NEW YORK-- As we head into winter, the New York City parks department is already thinking about summer. Lifeguard qualifying tests began Friday. They were held at over a dozen indoor pools across ...

We’ve got 22 national parks in New York State, and obviously, New York City is a major tourist destination, but we still have ...

In the late 19th century, city officials turned the final resting place for 10,000 souls into what's now Greenwich Village’s ...

This measure would give the Department of Sanitation greater authority to clean streets, parks and other city property, and to enforce rules against street vendors. It would also let the department ...

The woman was swimming near Beach 59th Street when a shark bit her leg, New York City Parks officials said. Lifeguards took the woman out of the water and gave her first aid before she was taken ...

The Long Island City waterfront just got a little larger thanks to a just-opened network of parks and public space called Malt Drive Park. The new green space, which was a project led by TF ...

NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue, New York Liberty and Brooklyn Nets owner Clara Wu Tsai, local officials and students ...

New York state captivates both domestic and international travelers with the most populated city in the United States, sprawling state parks and a few beach communities. Whether you want to visit ...