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Hacksaw-wielding NYC man chops down city trees to improve million-dollar view -- and he's not alone
"These people, they do the same. So I say, 'Why not?'" the man said of his neighbors.
NYC pool complex with massive Keith Haring mural may be saved from demolition under next mayor
The fate of a beloved West Village recreation center – featuring a one-of-a-kind Keith Haring mural – is once again up in the air.
Girl Scout discovers beloved NYC pond has lost nearly 94% of depth, threatening wildlife
"The overall health of the pond is actively worsening with each flash flood and each heavy rainfall, which causes mudslides in the pond and makes it shallower and shallower," teen...
Operators of anti-Israel community garden in Queens slapped with vacate order by NYC Parks Dept.: 'No place for hate'
The NYC Parks Department issued a vacate order Tuesday notifying an anti-Israel group they need to be out of a controversial Queens community garden by Sept. 3 – wrapping up a...
Queens' 'Garden of Hate' taking case to federal court, rips judge and 'scurrilous' NY Post coverage
The battle over a woke community garden in Queens -- whose leaders alienated Jewish Ridgewood residents with their pro-Palestinian rhetoric -- is changing venues.
Five 'futuristic' new toilets debut at NYC parks, costing city $1M a pop: 'A little steep'
They’re flushing millions down the toilets.
NYC's Central Park has been without a pool for years — but that's about to change
A massive, free city pool will open at the northern tip of Central Park Friday after years of construction — and following a record-breaking heat wave.
Elizabeth Street Garden saved in deal with NYC after decade-long fight to preserve beloved green space: ‘Basking in the joy’
The beloved Elizabeth Street Garden in lower Manhattan will be preserved under a new agreement between City Hall and a local councilmember.
NYC unleashes rat death squad to gas vermin with carbon monoxide, bury them in tree-pit graves
They’re on a mission to put the city’s vermin problem to bed.
Over 500 abandoned boats still littering NYC waterways, frustrating locals
"People want to get that cleaned up. It's been like that forever.”
NYC to keep $25M in contracts with landscaper sentenced in bribery, bid-rigging schemes: ‘Betrayal of public trust’
Glenn Griffin, who owns Westchester County-based Griffin’s Landscaping, will get to keep the tree planting contracts he secured with the Parks Department -- which total about $25 million.
Dog owners at hipster NYC park warned about prickly weeds that could hurt pups
Dog owners in hipster Brooklyn are barking mad over prickly weeds overtaking a popular local park that they worry could harm their precious pooches. The dreaded invasive foxtail grass in...
NYC yanks license for anti-Israel Queens garden that forced members to side with Palestinians
The Sunset Community Garden in Ridgewood required all prospective members conform to a set of "community agreements."
Nassau Dems threaten funding freeze over $150K needed for Hempstead park rehab: 'Completely ridiculous'
Nassau Democrats gathered at Mirschel Park Monday, a crumbling Hempstead hub in desperate need of a costly overhaul, and blasted the county executive for playing favorites with projects in Republican-led...
Long-neglected NYC potter's field can get major upgrades under new plan
The city’s long-neglected potter’s field off the coast of the Bronx may get an upgrade that includes a new visitor’s center, restrooms and benches.
Diamond hunters swarm US park to unearth pricey precious gems — that visitors are allowed to keep
An average of one to two diamonds are found per day at the location.
Fuming cyclists rip NYC for taking 'sweet time' to finish West Side bike path, leaving dangerous detours behind
New York City took eight months to finish roughly 30 blocks of bike lane on the West Side -- and a similar project along the scenic Hudson River Greenway is...
Slain NYC parks worker honored with street renaming 50 years after death
A Staten Island street was renamed Sunday in honor of a parks worker who was killed 50 years ago during a botched golf-course burglary – and never got to see...
Brooklyn residents fight plan to chop down 78 healthy trees in Fort Greene Park, saying it'll create a 'summer frying pan'
Plant-loving locals are looking to block the city from chopping down 78 trees in Fort Greene Park – a move they say would turn the greenspace into a “summer frying...
