Union Square Park

April 3, 2007

Recycle Your Trash!

Garbage cans are aplenty in our public parks and now, under a 3-month pilot program by the...

March 6, 2007

The Hare In Union Square

Parks & Recreation is pleased to announce the exhibition of Barry Flanagan’s Large...

February 22, 2007

The Hare In Union Square

Parks & Recreation is pleased to announce the exhibition of Barry Flanagan’s Large...

February 21, 2007

“Are You Whistle WorthyΑ” Parks & Recreation And NYC & Company Launch Summer Lifeguard Recruitment Campaign

The City’s Marketing and Tourism Organization Joins Parks in Giving Program New Look,...

July 11, 2006

Happy 150th Birthday To Public Art In The Parks

This past Independence Day marked an important milestone in the history of art in the parks. It...

July 3, 2006

July 4th Marks 150th Anniversary of the Dedication Of Union Square’s George Washington Monument

On July 4, 2006 we celebrate the sesquicentennial of the oldest existing sculpture in a New York...

April 28, 2006

PARKS AND NATIONAL GARDENING ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCE THE FIRST-EVER NYC GROWS FESTIVAL IN UNION SQUARE

Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe and National Gardening Association (NGA) Vice...

February 24, 2006

Parks Enforcement Patrol Nabs Tree Destroyer In Union Square Park

Early this morning, Parks Enforcement Patrol (PEP) officers arrested David Sasson for extensive...

May 5, 2004

SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR SIX OUTSTANDING PARKIES

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

August 29, 2003

RUSTIN AND RANDOLPH HONORED IN PARKS

Yesterday marked the 40th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, a massive gathering...