Parks Department Archives – Page 6 of 12 – QNS

Debate grows over large-scale music festivals in Flushing Meadows Corona Park

By Bill Parry

basketball courts

Astoria

Parks Department asks Astoria residents for input on upcoming dog run

By Angela Matua

Redesign of Principe Park raises safety concerns

Maspeth

Redesign of Principe Park raises safety concerns

By Gabriel Rom

gantry park

Long Island City

Some LIC residents say not enough public input in redesign of Gantry Park

By Angela Matua

The RPOCA thanked the volunteers who took part in the 2015 tree count.

Ridgewood

Ridgewood civic group thanks 2015 tree count volunteers

By Anthony Giudice

The Parks Department presented their initial design for the reconstruction of the ballfields at Frank Principe Park.

Maspeth

Community disputes Maspeth’s Frank Principe Park initial redesign

By Anthony Giudice

Russel Platt was set to receive a proper veteran's burial like the one pictured above until it was found he was already buried on Hart Island.

Glendale

An indigent veteran set for Glendale funeral mistakenly buried on Hart Island

By Anthony Giudice

ForestPark_SurvivorTree

9/11 ‘Survivor Tree’ planted in Forest Park

By Anthony Giudice

Mafera Park roller hockey rink

Ridgewood

Residents call for repairs at roller hockey rink in Ridgewood park

By Anthony Giudice

Flushing

City parks should not be for sale

By Benjamin M. Haber

Bocce players at Juniper Valley Park are still unhappy with the renovation of the courts and want them to be fixed.

Players continue to fume over Middle Village bocce courts

By Anthony Giudice

Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton (at right) helps repaint a fence at Brookville Park Saturday morning as part of The Clinton Foundation's "Day of Action."

Rosedale

Chelsea Clinton helps Rosedale residents spruce up Brookville Park

By Robert Pozarycki

Overlook Park in East Elmhurst will receive $1.7 million worth of upgrades. A dog run will also be built nearby.

East Elmhurst to welcome first dog run, upgrades to Overlook Park

By Angela Matua

Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and Parks Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski unveiled the design for a newly renovated Big Bush Park in Woodside.

Woodside

Designs unveiled for Woodside’s Big Bush Park $1.8M renovation

By Angela Matua

Councilman Eric Ulrich, Queens Parks Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski and the Howard Beach Kiwanis Club dedicated a refurbished traffic triangle in the club's honor.

Renovated Howard Beach triangle now a tribute to local Kiwanians

By QNS News Team

Rosedale residents joined City Councilman Donovan Richards, state Senator James Sanders and Queens Parks Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski on Wednesday to announce renovation plans for Brookville Park.

Rosedale

Athletic fields, picnic areas to be improved at Rosedale’s Brookville Park

By Robert Pozarycki

Gordon (Benjamin McKenzie) in the season two premiere of "Gotham" airing Monday, Sept. 21 (8 to 9 p.m. ET/PT) on FOX.

Flushing

Sneak peek of new ‘Gotham’ season to screen at Flushing Meadows Corona Park

By QNS News Team

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Ridgewood

Community Board 5 talks parks for capital budget priorities

By Anthony Giudice

Avella allocates $575,000 for MacNeil Park renovations

By Madina Toure

Employee gives city a good name

By Jerry Whitmore

Flushing

Kissena Lake now safe after fish die-off

By Madina Toure

Flushing

Homelessness and criminal activity plague Flushing park

By Madina Toure

Kids & Education

Students to collect data on Queens trees

By Angela Matua

Flushing

Flushing burial ground redesign in the works

By Madina Toure

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