Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Parks

Parks Department Finally Agrees It’s ‘Inappropriate’ to Let Drivers Defile Black History Sculpture

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 2, 2023 | No Comments

A top Parks Department official has admitted it's "inappropriate" that his agency has allowed drivers to defile a memorial to enslaved Africans by parking on the plaza in Foley Square — but the agency also said it is thinking about a fix, albeit with the NYPD.

Electric avenue: (from left) Council members Rita Joseph, Shahana Hanif and Crystal Hudson all support e-bikes in Propspect Park. File photo

Three Council Members Whose Districts Surround Prospect Park Demand the Return of E-Bikes

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 21, 2022 | No Comments

Three Brooklyn Council members whose districts all touch Prospect Park are demanding that the Parks Department allow the battery-boosted bikes to be used inside the greenspace, which, like other city parks, don't permit e-bikes.