Around town

This week's roundup of park related news items of interest:

Westchester School Districts Turn To Organic Solution To Synthetic Turf Fields [CBS]

UES Softball Season Delayed Amid Bureaucratic Finger-Pointing, Players Say [DNA Info]

Cops hunting perv who exposed himself to girl in Queens [Daily News]

Parks Enforcement Patrol Officers Scarce in Queens [The Forum]

De Blasio plans to permanently close large portions of Central, Prospect Parks to weekday car traffic: sources [Daily News]

Searching for the next High Line, city identifies 700 miles of unused space [Crains]

Elmhurst plants a tree to honor late Parks Department employee [Queens Courier]

Person of interest in custody in bludgeoning death [NY Post]

Rosemary’s Playground far from fun and games [Queens Chronicle]

Gates are likely for two parking lots [Queens Chronicle]

Saw-Wielding Man on Scooter Arrested for Cutting Down UWS Trees, Police Say [DNA Info]