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Memorial flowers are left for eight bicycle riders and pedestrians who were killed in a vehicle terrorist attack in October.

NYC Council Moves Bill to Require Sidewalk Bollards to Prevent Terror Attacks

After a vehicle terror attack in Lower Manhattan claimed eight lives, the City Council passed a bill that would require the installation of sidewalk bollards to prevent future attacks.
By Madina Toure
President Donald Trump.

Bronx City Council Candidate Wants Parks to Probe Trump’s Golf Course Charity Links

A Bronx City Council candidate wants the Parks Department commissioner to investigate Trump Links at Ferry Point in Throggs Neck.
By Madina Toure
Construction at John V. Lindsay East River Park.

New Bill Aims to ‘Drain the Swamp’ of Cost and Time Overruns at the Parks Department

Ritchie Torres's legislation would force Bill de Blasio's Parks Department to open up about inefficiencies in its construction projects.
By Will Bredderman
The "controversial" artwork proposed by Aaron Bell.

Your Yoga Routine Is Not Safe! Noose Scultpure Can Go Forward, City Decides

By Guelda Voien
Children swim in communal Brooklyn pool on July 3, 2007.

Accommodation Not Discrimination

By The Editors
A visitor snaps a photo of a sculpture by Will Kurtz at the Portal art fair.

George Washington’s Former Stomping Grounds Host Art Made of Trash

By Alanna Martinez
Barneys flagship store at 660 Madison Avenue. (Getty)

Afternoon Bulletin: City Settles Lawsuit Over Racial Profiling

By Parker Richards
The very controversial cobbled berm at Playground 89. (Tashan Jackson for Observer.)

Playground Battles: Can Safety and Adventure Co-Exist Where Children Play?

By Kim Velsey
One slightly less expensive way to cool off (Getty)

Afternoon Bulletin: This Heat Wave Isn’t Going Anywhere

By Alexander Rabinowitz
Mayor Bill de Blasio announcing his new Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver in Seward Park in Chinatown. (Photo: Rob Bennett for the Office of Mayor Bill de Blasio)

De Blasio Administration Won’t Commit to Bloomberg Promises on Parks

By Will Bredderman
Comptroller Scott Stringer.

Comptroller: City Follows Through on Capital Plan Just 52 Percent of the Time

By Jillian Jorgensen
Mayor Bill de Blasio outlines his plan to close down the city in the storm (Photo: Will Bredderman/New York Observer).

De Blasio Orders Indefinite Street Shutdown Tonight During Blizzard

By Will Bredderman
Michael Bloomberg. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Bloomberg Defends Legacy as de Blasio Touts New Parks Initiative

By Ross Barkan
Mayor Bill de Blasio with Mitchell Silver, his Parks commissioner. (Photo: NYC Mayor's Office)

Bill de Blasio Will Ask Wealthy Park Conservancies to Help Fund Parks Plan

By Ross Barkan
<em>Illustration by Paul Kisselev</em>

Incoming Prospect Park Alliance President Sue Donoghue On Open Space and Diversity

By Chris Pomorski
Comptroller Scott Stringer. (Screengrab: NY1)

Scott Stringer Rolls Out ‘ClaimStat’ Hoping to Cut Cost of City Lawsuits

By Jillian Jorgensen
(John Greim/ Getty Images)

Crazy Expensive Rockaway Beach Bathrooms Won’t See Any Sunbathers

By Meredith Carey
A Valentine's Day image from the Daily Pothole.

Team de Blasio Makes Its Mark on City’s Digital Outreach

By Jill Colvin

The ‘Sketchy Corner’ of Washington Square Park Is Finally Unfenced

By Billy Richling

De Blasio Suggests Parks Appointment Will Represent Departure From Bloomberg

By Ross Barkan
Abandoned buildings on Hart Island (cisc1970, Flickr)

Changing of the Guard? City Island Residents Consider a Park in Nearby Potter’s Field

By Chris Pomorski
McCarren Park. (NYC Gov Parks website)

McCarren Park Makes Room for More Hipster Recreation, Less Parking

By Órla Ryan

Central Parking: DOT Cuts Down on Car Lanes to Make More Room for Joggers, Bikers

By Matt Chaban
Change on the tracks. (Ed Reed/Mayor's Office)

Bloomberg to High Line Haters: Cities Change, Get Over It

By Matt Chaban
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