CityViews: Want to Fight Crime? Invest in Parks!
Deborah Marton |
‘To reduce crime, we need fewer vacant lots. It’s a proven, cost-effective strategy that empowers neighborhoods and improves quality of life for residents.’
‘To reduce crime, we need fewer vacant lots. It’s a proven, cost-effective strategy that empowers neighborhoods and improves quality of life for residents.’
‘Undoubtedly, the U.S Open is positive for the city. We just wish the USTA was as involved in promoting the vibrancy of our communities as we believe they should be.’
The public has until July 16th to add comments for the Hunts Point Interstate Access Improvement Project.
The call is for the city to double down on its ‘fantastic work on park equity.’
If you find something compelling about the mere site of people standing up for what they believe in, New York City offers all manner of inspiration.
A study finding that tackle football before age 12 creates life-long health risk doesn’t appear to be generating much soul-searching by private youth teams. And the public school system, whose players are only slightly older, won’t say whether it’s thinking of changes.
The story of parks workers is similar to the story of workers in most sectors of our economy. So the debate over whether to make a batch of parks jobs permanent is a test for the progressive city that so many pols promote.
Open space can help promote health—but only if the programming and perceptions are in place to make people feel comfortable using it.
A healthy river and forest are necessary to bring back wildlife and the community. Now there’s a way you can help support both.
Of all those who have arched an eyebrow about the proposed carriage-horse deal, one group has a gripe relevant to the broader city: the parks advocates who are worried about the use of a public resource to support a private business.