NYTIMES (Claire Fahy) - Gates Around Washington Square Park? Greenwich Village Is Divided.
The park in Manhattan, known for its regal arch and freewheeling spirit, has a hard-to-enforce midnight curfew.
NYTIMES (Claire Fahy) - New Yorkers Warm to Mamdani’s Redesign Plan for Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn
The new proposal would make Grand Army Plaza more friendly to pedestrians. It was all the talk at the local farmers’ market on Saturday.
NYTIMES (Winnie Hu) - World Cup and July 4 Events Could Shut Down Some Summer Fun in New York
Permit applications for 25 new events in city parks could be denied under an emergency order. And restrictions around separate events marking the nation’s 250th anniversary could affect kayakers.
WASHINGTONPOST (Dan Diamond) - Trump proposes $10B fund for D.C. construction, beautification projects
The planned Presidential Capital Stewardship Program would help renovate parks and infrastructure, as Trump works to remake a city he has derided as “dirty.”
NYTIMES (Winnie Hu) - The Push to Ban Cars From All New York City Parks
Central Park is car-free, and so is Prospect Park. What about the rest?
NYTIMES (Stefanos Chen) - Should These Abandoned Tracks Become a Park or a Train Line? Or Both?
A disused rail line in Queens could help reconnect the borough and add much-needed park space. A new report suggests that a plan to do both is possible, but it faces long odds.
NYTIMES (Ashley Southall) - New Yorkers Embrace the First Warm Day of the Season
After a frigid, snowy, seemingly interminable winter, the first taste of mild air had people shedding layers and flocking to parks.
NYTIMES (Sachi Kitajima Mulkey and Karsten Moran) - Should New York City Burn Its Parks? This Scientist Thinks So.
An unusual outbreak of wildfires in city parks gave scientists a chance to study these rare events. Now they’re coming to different conclusions.
NYTIMES (Mihir Zaveri) - Death Toll During New York City Cold Snap Rises to 13
The people who died, at least several of whom were believed to be homeless, had been found outdoors, including at a playground and near a hospital.