Every ten years, we take stock of every public tree across the five boroughs and 2025 is our most ambitious tree census yet. Just like the U.S. Census helps us understand people, this count helps us ...

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New York City schools are out but there are plenty of fun and educational activities for kids at NYC Parks! From birding to games to lessons about wildlife, there are tons of great ways to keep young ...

St. Vartan Park is Murray Hill's biggest playground and its secret garden. Beloved by families for its spaciousness and room to play, this park offers a variety of play features and activities for ...

NYC Parks is investing in the future and we need your help. Our volunteers help with forest and wetland restoration, planting and pruning street trees, harvesting and propagating native seed and ...

The site of ice skating at Winter Village, free summer movies on the lawn, and endless meals and meetings at its tables, Bryant Park serves its role well as a centrally located Manhattan park. Just ...

For additional park information, please visit the Prospect Park Alliance website. Designed and constructed over a thirty-year period (1865-1895) by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, the ...

Take the plunge and enjoy the benefits of adult lap swimming to maintain and improve health and fitness. Lap swimming is back! Enjoy exclusive Adult Lap Swim from 7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. on Mondays, ...

Water Exercise offers a stress-free time to swim, improve health and fitness by participating in an instructor-led water exercise class, and socializing with others, while enjoying the benefits of the ...

Through the neighborhood tree planting program, we plant street trees everywhere we are able. During the inspection process, our foresters will identify and pursue all planting opportunities on a ...

April 17, 1857: First Board of Commissioners: James E. Cooley (President), James Hogg, Thomas Fields, Waldo Hutchins, Charles W. Elliott, John F. Butterworth, Robert ...

GreenThumb, the largest community gardening program in the nation, provides programming and material support to over 550 community gardens in New York City. Community Gardens are hubs of gardening, ...