Parks

Parks Dept. Bosses Lifeguards for Rare Meeting After Rocky Summer Season

Oct. 13, 2022, 7:42 p.m.Oct. 14, 2022, 3:29 p.m.

All the city’s indoor pools were closed Thursday so lifeguards could attend an hours-long ‘meet and greet’ at Chelsea Recreation Center in Manhattan, the first such gathering with the commish in recent memory.

Environment

Stumped New Yorkers Wait Years to Get Trees Planted — But You Can Pay $1,800 to Cut the Line

Oct. 11, 2022, 7:04 a.m.Oct. 12, 2022, 1:08 p.m.

A Parks Department nonprofit offers a fast track for requests to plant street saplings. Meanwhile, backups grow longer.

Transportation

As City Plots Greenway in Queens, Neighbors and Transit Advocates Wait for Trains

Sept. 22, 2022, 5:27 p.m.Sept. 22, 2022, 5:27 p.m.

Longtime boosters of restoring rail service to a 3.5-mile stretch of the LIRR’s abandoned Rockaway Beach Branch said last week’s QueensWay park announcement left them wondering about the prospects for their preferred transit project.

LGBTQ

Queer Riis Beachgoers Celebrate Community as Demolition of Nearby Hospital Looms

Aug. 29, 2022, 8:32 p.m.Aug. 31, 2022, 2:07 p.m.

With major change to an LGBTQ-favorite park on the horizon, queer beachgoers rejoiced in the annual Ms. Colombia Walk even as they face an un-shore future.

Climate Change

Battle at Battery Park City Over State Plan to Plow Under Waterfront Green

Aug. 18, 2022, 8:24 p.m.Oct. 28, 2022, 2:18 p.m.

A crowd came to the defense of Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park on the eve of a project to elevate the public space to withstand rising New York Harbor waters.

Queens

Mets’ Casino Gamble Could Crap Out in Parking Lot

Aug. 15, 2022, 4:00 a.m.Aug. 14, 2022, 8:22 p.m.

State law and a complicated bond financing deal stand in the way of bringing legal betting to Citi Field area

Environment

Testing the Waters: Beach Closures Highlight Lax Looks at City Surf

Aug. 11, 2022, 6:15 p.m.Aug. 11, 2022, 6:15 p.m.

A recent beach closure over bacteria highlights that New Yorkers don’t always know what they’re swimming in.

How to New York

How to Check in on Neighbors During a Heat Wave — And Possibly Save a Life

July 22, 2022, 5:41 p.m.June 17, 2024, 2:36 p.m.

Experts say New Yorkers should come with specific, explicit questions and plans on what to do next.

Climate Change

Maybe Shark: Cleaner, Warmer Waters Bringing More Marine Life to NY Shores

July 21, 2022, 8:47 a.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:02 a.m.

It’s good news-bad news as sharks, dolphins, whales and turtles swarm New York City.

NYCHA

Public Housing Playground Closures Get Worse Despite Adams Promise

July 12, 2022, 6:57 p.m.July 12, 2022, 6:57 p.m.

On the campaign trail last summer, Eric Adams decried the condition of public housing playgrounds highlighted by THE CITY. As mayor, however, the number of closed playgrounds has actually gone up.

Parks

Parks Dept. Bosses Lifeguards for Rare Meeting After Rocky Summer Season

Stumped New Yorkers Wait Years to Get Trees Planted — But You Can Pay $1,800 to Cut the Line

As City Plots Greenway in Queens, Neighbors and Transit Advocates Wait for Trains

Queer Riis Beachgoers Celebrate Community as Demolition of Nearby Hospital Looms

Battle at Battery Park City Over State Plan to Plow Under Waterfront Green

Mets’ Casino Gamble Could Crap Out in Parking Lot

Testing the Waters: Beach Closures Highlight Lax Looks at City Surf

How to Check in on Neighbors During a Heat Wave — And Possibly Save a Life

Maybe Shark: Cleaner, Warmer Waters Bringing More Marine Life to NY Shores

Public Housing Playground Closures Get Worse Despite Adams Promise

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