Events

"Met in the Parks" returned to Central Park for its 41st season of this popular summer concert series. The cast performed...

Parks & Recreation along with the New York City Mountain Bike Association (NYCMTB) held opening ceremonies for the first...

Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe joined National Gardening Association (NGA) President Mike Metallo and pre-school...

 

One day a year, the Academy of American Poets organizes Poem In Your Pocket Day. The idea is simple: select a poem you love...

Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe joined City Council Member James Vacca, former City Council Member Madeline...

The Department of Sanitation partnered with the Department of Parks & Recreation and the Department of Transportation to...

 

Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe and Central Park Conservancy President Douglas Blonsky joined teams from The...

Historic House Trust and Parks Department employees enjoy an evening on the ice in Central Park.

 

The Bethesda Terrace Arcade, the richly decorated underground component of Central Park’s Bethesda Terrace, reopened on March...

Talented amateur snowboarders took to the rails for the annual Rail Jam Open and snowboarder-acrobat troupe Flying Ace...

Professional snowboarders headed to Union Square Park for New York City's first ever major pro snowboarding competition.

 

The Arsenal, Parks Department Headquarters in Central Park, has been festooned with lights during the holiday season every year...

On November 27, Mayor Bloomberg joined New York Daily News Chairman & Publisher Mort Zuckerman and his daughter Abigail to flip...

Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe joined Executive Director Paul J. Tobin and Director of Sports & Recreation Bill...

 

Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe joined Congressman Charles B. Rangel, New York Jets owner Woody Johnson,...

Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe joined Congress Member Charles Rangel, City Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito, NASA...

Designed by landscape architect Ricardo Hinkle and designers Rachel Kramer, RLA & Carol Qu, AIA, this park is situated on a...

 

New York City's first, largest, and most famous Greenmarket celebrated its 30th year in September 2006. The Greenmarket...

Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment, in partnership with Atlantic Yards and the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, brought more than...

On July 26, 2006, NYC Parks cut the ribbon on a new synthetic turf ballfield at Haffen Park in the Bronx. This field was the...

 

The oldest symphony orchestra in the United States plays its annual series of summer concerts in New York City parks.

Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe joined Council Member Letitia James, Elizabeth Ernish from Borough President Marty...

On June 2, 2006, four bald eagle chicks, approximately five weeks of age, arrived from The State of Wisconsin Department of...

 

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Friends of the High Line (FHL) Co-Founders Robert Hammond and Joshua David hosted a unique...

New York City's first-ever Rail Jam offered participants the opportunity to watch incredible stunts performed by some of the...

R&B and soul singer Patti LaBelle performs her hits at Central Park SummerStage.

 

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro, and Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe...

The New York Philharmonic gives its annual performance on the Great Lawn.

New Yorkers gathered on the Great Lawn once again for an evening of music provided by the New York Philharmonic.