Sunset Park

May 21, 2003

SPOTLIGHT ON: RAINBOW PLAYGROUND

It is fitting that one of nature’s loveliest displays should provide the name for this...

December 4, 2002

BROOKLYN CELEBRATES LIFE WITH THE PLANTING OF THE CITY’S FIRST MEMORIAL GROVE

Sunset Park is one of New York's hidden treasures. Tucked away in the Brooklyn neighborhood that...

November 12, 2002

NOVEMBER CAPITAL PROJECT OF THE MONTH: BROWER PARK PLAYGROUND

The Capital Project of the Month for November is the Brower Park Playground. Funded by Council...

May 28, 2002

MELLON FOUNDATION GRANTS $5 MILLION TO PARKS GROUPS

Following the events of September 11, 2001, many New Yorkers looked to their neighborhood parks...

February 22, 2002

PARKS CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH

On February 7, presiding over his first event as Parks Commissioner, Adrian Benepe delivered...

February 13, 2002

SPINNING NEW WEBS AT PARKS

The latest word from chipmakers and software developers is that digital technology will continue...

December 12, 2001

STAR EMPLOYEES OF DECEMBER 2001

John S. (Johann) Bachman is Bronx’s Employee of the Month for December....

June 14, 2001

THROUGH PUBLIC-PRIVATE COLLABORATION MADISON SQUARE PARK IS RESTORED

Madison Square Park is home to more than 200 trees, some of them even older than the park....

June 13, 2001

THE 13TH ANNUAL FLEET SHOW AT RANDALL’S ISLAND

On Thursday, May 31, 2001, Parks held its 13th Annual Vehicle and Equipment Show. Over 80...

March 20, 2001

NEW YORK STATE MAP GETS A MAKEOVER

The surface of the state pavilion in Flushing Meadows Corona Park is a textured map of New...

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