Jamaica Bay and the Rockaways
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February 22, 2002
PARKS CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH
On February 7, presiding over his first event as Parks Commissioner, Adrian Benepe delivered...
October 31, 2001
CONGRATULATIONS TO NINE EXCEPTIONAL EMPLOYEES
Maria A. (Curly Top) Oliveras is Bronx’s Employee of the Month for October. Curly Top...
October 19, 2001
ROLL ’EM! CITYWIDE BOCCE TOURNAMENT, TAKE SEVEN
The City’s bocce courts were filled to capacity last weekend when top players pulled out their...
August 22, 2001
THE WILD NEW SUMMER EXPLORER PROGRAMS:
This summer the Urban Park Rangers have been offering Explorer Programs filled with educational...
August 8, 2001
THE PATERNO TRIVIUM: WHERE ROADS AND PEOPLE MEET
Trivium is Latin for the place where three roads intersect, and Paterno refers to Dr. Charles...
July 31, 2001
IN BROOKLYN: FROM BLUEPRINT TO PARKLAND
On Thursday, July 26, 2001 the Parks broke ground on a project twenty years in the making. A...
July 11, 2001
ROOKIE PARKIES PLEDGE TO “DEFEND FROM WASTE OUR NATURAL RESOURCES”
Now for the first time, the Urban Park Rangers offer high school students internships year...
July 9, 2001
A NEW GARDEN TRIANGLE IS PLANTED AND DEDICATED IN McKINLEY PARK
Since last year, Kathy Reilly Triangle has been re-imagined, planted with a mix of Blue Girl...
July 3, 2001
MONGOLIANS MINGLE IN THE EAST MEADOW
This year, the International Festival of Conservation, the culmination of a month-long...
May 29, 2001
SUMMERTIME HEATS UP AS CONEY ISLAND OPENS ITS BEACHES
As the music played, the children danced, and the hot dogs were consumed, Coney Island Beach...
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