parks
Here's the best spots in Dublin from Ireland's US ambassador
March 16, 2024 | 8:32pmWhere to stay, drink and play on the Emerald Isle, according to our government-appointed expert.
Totally ready for April's total eclipse? Where, when and how to witness the event of the decade
March 15, 2024 | 8:54amOn April 8, 2024, the shadow of the moon will move across the land of the free, blotting out the sun and darkening the days of millions in a total...
NYC's first-ever 'mini forest' coming to Roosevelt Island this spring
March 12, 2024 | 10:43pmThe forest will be carefully constructed using the Miyawaki Method, named for the famed Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki, which has become immensely popular for creating lasting ecosystems in urban environments...
Pigeons have turned NYC park into poop-covered horror scene, ruffling residents' feathers: 'Belongs to those f--king birds!'
March 2, 2024 | 8:38amOverzealous bird lovers have transformed an Upper East Side park into a poop-covered nightmare out of Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds."
City tears down homeless man's 'ticking time bomb' cabin, gold mine in public park
February 29, 2024 | 1:39am“It is going to take years to restore the park.”
Proposed Brooklyn skate park partially backed by Tony Hawk divides community, politicians: 'Shocking'
February 15, 2024 | 3:29pm“It is our green space and it is well loved and it is well used. It is rare…and we don’t want any of it paved,” one resident paved.
Historic Tropicana Las Vegas hotel closing this spring, will be replaced with new baseball stadium
January 30, 2024 | 12:27pm"This is an exciting next chapter for Bally’s, and we are honored to be a key partner with the Athletics on bringing a Major League ballpark to the great city...
Eric Adams plays both hero and villain — but loses public trust in the process
January 14, 2024 | 3:50pmMayor Adams has been plagued by a stubborn opponent who thwarts his every initiative and contradicts his every public statement. That stubborn opponent is: Mayor Adams.
39-year-old dead after plunging 70 feet off cliff at NY state park while taking pics with husband
December 28, 2023 | 3:09amA tourist from Singapore fell to her death Friday while snapping photos with her husband on the edge of a cliff in a New York state park, authorities said.
Homeless teen charged with stabbing two men, killing one, is migrant from Guatemala: NYPD
November 21, 2023 | 5:25pmThe stabbing in a LES park followed an argument between the Guatemalan teen and the two victims.
Texas marketing exec, 59, drank from puddle, ate tadpoles to survive 107-degree heat after getting lost while hiking
November 15, 2023 | 5:10pmJeff Hahn, 59, of Austin, and his 25-year-old daughter Harper Hahn planned to hike just a few miles inside Big Bend Ranch State Park in mid-June.
Man allegedly used stolen excavator to build himself a house in Seattle park
October 31, 2023 | 11:35amA Seattle man was arrested for allegedly using a stolen excavator to tear down part of a public park while claiming to have permission to build himself a cabin.
NYC Council mulls expanding smoking ban in parks to nearby sidewalks
October 28, 2023 | 1:03pmThe City Council is considering new legislation to extend an existing ban prohibiting smoking on parkland to cover all sidewalks bordering the greenspace.
Parents warn of drug vials at Brooklyn playgrounds: 'My daughter was gifted a fentanyl container'
October 26, 2023 | 3:11pmParents say that parks and playgrounds in Clinton Hill, Bed-Stuy and other neighborhoods are overrun with used drug paraphernalia. "It's pretty horrific to have your kids come home with fentanyl...
Former SI landfill will feature public park with soil replenished by human feces
October 15, 2023 | 5:57pmOnce the world's largest garbage dump, a portion of the massive Fresh Kills complex in Staten Island is now being turned into parkland -- and the soil will be replenished...
Shoplifting scourge and more: Letters to the Editor — Oct. 15, 2023
October 14, 2023 | 9:37pmNY Post readers discuss the nationwide shoplifting trends, family court judges, protecting Central Park and more.
Georgia cops launch 'sex sting' operation after rampant broad daylight romps in local park
October 4, 2023 | 6:49pm"We have made arrests, upgraded patrols and assigned officers to that park all to no avail," police said.
Brooklynites fear mystery tree killer: 'There’s this person walking around at night with an ax'
October 4, 2023 | 5:08pmThe murderer remains at large, and the motive is unclear.
'Serial sex offender' caught half-naked after creeping near kiddie park in Virginia
October 1, 2023 | 1:38pmAs the suspect tried to flee, he began stripping and throwing his clothes in the woods, authorities said.
Wandering 900-pound bull moose captured in downtown Santa Fe, moved to habitat in northern New Mexico
September 13, 2023 | 1:29pmThe 900-pound moose was sedated with a tranquilizer dart and loaded onto a trailer.