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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)
Jan 13

The Next Big Public Space: ‘The Dryline’

When you hear the phrase “East Side Coastal Resiliency Project,” your first thought probably isn’t “That sounds like a cool place to hang out.”
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)
Oct 1

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

The AMNH's expansion proposal includes a $325 million, six-story, 218,000-square-foot science education building.
By Alanna Martinez
Rendering of Pier 55 by Heatherwick Studio.
Sep 17

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

The Hudson River Park Trust’s deal allowing media mogul Barry Diller to erect a “Billionaire’s Island” theater at Pier 55 in Chelsea—instead of reconstructing Pier 54, as the Trust told New York State’s legislature it would—is a bad idea and one that was hatched in secrecy. Contrary to the Observer’s recent editorial in support of the plan to plunk down a 2.7-acre platform in an area designated as an estuarine sanctuary, the Trust has turned its back on public participation, misled the state in seeking approval for the project, failed to identify the public funding necessary to build and maintain the park and allowed private interests to determine the future of public resources. The City Club, a nonprofit which has a long history of preserving the quality of life in our city, is suing to require the project to undergo a proper environmental review and be approved by the State Legislature after an honest and robust disclosure of the project plan. The Trust staff and Mr. Diller’s representatives planned this project in secret for two years and then pushed it through in a two-month lightning round of public review.
By Tom Fox
There's still time to check out some (free!) concerts in the city. (Joe/flickr)
Aug 31

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

By Morgan Halberg
Céline Haeberly for Observer
Aug 11

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)
Jul 2

“Breathing Booths” to Come to NYC Parks

By Erica Sloan
Gantry State Park. (Courtesy LIC Partnership.)
Apr 23

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.
Jul 30

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)
Apr 20

Brooklyn Bicyclists Get A Boost

By Michael Ewing
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