NYC parks
Researchers Focus on Central Park to Study Climate Impact on Urban Green Spaces
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The Central Park Climate Lab will start data collection this spring to examine how extreme weather could affect the park’s plants and wildlife.
Health and Environment
NYC’s Waterfront Plan Maps Out Next Decade for City’s Coastlines
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The nearly 300-page report is the first waterfront plan since Superstorm Sandy, and comes at the end of a year in which the city was rocked by multiple severe weather events.
Health and Environment
NYC High Schoolers to Build Green Roofs in New Parks Dept. Program
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The newly-created Youth Sustainability Corps will expand the 200,000 square feet of green roofs overseen by the Parks Dept. — rooftops outfitted with features like native plants, hydroponic towers and bee hives — by 50,000 square feet.
Health and Environment
To Combat Climate Change, NYC Needs More Nature-Based Jobs: Report
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“We already have large-scale natural areas across the city,” said Annel Hernandez, associate director of the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance. “But there is a mismatch with that and the number of jobs that are focused on this sector.”
NYC parks
Public Bathroom Access at Heart of Dispute Over New Inwood Park Facility
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The Row New York boathouse planned for Sherman Creek Park will have bathrooms in its locker rooms, available only to the individuals participating in the organization’s programming.
NYC parks
Across NYC, Millions of Daffodils Will Mark Lives Lost to 9/11 and COVID
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New Yorkers for Parks is doubling the reach of its annual Sept. 11 Daffodil Project to also honor those who’ve died from the pandemic. “COVID is not a single moment like 9/11. It’s this continuous shared tragedy, but we’re not able to be together in the same way,” the group’s director said.
City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York
How Should NYC Address Environmental Justice? Let Officials Know
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The city is seeking public feedback that will help shape its first “Environmental Justice for All Report” planned for next year, looking at issues like water and air quality, waste management and access to green spaces.
NYC parks
NY Lawmakers Seek Stricter Lead Safety Standards for School Water Fountains. What About Parks?
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Newly passed legislation may lower the threshold for acceptable lead levels in water fountains in New York public schools. Hundreds of fountains in city parks have tested above that new number.
Budget
NYC Parks Get a Funding Boost Following Covid-Related Cuts
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In addition to paying for more than 200 park rangers and patrol officers—positions cut from the previous year’s budget—the allocated money will support community gardens, forestry management and equity initiatives.
NYC parks
For Bronx Community Gardeners, Mutual Aid Continues Even as City Reopens
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‘If you wait for the city to do it for you, you’re going to be waiting forever,’ Mike Young, founder of the Padre Plaza Community Success Garden. ‘Why are we waiting for someone else to be resourceful for us?’