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Mayor de Blasio with Mitchell Silver, New York’s new parks commissioner. Photo by Nancy Linn. Seward Park never looked so clean! City workers were on the job first thing this morning to spruce up the western edge of the park along Essex Street in anticipation of a visit by the mayor. A few hours later, a sizable group of local residents had gathered near the Schiff Fountain, awaiting a press conference to announce the appointment of Mitchell Silver as the city’s new parks commissioner. Duri...

Seward Park is not only one of the Lower East Side’s most heavily used public spaces, but as this country’s oldest municipal playground, it also has historical significance. Mayor de Blasio recognized this fact last spring when he used the park as a backdrop to announce Mitchell Silver would be his Parks Commissioner.  But in recent months, neighborhood activists say, the park has suffered from neglect and is on a downward slide. We recently got a detailed look at some of the maintenance i...

Berkeley Forum hosts conversation on sustainable cities David McAllister/Staff Speakers discussed the reimagination of sustainable cities, Singaporean urban planning and New York City’s green spaces at a Berkeley Forum event Wednesday. Three speakers discussed the reimagination of sustainable cities, Singaporean urban planning and New York City’s green spaces at a Berkeley Forum event Wednesday, also touching on redlining and public health inequities in the United States. Clara Irazábal, d...

Seward Park. Last week, Michael Kimmelman of the New York Times was critical of a plan advanced by State Sen. Daniel Squadron to require wealthy park conservancies to contribute funds to needy parks. In arguing that Mayor de Blasio’s $130 million program to spruce up 35 small parks in low income neighborhoods is far too tepid, he said this of Squadron’s proposal: …(De Blasio) still at least pretends to entertain the knuckle-headed demand of State Senator Daniel L. Squadron, a Democrat, th...

Sponsored Listing Image by George Washington University used with permission. The global pandemic and the social unrest have exposed inequities into our communities that have existed for generations. As we plan, design and manage for more diverse communities, how do we create more equitable, inclusive and accessible places? We rarely consider what we mean by these terms. How do we know if we are making places equitable? How do we define inclusion and who does that welcome? George Washingto...

Coney Island attractions reopen after losing year to virus April 9, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 14 1of14New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio finishes a ride on the Cyclone rollercoaster after attending the ribbon cutting and seasonal opening of the Coney Island amusement park area, Friday, April 9, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Coney Islands illustrious amusement parks are reopening Friday after the coronavirus pandemic shuttered them all last year.John Minchillo/APShow Mor...

April 09, 2021 - 11:29 AM NEW YORK - The Wonder Wheel began turning and the Cyclone whipped into action as Coney Islands illustrious amusement parks reopened Friday after the coronavirus pandemic shuttered New York Citys iconic summer playground all last year. After 529 days of closure, “it’s a very emotional day. We wanted to spread positivity,” Alessandro Zamperla, the president of the company that owns Luna Park — home of the Cyclone — said at an open...

New York city officials say human remains of early New Yorkers that were discovered during construction in and around Washington Square Park have been reburied inside the park.

Historical Remains Reburied at NYC Park After Found During Construction Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village was constructed in the 1850s at the site of a former potter’s field, where thousands of people were buried there between 1797 and 1825, officials said Published March 2, 2021 • Updated on March 2, 2021 at 6:22 pm Daniel Avila/New York City Parks Department via AP Human remains of early New Yorkers that were discovered during construction in and around Washington Sq...

NEW YORK - Human remains of early New Yorkers that were discovered during construction in and around Washington Square Park were reinterred inside the p...