Astoria Park

October 18, 2010

Ollie, Grind and Fakie at the new Astoria Park Skate Park

Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe and Council Member Peter Vallone, Jr., today cut the ribbon on...

April 29, 2008

Parks Fleet Gets Even Greener

Nine new electric cars come to Astoria Park.

April 9, 2008

Parks Fleet Gets Greener With Nine New Electric Cars

Thanks to a $90,000 grant from the Clean Air Communities, in partnership with the New York Power...

June 13, 2007

City Parks Foundation Announces Its 2007 Summer Season Of Free Sports Instruction For Kids

CityParks Tennis presented by JPMorgan Chase, CityParks Golf, and CityParks Track & Field...

April 20, 2007

Announcing Free Cityparks Seniors Fitness Program Starting April 30

City Parks Foundation is pleased to announce the start of its Spring 2007 CityParks Seniors...

February 10, 2006

Love Blooms In New York City’s Parks

Though New York City is filled with extraordinary dining and extravagant gifts, our natural...

July 6, 2005

PARKS & RECREATION ANNOUNCES JULY PARK OF THE MONTH

Astoria Park in Queens is July’s Park of the Month . This 65-acre stretch of athletic...

September 14, 2004

THE GROUNDBREAKING SCOOP
Running Circles around the Competition

The fastest man on earth, Justin Gatlin, said the track in Athens, on which he won the gold...

June 28, 2004

MARY PURCELL: SPOTLIGHT ON A PARKS LEGEND

Reporters knew they would get a shot of Mayor Bloomberg, but they weren’t warned about the woman...

May 5, 2004

SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR SIX OUTSTANDING PARKIES

On Monday, May 3, Parks & Recreation singled out six employees for their remarkable work...