Department of Parks & Recreation
Streetsblog Basics
EYES ON THE STREET: Ocean Parkway Remains A Cracked Ruin As Parks Dept. Delays
The Ocean Parkway bike lane is worse than it's ever been, and cycling advocates are fed up.
December 16, 2022
Council Wants to Speed Up Parks Projects (Like Those Much-Delayed Greenways!)
The department has been a poor steward of its bike infrastructure that provide crucial links in the city's cycling network — like Ocean Parkway. And Council Member Shekar Krishnan wants to change that.
December 8, 2022
City to Install Protected Bike Lane Beneath Inwood’s Elevated Subway — in 2027
Well, here's one reason to hope Mayor Adams gets a second term.
November 17, 2022
EYES ON THE STREET: City’s Uptown Greenway Detour is Unacceptably Dangerous
The city's detour for the Hudson River Greenway uptown is a dangerous mess through hilly and dangerous Washington Heights streets with little to no bicycle infrastructure to speak of.
November 8, 2022
City Will Finally Fix Fort Washington Park Bike and Pedestrian Bridge
Fifteen years and counting! Think about it: the Brooklyn Bridge was built in 14 years, but New York City needs a year longer to finally fix a small span for pedestrians and cyclists uptown.
November 8, 2022
Uptown Portion of Hudson River Greenway To Close Next Week for Repairs
A crucial portion of the Hudson River Greenway uptown will close for four months for repairs starting next week, according to Parks Department officials, and cyclists remain furious that the project does not include a safe detour and, instead, sends them onto crash-prone neighborhood streets.
November 2, 2022
Greenway Master Plan Bill Now Has a Later Deadline For Creation of Said Master Plan
Wait 'til next year. And then the year after that.
October 19, 2022
Mayor Launches First Phase of QueensWay Linear Park — But What About Transit?
The mayor appears to have chosen the QueensWay over the QueensLink.
September 16, 2022
SETBACK: Parks Dept. Will Dump Bikers onto Dangerous Roads During Greenway Fix
After four months of delay over safety questions, a northern Manhattan project will proceed without many changes.
August 11, 2022
OPINION: The MTA Must Reopen Its Restrooms — Now!
We need to build more public toilets, but first, let's end the indignity and restore the comfort stations we have.
July 14, 2022
