Parks Department

Eric Adams Budget Leaves Coney Island Boardwalk With Loose Screws and Other Dangers

May 2, 2022, 5:00 a.m.May 1, 2022, 8:24 p.m.

City pays out in lawsuits to pedestrians injured on dilapidated wooden walkway, while even partial repairs remain years away.

Sports

Judge Says Trump Firm Can Keep Running Bronx Golf Course After de Blasio Broke Contract

April 8, 2022, 4:55 p.m.April 8, 2022, 8:15 p.m.

Former Mayor Bill de Blasio terminated a Trump company’s contract to run Ferry Point Park golf course last year citing the ex-president’s role in stirring up the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.

The Bronx

Trump Still Runs a Public Bronx Golf Course More Than a Year After City Hall Cancellation

March 7, 2022, 7:40 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:21 p.m.

Spring opening is around the corner for the luxury Ferry Point Links and its restaurant, without a long-awaited ruling from a judge who’ll decide whether to bump the Trump Organization.

Queens

Vaunted $67M Flushing Pool to Finally Reopen for a Quick Dip — Then Close Again

Dec. 8, 2021, 9:40 p.m.Dec. 8, 2021, 9:40 p.m.

The Olympic-sized Queens public aquatic center that’s been closed since before the pandemic due to a crumbling roof is set to reopen next early year with protective netting. But swimmers will be ordered out again once redesign plans for the ceiling are finished.

Missing Them

Hart Island Burials Taken Over By Tree Landscapers, Uprooting Families’ Hopes for Transformation

Nov. 18, 2021, 9:14 p.m.Nov. 19, 2021, 10:09 a.m.

The city’s potter’s field, the final resting place for thousands killed by COVID and AIDS, is now overseen by the Parks Department amid visions of creating the nation’s largest municipal cemetery. But a $33M contract to a firm without cemetery experience, under the watch of an ex-Rikers captain, is raising concerns.

The Bronx

Trump Firm Wins Injunction to Stop Bronx Golf Course Cancellation

Nov. 5, 2021, 6:19 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

Manhattan judge freezes de Blasio move to transfer Ferry Point Park links to a new operator as of Nov. 15 while Trump Organization makes its case to hold on to the 18-hole course. Trump is demanding a $30 million payout if ejected.

The Bronx

City Hall Rejected Top-Dollar Offer for Bronx Golf Course Over Trump Threats

Oct. 24, 2021, 8:02 p.m.Oct. 24, 2021, 8:02 p.m.

Morningstar Golf promised the city millions more than the now-defunct team of CORE and Bobby Jones Links, documents show. But the city refused to protect Morningstar from any lawsuits filed by the ex-president, the firm says.

The Bronx

Trump Vows to Stay Put After de Blasio’s Bronx Golf Course Eviction Deadline

Oct. 18, 2021, 9:47 p.m.Oct. 18, 2021, 9:47 p.m.

Attorney for ex-president tells judge Trump’s firm has a right to keep running the Ferry Point Park golf course past Nov. 14 — even if it loses its suit against the city for canceling its contract following the Jan. 6 insurrection.

A red-tailed hawk greets crowds at bird festival Raptorama at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Oct. 17, 2021.

animals

What’s Killing Hawks, Owls, Ducks and Squirrels in New York City Parks?

Oct. 18, 2021, 7:37 p.m.Oct. 19, 2021, 11:45 a.m.

Rat poison appears to be playing a role in the demise of creatures like Central Park’s beloved Barry the Owl, necropsy reports obtained THE CITY show. But causes of death aren’t always clear — including a duck that may have drowned in Queens.

Parks

Bloomberg’s Olympic Swimming Pool Is Crumbling, Leaving Queens High and Dry

Oct. 14, 2021, 6:13 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:22 p.m.

The $67 million Flushing Meadows Corona Aquatic Center closed for repairs after the roof started shedding concrete, just weeks before the pandemic erupted. Half of the Parks Department’s dozen indoor pools are shut for maintenance.

Parks Department

Eric Adams Budget Leaves Coney Island Boardwalk With Loose Screws and Other Dangers

Judge Says Trump Firm Can Keep Running Bronx Golf Course After de Blasio Broke Contract

Trump Still Runs a Public Bronx Golf Course More Than a Year After City Hall Cancellation

Vaunted $67M Flushing Pool to Finally Reopen for a Quick Dip — Then Close Again

Hart Island Burials Taken Over By Tree Landscapers, Uprooting Families’ Hopes for Transformation

Trump Firm Wins Injunction to Stop Bronx Golf Course Cancellation

City Hall Rejected Top-Dollar Offer for Bronx Golf Course Over Trump Threats

Trump Vows to Stay Put After de Blasio’s Bronx Golf Course Eviction Deadline

What’s Killing Hawks, Owls, Ducks and Squirrels in New York City Parks?

Bloomberg’s Olympic Swimming Pool Is Crumbling, Leaving Queens High and Dry

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