Department of Parks & Recreation
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Ocean Parkway Bike Path Repairs Delayed (Again!) Until Spring 2023
Strap in for another year of bumpy rides.
December 3, 2021
The Parks Department’s E-Bike Policy is Not Consistent with State Law
And that’s just the way is it.
November 12, 2021
Vision Zero Cities Op-Ed: How To Manage a City of Eight Million
New York needs a 'director of the public realm,' argue officials at two important municipal not-for-profits.
October 19, 2021
It’s Official: Central Park Owl Died in Truck Onslaught
Beloved Barry was felled by "blunt trauma" from crash, says the Department of Environmental Conservation.
August 30, 2021
OPINION: New Mayor Must Champion Safety of West Side Greenway
City and state agencies have failed to work together, mismanaging the Hudson River bike/ped path.
July 8, 2021
LONG OVERDUE: Mayor Acknowledges His Failure to Provide Safe Cycling Routes through Central Park
"The empty promises need to stop," said one activist.
July 3, 2021
State Would ‘Review’ Request for Safe Henry Hudson Parkway Bike Detour — But Parks Dept. Won’t Make One
"Unfortunately, NYC Parks has been spectacularly underwhelming when it comes to arranging detours for the greenway paths it maintains," said one activist.
July 2, 2021
Manhattan Panel Backs Henry Hudson Parkway Bike Lane
Getting to the Empire State Trail from the Hudson River Greenway is quite the climb! Could a bike lane be the answer — and to a greenway closure, too?
April 28, 2021
A Round and a Roundy: The Wheel of Excuses Returns!
Around and around she goes and where she stops, well, one thing is for sure: no one will be accountable!
February 16, 2021
Parks Commissioner: ‘No One Ever Asked Me About Safe Cycling in Central Park’
The headline above is simply not true — and we have the paper trail to prove it.
January 27, 2021