The Latest Breaking News from the Parks Department

Bryant Park Stabbing: Canadian Visitor Attacked Hours After Ex-Mayor Adams Touts Low Crime

Canadian tourist was stabbed in Winter Village of Bryant Park, which raised concern about the safety among crowds on New York City holidays

International Business Times UK · Jan 1

‘The tree is trying its best’: why New Yorkers are counting – and rating – every park tree

Volunteers are tasked with logging about 150,000 park trees by hand – and for some, it’s become a strange obsession

The Guardian - US · Aug 28, 2025

What a relief! New York City releases map of public bathrooms titled ‘Ur in Luck’

The city also plans to build 46 new restrooms across its five boroughs over the next five years

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2024