NYC Parks

Just above the West Side Highway near 15th Street in Chelsea, the city’s newest park is reaching new heights on day one. Pier 57 boasts nearly two acres of open lawn space, a food hall, and even an outdoor screening location for the Tribeca Festival.

New York City’s largest rooftop park at Pier 57 boost nearly 2 acres of open lawn space, a food hall and even outdoor screening location for the Tribeca Film Festival. NBC New York’s Gus Rosendale reports.

New Yorkers can enjoy once again free screenings of some of their favorite films as the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and NYC Parks kicked off the return of the outdoor series “Movies Under the Stars” on Tuesday. This year, for the first time ever, the movies featured will not just include classics such as Rent or newer...

With a few minutes left to go before 10 p.m., police on Sunday had already barricaded off most of Washington Square Park. It’s a sight New Yorkers will see more often as the city institutes a new nightly curfew at the park. City officials confirmed over the weekend that the NYPD would be closing Washington Square Park two hours...

After weeks of complaints from neighbors around the park, New York City will now close Washington Square Park two hours early on weekend night. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.

Police broke up a dangerous scene in Central Park on Sunday afternoon after dozens of people strolled onto the lake beneath Bow Bridge. People appeared to disregard large red warning signs placed around the lake warning of thin ice. Those on the lake were mostly snapping photos with children, seemingly unaware of the danger. Eventually police used loud speakers to…

A dangerous scene in Central Park on Sunday when dozens of people walked out onto the lake underneath Bow Bridge.

Oases in the best of times, New York City’s parks have served as essential refuges through the hard times of the pandemic — havens for the city’s millions who yearn to escape their locked-down apartments, to breathe fresh air and enjoy some elbow room. Parks Department spokesperson Crystal Howard said that in the depths of the city’s near-death experience...

Move over Mandarin duck: there’s a new fowl that has bird-watchers on the prowl. John Chandler reports on a rare snowy owl sighting in Central Park.