges, seen here in stormy weather. (Photo: Rendering Courtesy City of New York)

The Next Big Public Space: ‘The Dryline’

By Jillian Jorgensen
Theodore Roosevelt Park, adjacent to the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan. (Photo: Change.org via Defenders of Teddy Roosevelt Park)

Save the Park: Critics of AMNH’s Upper West Side Expansion Set Town Hall Meeting

By Alanna Martinez
Rendering of Pier 55 by Heatherwick Studio.

The Case Against a ‘Billionaire’s Island’ in the Hudson

By Tom Fox
There's still time to check out some (free!) concerts in the city. (Joe/flickr)

There’s Still Time to Check out These Free Summer Concerts

By Morgan Halberg
Céline Haeberly for Observer

How I Went From Running the Pulitzer Prizes to Community Activist at Age 80

By Sig Gissler
MassBliss Co-Founder James Puckett takes a moment to breathe while setting up The MassBliss Breathing Booth. (Photo by Jonathan Camuzeaux)

“Breathing Booths” to Come to NYC Parks

By Erica Sloan
Gantry State Park. (Courtesy LIC Partnership.)

Do You Swing Central or Go Full Gramercy? New Parks Quiz Identifies Your Inner Green

By Sage Lazzaro
Elmhurst Park in Queens, before it was a park.

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

By Kim Velsey
The field house will occupy this site! (Courtesy of the New York Times)

Brooklyn Bicyclists Get A Boost

By Michael Ewing
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