Department of Parks and Recreation. Archives – QNS

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City Council seeks to give every neighborhood a walk in the park

Costa

Queens councilman calls for city to use borough’s public golf courses as pedestrian social distancing space

By Angélica Acevedo

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Ridgewood

Got old tech? Recycle it at this e-waste event in Ridgewood

By Jacob Kaye

A truck dumped smelly sludge on Aug. 29 near an entrance way to Forest Park in Glendale.

Glendale

City agency takes heat for spewing smelly sludge near Forest Park entrance site in Glendale

By Mark Hallum

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Ridgewood

Recycle your old electronics at this e-waste recycling event in Ridgewood this month

By Emily Davenport

Queens officials break ground on revamped soccer field in Astoria Park

Astoria

Queens officials break ground on revamped soccer field in Astoria Park

By Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech

Astoria

Queens officials break ground on revamped soccer field in Astoria Park

By Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech

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Astoria

City to pour $30 million into a long-awaited renovation of Astoria Park

By Bill Parry

Fresh Meadows resident calls on city to take better care of trees

Fresh Meadows resident calls on city to take better care of trees

By Mark Hallum

Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley visited seniors at Grover Cleveland High School to discuss ideas for the Forest Park app they are working on.

Ridgewood

Ridgewood high school students get creative with community app

By Anthony Giudice

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Bayside

Eagles tribute band to perform at Bayside Historical Society concert

By Alina Suriel

Udalls Cove

Politicians allocating more than $700K to expand Little Neck’s Udalls Cove

By Liam La Guerre

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Juniper Valley Park has second most playground injury claims in city: report

By Liam La Guerre

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Bayside

Five city trees illegally chopped at former Bayside Hills gardening center site

By Liam La Guerre

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Kids & Education

Alley Pond Environmental Center to get new $7.1M visitors’ building

By Liam La Guerre

City plans to start rebuilding Rockaway roller rink this fall

City plans to start rebuilding Rockaway roller rink this fall

By Sarina Trangle

Volunteers at Shady Park replant their beloved trees

Long Island City

Volunteers at Shady Park replant their beloved trees

By Bill Parry

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Ridgewood

Ridgewood Reservoir plans met with mixed reaction

By Liam La Guerre

Bike and boat stations planned for Jamaica Bay

Bike and boat stations planned for Jamaica Bay

By Steve Mosco

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Pol red over lack of Greenstreets

By Melissa Chan

Parks must hire more officers: Vallone

News

Parks must hire more officers: Vallone

By Rebecca Henely

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Timers will save thousands of gallons of water at city parks

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Parks says carousel will open by Memorial Day

Woodhaven

Parks says carousel will open by Memorial Day

By Steve Mosco

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Western Queens will soon be more bike friendly

By Michael Pantelidis

More from Around New York

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Defying a NYC ban, illegal vending thrives on iconic Brooklyn Bridge this summer

U.S. rapper Lil Nas X, alongside his attorney Christy O'Connor, attends his arraignment at Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 25, 2025.

Lil Nas X charged with four felonies after arrest in Los Angeles

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Schneps Podcasts

Bridging City Hall and Nonprofits with Michael Sedillo, Executive Director of the Mayor’s Office of Nonprofit Services

From BYOB to Kindred Bravely: Alyce Chan’s Mission to Make Motherhood Funnier—and a Lot Less Lonely

New York Family

Alyce Chan of @Momcomnyc and Her Mission to Make Motherhood Funnier—and a Lot Less Lonely