Tag: Parks Department
A female coyote was reportedly caught by the Parks Department in Stuyvesant Town on Sunday. No one knows exactly how she made her way to the heart of such a densely populated area of Manhattan, far from any wildlife. After being sedated, the coyote was given the name Stella and authorities planned to release her […]
On August 15th, about a dozen kids from the Renaissance Youth Center woke up “extra early” to give their local park a colorful coat of paint and beautify the neighborhood. Just five days later, the Parks Department arrived and painted over the salmon color with the only city-approved hue — institutional grey. Cynthia Bailey, grandmother of […]
The city released renderings of the new Rockaways boardwalk this week, and they look pretty much as you’d expect. Gone is the mostly wooden construction that was demolished in Hurricane Sandy, replaced with a sleek concrete walkway. Truth told, it looks more like a sidewalk than a boardwalk, but should hold up better against future […]
The city is ordering a longstanding hurricane relief center on Staten Island to close its doors and move elsewhere, in anticipation of the beginning of summer and beach season. The Cedar Grove Community Hub, a complex of five tents, sits at the entrance to New Dorp Beach, which the Parks Department says needs work before […]
