“It’s not so good, huh?” laughs Kathleen Webster, president of the Sara D. Roosevelt Park Coalition as she refers to the D- grade that the…
Could This LES Park Building Be Turned into a Communal Kitchen or a Bike Co-Op?
Whose park? Their park. If they can just get their ducks in a row. Lower East Side stakeholders gathered yesterday evening to discuss how best…
Where an Armory Once Stood, Met Pool Swims Against the Tide of Gentrification
This week, we continue our series of deep dives into the histories of storied addresses. It was a morning for nostalgia when Charles Hart won…
Some Sorry Parks and Playgrounds Just Netted Millions in Fix-Up Funds
The De Blasio administration pulled off a regular slam dunk with this one — yesterday the Mayor’s office announced the allocation of $130 million to…
More On HOWL! Fest’s Postponement: ‘It’s Been Very Frustrating’
We’ve now heard more from Bob Holman about his announcement that HOWL! Festival, an East Village rite of spring, has been postponed indefinitely.
Rockaway Rundown: Bluth-Style Frozen Bananas Coming to 97th Street (+ More)
Earlier this week we noted that Caracas had reopened in Rockaway with a new sidekick at its Beach 106th Street concession stand. Now a Parks…
McCarren Park Pool Is OPEN (Don’t Worry, Swimmies Diapers Are For Sale)
“No urinating or defecating in the pools,” states the NYC Parks Department’s official “Pool Rules.” Not so at McCarren Park Pool, where swimmers were once…