Curbside composting is back–but in only a few neighborhoods
Curbside composting in New York City has resumed this month, but Mott Haven and Hunts Point need more volunteers to meet the city’s criteria for participation. The curbside composting…
Free workout classes offered
As the weather heats up, NYC Parks is offering free workout courses every Wednesday from now through the end of June. Courses will be held in all five NYC boroughs,…
Taking Back Space: Capping the Cross Bronx Expressway
By the time Justin Sanchez was seven years old, he learned how to administer albuterol to his three-year-old sister to treat her asthma. This wasn’t something out of the ordinary…
Community gardens stand their ground in battle against the city
Ray Figueroa holds up a bottle of Hot Sauce. Photo: Suzannah Cavanaugh[/caption] On a late September afternoon, Brook Park Community Garden buzzed with local residents. Renowned environmental advocate Ray Figueroa,…
New Melrose park dedicated to relentless community activist
A new park in Melrose will go by the name of a legendary community fighter. Yolanda García Park at the corner of Melrose Avenue and E 159th St. will pay…
Saw Mill Playground receives $8 million upgrade
Revamped play space is part of city’s Community Parks Initiative Students and staff from P.S. 369, P.S. 352 and P.S. 179 joined community officials to cut the ribbon on a…
Every dog has its day in ‘Mutt Haven’
Mutt Haven’s tree-lined enclosure has benches, a hose, and a red fire hydrant and is open seven days a week.
Brook Park hosts annual feast
The stew or “sancocho,” is a typically Caribbean delicacy, but the Brook Park reworking of the traditional dish had a distinctly Dominican flavor to it, with the auyama taking center…