West Farms Rapids

October 9, 2020

NYC PARKS: NINE RIBBONS OFFICIALLY CUT ON $41.4 MILLION IN IMPROVEMENTS TO BRONX PARKS

NYC Parks cuts nine ribbons over two days on 17 acres of reconstructed parkland in the Bronx...

September 29, 2007

Golden Ball Festival Rolls On Along The Bronx River

Commissioner Adrian Benepe today joined Congress Member Jose Serrano, Bronx Borough President...

February 6, 2007

Bronx River Forest Is The Park Of The Month

Parks & Recreation has named the Bronx River Forest, a recently restored, little-known gem...

October 23, 2006

Pop Goes The Herring?

From August through September, Parks  & Recreation’s Natural Resources Group...

October 13, 2004

ROLLING BRONX RIVER BEARS GOLDEN BALL

On Saturday, October 9, environmental activists, business and community leaders, students, and...

August 24, 2004

WATERFRONT FLATS FOR FAIR-FEATHERED FRIENDS

The green-crested, square-tailed wood duck has become an increasingly common sight on the Bronx...

July 1, 2004

DISCOVERING THE NATURAL SIDE OF A GREAT METROPOLIS

They may not wrestle 12-foot alligators like Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin, but the Urban Park...

April 28, 2004

CELEBRATING ONE OF THE BRONX’S MOST PRECIOUS RESOURCES

It was a perfect sunny day. The sky was clear; the air was warm; the breeze was gentle; and...

January 6, 2003

CONGRATULATIONS DECEMBER EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH

On Friday, January 3, 2002, the following individuals were awarded Employee of the Month for...

January 16, 2002

NRG AND THE BRONX RIVER REVIVAL

In January 2000, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) gave the Natural...