Jamaica Bay and the Rockaways
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September 22, 2023
NYC PARKS UNVEILS NEW $4.2 MILLION WATERFRONT RECREATION SPACE AT SUNSET COVE IN BROAD CHANNEL, QUEENS
$4.2 million project has created a new outdoor classroom and installed a boardwalk built with...
May 11, 2023
NYC PARKS, NYC DEP, AND NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY CELEBRATE COMPLETION OF HOOK CREEK PARK WETLANDS RESTORATION PROJECT IN QUEENS
$700,000 project replenished sand, installed temporary guards, and added native plants to...
May 2, 2023
NYC PARKS RECEIVES $629,000 FEDERAL GRANT TO ESTABLISH PAID TRAINING PROGRAM FOR COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION
Funding will prepare underserved students to help Jamaica Bay marshland renewal NYC...
August 26, 2022
NYC PARKS COMMISSIONER AND COUNCIL MEMBER BRANNAN TOUR SOUTH BROOKLYN PARK PROJECT SITES
NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue today joined Council Member Justin Brannan to tour the sites...
April 28, 2022
NYC PARKS OPENS BRAND NEW ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER IN IDLEWILD PARK ALONG JAMAICA BAY
NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue today joined Queens Borough President Donovan Richards,...
August 21, 2019
NYC PARKS CUTS RIBBON ON $14 MILLION SUNSET COVE SALT MARSH RESTORATION
NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, joined Director of the Mayor’s Office of...
March 28, 2018
SPRING BREAK: NYC PARKS’ URBAN PARK RANGERS OFFER SCHOOL RECESS FUN FOR KIDS ACROSS THE CITY
Rangers to lead free archery lessons, nature exploration, wilderness survival activities and...
December 15, 2015
Major Habitat Restoration And Trail Development Project Gets Underway This Fall In Marine Park
Project partners include NYC Parks, the Natural Areas Conservancy, The Nature Conservancy, and...
October 7, 2014
De Blasio Administration Launches Community Parks Initiative To Build More Inclusive And Equitable Park System
$130 million investment to re-create 35 parks in communities with greatest need;...
June 23, 2014
More Than 30,000 New Yorkers Celebrate The Outdoors At Tenth Anniversary Of Adventures NYC
For the first time, the event expands to a second day in Brooklyn’s Marine Park On...
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Ecology Park is only open at certain times of year when Parks staff are present in order to protect this unique landscape. Want to visit? Check out our Stewardship Projects page for restoration, planting, and educational events.