Parks Department Archives – QNS

Court Square Park is currently undergoing renovation work. The park's fountain is scheduled to be removed as part of the plans. Photo: Michael Dorgan.

LIC Post

Hundreds sign petition to preserve Court Square Park fountain in Long Island City

Protesters outside the shuttered Rainey Park on Saturday morning. Photo: Shane O'Brien

Astoria Post

Rainey Park delays spark protest in Astoria as residents demand access before summer

Large globe against sky at Flushing Meadows Corona Park

Queens parks host family-friendly holiday events between Christmas and New Year’s

By Shane O’Brien

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AMNY

Off-duty NYC Parks employee arrested in Queens for reckless motorcycle chase

Mayor Adams announces new public restrooms to be built

AMNY

When you gotta go: NYC to get 46 new public restrooms over next 5 years

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AMNY

City budget talks: Council gives Mayor Adams’ team an earful on potential impact of Parks Department cutbacks

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Whitestone

Francis Lewis Park in Whitestone receives $2.1M for upgrades to restrooms, water fountains

By Iryna Shkurhan

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NYC Parks receives nearly $10 million in funding to restore, update Forest Park

By Anthony Medina

Rockaway beaches update

City reopens beaches along the Rockaways after thorough search for sharks

By Bill Parry

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City announces beach closures in the Rockaways will continue this summer without impacting the boardwalk

By Bill Parry

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Brooklyn Paper

Tree pruning in Brooklyn and Queens axed since last year due to alleged insurance scam

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Bayside

Friends of Alley Pond Park team up with Parks Department for Estuary Day celebration

By Ethan Marshall

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AMNY

Two fatal Rockaway Beach drownings prompt new warnings for beachgoers about swimming in unguarded areas

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PoliticsNY

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

NYC Parks and Flushing Community open new Memorial Plaza

Flushing

New memorial honors African and Native American burial ground in Flushing

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Community Board 11 unanimously approves Captain Dermody Triangle reconstruction project

By Jenna Bagcal

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Health

Face masks to be distributed at Queens parks starting this weekend

By Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech

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Ridgewood

Parks Department finishes Rosemary’s Playground construction ahead of schedule in Ridgewood

By Max Parrott

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Oakland Gardens

Hundreds attend Alley Pond Environmental Center’s grand opening of temporary HQ in Oakland Gardens

By Jenna Bagcal

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Oakland Gardens

Alley Pond Environmental Center gets new building and announces temporary home in Oakland Gardens

By Jenna Bagcal

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Bellerose

Plans for promised Bellerose community reading garden move forward

By Jenna Bagcal

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Bayside

Rozic and Bayside Hills Civic Association plant sapling of 9/11 Survivor Tree on Bell Boulevard

By Jenna Bagcal

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Laurelton

Brand new skate park opens in Laurelton Playground with ribbon-cutting ceremony

By Bill Parry

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$5.4 million renovation project restores waterfront access to MacNeil Park in College Point

By Jenna Bagcal

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David Wright: Man in suit smiles in front of blue and orange backdrop

David Wright was the Mets when they needed it most, now his No. 5 is preserved in perpetuity with no regrets

Congressmember Mike Lawler of New York speaks in Washington on July 17 during a press conference to support the LGBTQ hotline.

‘Unfathomable’: Trump administration ends LGBTQ youth suicide hotline

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Schneps Podcasts

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Where to Celebrate Shark Week in NYC, Long Island & Beyond: Great Events, Live Cams, and Family Fun

New York Family

Where to Celebrate Shark Week in NYC, Long Island & Beyond: Great Events, Live Cams, and Family Fun