Sentences with phrase «city parks department»

The city parks department has 77 sites in town, and several nature trails thread through the city.

New York City Parks Department reversed its decision and allows artist Aaron Bell to finish his «problematic» noose sculpture in Riverside Park.

The World's Park: Reconnecting a Regional Park with Its Neighbors is a community engagement partnership between the New York City Parks Department, the Queens Museum, and Design Trust for Public Space, focused on equipping people from diverse communities with the knowledge to seek creative improvements for Flushing Meadows Corona Park (FMCP).

He has worked as a newspaper reporter and was a writer and photographer for the New York City Parks Department for 13 years before leaving in 2001 to pursue photography full - time.

At the Studio Museum, Hunt produced exhibitions including «A Constellation, Black Cowboy,» and in 2016 commissioned «inHarlem: Kevin Beasley, Simone Leigh, Kori Newkirk, Rudy Shepherd,» a public sculpture initiative in partnership with the New York City Parks Department.

NEWS New York City Parks Department reverses its decision and allows artist Aaron Bell to finish his «problematic» noose sculpture in Riverside Park.

The city Parks Department is seeking additional funds to revamp DeSalvio Playground — located where SoHo, Nolita and Little Italy meet — after elected officials committed the majority of the money needed.

Aside from working in the city Parks Department and running the nonprofit, Unisphere Inc., the Whitestone resident had previously been an active member in the Queens Republican Party and was known for throwing yearly fund - raisers for her charity.

As community groups talk with neighbors to envision a new playground, they're working with elected officials and the city Parks Department to fund the project, which the Parks Department estimates will cost $ 1.3 million.

Aside from working in the city Parks Department and running the nonprofit, Unisphere Inc., the -LSB-...]

A city watchdog issued a report last week saying that concession businesses in Queens parks could have raked in an additional $ 728,358 over the last three years if it were not for the city Parks Department mishandling of the contracts.

The millions going to the City Parks Department to plant trees, renovate parks, build streets and improve waterfront access?

My first internship was spent at the New York City Parks Department in the Historical Signs Division.

Bryan John Ellicott, a 27 - year - old bisexual trans man from Staten Island, was honored for his scrappy activism, including suing the city Parks Department when he was forced to leave a Staten Island public pool for changing in the men's locker room, and fighting the tampon tax and anti-choice politicians.

The ban would limit smoking in any areas the city parks department manages, so that includes parks where little league games are played, but also the site of many of the festivals that take place in the city, such as Clinton Square, Cathedral Circle, Hanover Square.

The New York City Parks Department is seeking applications for an annual public art exhibition that is taking place next year on the Lower East Side.

The city parks department has reached the end of possible temporary fixes.

Albans) raked in more than $ 1 million in member items to support nonprofits within his district, with the largest chunk going to the city Parks Department for programs at Roy Wilkins Park.

In a letter to city Parks Department and Animal Care and Control officials, Oddo seethed about the «exploding deer population approaching crisis proportions.»

The city Parks Department is cracking down on rogue drivers who illegally park on public lawns and other green spaces.

The city Parks Department, which confirmed the additional funding, said the design process is beginning now but did not give a timeline for when the renovations will start.

NYC Parks Advocates and other green - space boosters sued the city Parks Department in 2013 for misusing Damrosch Park, which is adjacent to Lincoln Center.

The pavilion was completely constructed and designed by the students, who worked as clients of the New York City Parks Department.

While the playground and full - sized athletic field at East 96th Street and Second Avenue has traditionally been considered a playground under the jurisdiction of the city Education Department, the Cuomo administration, in doing research on the matter, found evidence that it was actually a park and should be governed by the city Parks Department.

The city Parks Department said the tree was supposed to be maintained by the Central Park Conservancy.

Liu has also not stopped putting out audits of city agencies, recently taking the city Economic Development Corp. to task for mishandling contracts, the city Parks Department for not making repairs in a timely manner and the management of a 911 call center for an inflated budget and growing timeline.

But Mateo is also a co-owner of La Marina, a night spot located along the Hudson River in upper Manhattan under terms of a $ 1.3 million - a-year contract with the city Parks Department.

ALBANY, NY (08/09/2011)(readMedia)-- New York State AFL - CIO Supports Striking Boathouse Workers — Calls on New York City Parks Department to Force Dean Poll to Respect Workers» Rights

«As such, and on behalf of the 2 1/2 million members of the New York State AFL - CIO, I call upon the New York City Parks Department to use their contractual authority to force Dean Poll to follow the law and respect the rights of their employees.»

State Sen. Tony Avella (l.) and homeowner William Boss stand underneath the tree Boss said the city Parks Department has not pruned since 2003, despite overgrown limbs and storm damage.

While the city is in the midst of its MillionTrees initiative, state Sen. Tony Avella (D - Bayside) is telling the city Parks Department to leave homeowners — who sometimes pay the price for illegally pruning trees the city owns — alone.

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A few hours later, however, the city's parks department relented and said it would allow the state to transport the animal.

America's first public park was established there in 1634, and it was the first U.S. city with its own police department.

New York City's finance department is looking for better ways for residents to pay the up to 10 million parking tickets issued...

A statement from the city says, «Due to public safety concerns, the Corpus Christi Parks & Recreation Department has closed the pier at Cole Park.»

The city's finance department is looking into alternative payment methods like Apple Pay, PayPal and Bitcoin for the roughly $ 600 million in parking ticket revenue it collects annually by issuing up to 10 million tickets.

BROOKLYN - The New York City Department of Transportation has been partnering with Uprose, a Sunset Park - based advocacy group, for the past two years on a new project to improve the neighborhood.

The Make - A-Wish Foundation brought together hundreds of volunteers along with the city's parks and recreation, fire and police departments to help with the cleanup.

«They are given a handout with an explanation of who we are, what we do and why,» Staib explains «We are part of the Department of Interior and the National Parks Service, so we work in tandem so everyone is aware of what's happening at City Tavern.»

The City of Alameda Recreation and Park Department offers a variety of programs and services to youth, teens, adults and seniors to ensure quality leisure activity is available to the community.

The city council approved a pilot plan, and the Park and Recreation Department picked out 10 bikes from a police warehouse and restored them.

When I presented the next year in Atlantic City to recreational department directors gathered for the annual meeting of the New Jersey Parks and Recreation Directors» Association, I spoke to the critical role they could play in improving sports safety by proactively exercising the power of the permit to require youth sport coaches to receive more training in first aid, CPR, and the signs and symptoms of a concussion.

Aurora — The city on Monday learned it has been awarded a $ 200,000 Illinois Department of Natural Resources matching grant for further renovations of Garfield Park on the east side.

If their time expires, the Chicago Police Department can write $ 50 tickets, Park District and city revenue officials said.

The Chicago Food Policy Action Council and the Food Chain Workers Alliance have played a leadership role in the City's adoption of the Program by supporting the Chicago Good Food Taskforce organized by the Mayor's Office including multiple City of Chicago Sister Agencies (Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Park District, Chicago City Colleges, Chicago Housing Authority) and Departments (Department of Public Health, Department of Family and Support Services, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Aviation, and Procurement).

The road to Milky Way Park is a joint effort of the city, Chemung Township, the McHenry County Highway Department and the Illinois Department of Transportation.

Pass fees and park information can be found on the city web site www.ci.mchenry.il.us under Parks and Recreation or call the Parks Department at 815.363.2160.

The city or state transportation departments may have unused remnants from roadway development for unique parks.

The Park District's programming staff will work with the city's Planning Department and the traffic consultants at Rosemont - based Kenig, Lindgren, O'Hara, Aboona Inc. to confirm expected usage at Frontier Park, Brissa said.

The park is accessible from Smith Boulevard, Parker Avenue or Howell Place; for more information call the City of Aurora's Department of Parks and Recreation at 630-898-7228.