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Brush fires in Brooklyn, throughout the NYC region bring haze and smoke-tinged air
Brush fires in Prospect Park and South Brooklyn added to a spate in the region; expected rain on Sunday should bring some ...
Ranger dies in brush fire as dangerous wildfires cause bad air quality in the tri-state region
Firefighters responded to a 2,000-acre forest fire near the Greenwood Lake Turnpike along state lines in Orange County when a ...
NYC air quality unhealthy as smoke blankets tri-state; mayor bans park grilling
Wildfires continue to burn around the tri-state as red flag warnings remain and drought conditions persist. The fires are leading to smoky skies and diminished air quality. Nearly a half-dozen ...
Gothamist18h
Sprawling new rec center at Central Park's Harlem Meer lake to open next spring
A sprawling new recreation center is set to open up next to the Harlem Meer lake in Central Park next year, marking the ...
Brush fire breaks out in Brooklyn's Prospect Park as Northeast drought continues
The fire was in an “extremely dense” part of Prospect Park on a hill, and there were no structures nearby to be threatened, ...
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This New York City Park Was Constructed On Top Of A Cemetery In 1897 To Provide More Green Spaces For Urbanites In Crowded Neighborhoods
Walker Park in New York City's Greenwich Village used to be a cemetery. In the late 19th century, the park was built on top ...
Parks Department Aims To Plant 18,000 Street Trees Annually
The Parks Department is set to overhaul its street tree planting efforts with a new strategy that aims to fill "every ...
Wildfire Erupts in New York's Prospect Park
A Red Flag warning is in place across the northeastern U.S. on Saturday with an "increased risk of fire danger." ...
Smithsonian Magazine12d
This New York City Park Was Built on Top of a Cemetery
In the late 19th century, city officials turned the final resting place for 10,000 souls into what's now Greenwich Village’s ...