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Fallkill Falls has long been officially off limits. That’s changing, but parkgoers may have to wait until winter to see actual water falling.

The victim suffered minor lacerations to the left and right knees and feet but refused medical attention at the scene.

Authorities released a sketch of a suspect wanted in the attempted rape of a woman in Brooklyn's Prospect Park.

The 27-year-old woman was walking inside the greenspace, near Dog Beach and Fallkill Falls around 9:15 p.m. Monday when a stranger came up to her from behind and lifted up her skirt, authorities said.

Forget the rental car or Metro-North trip, all you need to go hiking is a MetroCard. Home to over 30,000 acres of parkland, New York City offers hundreds of nature trails to explore in parks across the five boroughs. New Yorkers do not have to travel very far to connect with the great outdoors, from the Staten Island Greenbelt, which is three times the size of Central Park, to ecologically diverse forests in Van Cortlandt Park, to the salt marshes of Marine Park Preserve. Ahead, discover...