tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87433856195151303662024-03-14T04:39:28.403-04:00A Walk in the ParkA news and information resource dedicated to transparency, accountability, community-based planning & consultation, and the health and public safety of visitors and employees in New York City's public park and recreation system.A Walk in the Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411574286833079876noreply@blogger.comBlogger1946125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743385619515130366.post-42298435672605233852019-03-01T15:09:00.001-05:002019-03-01T15:19:43.889-05:00Brother Jimmy's Heading To La Marina?
Locked Up. La Marina’s liquor license was placed on emergency suspension by the State Liquor Authority in December. In a desperate attempt to try to re-brand themselves and hold on to the controversial Parks Department concession, La Marina owners are attempting to install Jimmy Goldman, the owner of the Brother's Jimmy's restaurant chain as an operator. A Walk in the Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411574286833079876noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743385619515130366.post-48401703694756612372018-11-21T13:15:00.000-05:002018-11-23T17:59:08.835-05:00La Marina Drug Bust
A La Marina employee was arrested for selling drugs out of La Marina, the controversial Parks Department concession after a 5 month investigation by police. The politically connected establishment, whose owners include Mayor de Blasio associate Fernando Mateo, has racked up numerous violations as well as the ire of local residents. (File photo:&A Walk in the Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411574286833079876noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743385619515130366.post-90701902018173868562018-07-18T15:01:00.002-04:002019-02-17T12:02:18.326-05:00 La Marina Shut Down After City Inspection Yields More than 90 Violations
The controversial Parks Department concession La Marina in upper Manhattan operated by the Manhattan River Group LLC whose owners include Mayor de Blasio associate Fernando Mateo was shut down on Friday night after an inspection. More than 90 violations were issued by the Department of Health, The State Liquor Authority and the NYPD. (Photos: A Walk in the Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411574286833079876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743385619515130366.post-15705663900229538942018-06-11T13:42:00.000-04:002019-04-27T19:34:48.892-04:00Revenue, Play Continue To Drop At Trump's Ferry Point Golf Course - Rates Raised For NYC Residents
"You literally can't even get on the course it's so packed” - Eric Trump
Trump's ten million dollar clubhouse under construction earlier this year. Donald Trump’s two sons arrived by a Trump branded helicopter and presided over the opening of the Clubhouse banquet facility ribbon cutting ceremony. At least one son however had some veracity issuesA Walk in the Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411574286833079876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743385619515130366.post-85830341645445589222018-05-12T13:28:00.000-04:002018-05-12T21:49:06.920-04:00 Rare Bird Sighting Creates A Stir in Central Park
A rarely seen Kirtland's Warbler in Central Park has been attracting throngs of onlookers. (Photo by Timberdoole)
Manhattan
By Geoffrey Croft
The excitement was palpable.
A rare creature weighing less than an ounce has been creating quite a scene in Central Park, NYC Park Advocates has learned.
A Kirtland's Warbler, a colorful songbird has attracted thousands A Walk in the Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411574286833079876noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743385619515130366.post-8168634038716199842018-02-20T16:01:00.002-05:002018-02-20T16:01:55.505-05:00Shots Fired Into Crowd In Playground Where Deceased Newborn Was Found Queens
By Geoffrey Croft
Shots were fired into a Queens playground yesterday afternoon, NYC Park Advocates has learned.
A park worker retuning from lunch heard the shots inside Dutch Kills Playground near 28 St., Crescent St. bet. 37 Ave. and 36 Ave
"I heard Pow Pow, Pow. I looked into the park saw a guy his hands up like was just shooting," the worker said.
The park worker saw two A Walk in the Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411574286833079876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743385619515130366.post-15029132379705031352018-02-06T17:33:00.000-05:002018-02-06T18:21:05.355-05:00FDNY Ice Rescue In Forest Park - Child, 11, In Serious Condition Queens
By Geoffrey Croft
The Fire Department pulled an 11-year-old child out of the ice waters in Forest Park this afternoon after apparently falling through the ice.
Divers found the boy submerged in Strack Pond about 50 feet from the shore and pulled him to shoreline.
The first 911 call came at 4:05 p.m. for a person in the water.
FDNY performed CPR on the scene. CPR A Walk in the Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411574286833079876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743385619515130366.post-54860843063417740712018-01-23T17:31:00.000-05:002018-01-25T20:31:37.865-05:00Newest Park In Chelsea A Step Closer To Reality
Coming Soon - A Place To Play. A mother and child stop and peer through an open fence on West 20th Street between 6th and & 7th Avenue yesterday to watch a construction crew demolish a former Department of Sanitation building. Since 2010 Chelsea residents have fought tooth and nail to transform a 10,000 sq. ft, quarter-acre lot into a A Walk in the Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411574286833079876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743385619515130366.post-22687749007742453712018-01-16T17:54:00.001-05:002018-01-16T17:58:48.886-05:00Pregnant Woman Assaulted In Riverside Park In Off-Leash Dog Incident Manhattan
By Geoffrey Croft
A woman who is seven months pregnant was punched in the face in Riverside Park after a confrontation with a man over her unleashed dog, NYC Park Advocates has learned.
The 39-year-old upper Westside resident was in the park on Sunday night with her dog off-leash at 7:40 p.m. when she was confronted by a man in his 40's who A Walk in the Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411574286833079876noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743385619515130366.post-82618102208885163802018-01-12T16:42:00.000-05:002018-01-12T18:41:38.100-05:00Central Park: Police Officer Steven McDonald Honored At His Old Precinct"There is more love in this city than there are street corners,” - Steven McDonald
Patti Ann McDonald, wife of the late NYPD Det. Steven McDonald, attended the unveiling of his memorial with their son, NYPD Sgt. Conor McDonald at the Central Park Precinct. A year after being assigned to the park he was shot three times by a fifteen-year-old who the officer was A Walk in the Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411574286833079876noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743385619515130366.post-5600461595468254132018-01-11T18:05:00.004-05:002018-01-12T17:38:58.934-05:00Barry Grodenchik Appointed As New Parks Committee Chair For City Council City-Wide
By Geoffrey Croft
City Council Member Barry S. Grodenchik has replaced Mark Levine as the Chair of the Parks and Recreation Committee.
Grodenchik represents the twenty-third council district in Eastern Queens and was elected to the council in November 2015.
“I am honored to have been elected by my colleagues as chair of the parks committee," Barry GrodenchikA Walk in the Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411574286833079876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743385619515130366.post-82438521201427736312017-12-08T15:24:00.000-05:002017-12-08T16:12:10.060-05:00Homeless Man Attacks Park Police In Historic Rec. Center
Security Questioned at Recreation Center After Violent Incident. Two PEP officers were injured at the Asser Levy Recreation Center on November 27th when an emotional disturbed homeless man attacked them while attempted to place the man under arrest. The suspect has six prior arrests.
The problems, officers say, were compounded by lax security at A Walk in the Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411574286833079876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743385619515130366.post-80342012028911561472017-12-07T16:45:00.000-05:002017-12-07T16:45:44.422-05:00Woman Struck By Hit & Run Driver In Prospect Park
Brooklyn
A 51-year-old woman walking in Prospect Park was struck from behind by a vehicle that fled the scene according to police.
The incident occurred this morning at 4:55 a.m. on the West Drive near the Parade Grounds on the jogging path along the roadside.
The victim, an Ocean Parkway resident, was taken to Methodist Hospital where she is being treated for a fractured spine A Walk in the Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411574286833079876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743385619515130366.post-22155465236642088652017-12-07T12:09:00.001-05:002017-12-07T12:09:41.770-05:00CUNY Professor Attacked After Trying To Stop Teens From Setting Fire In Staten Island Playground
Staten Island
By Geoffrey Croft
A professor at CUNY College of Staten Island was viscously beaten by a group of teens in a playground.
The victim was walking in the park when he saw a group of teenagers setting a fire and asked them to stop.
As he walked away, one of the men punched him in the back of the head, knocking him to the ground. The others punched and kicked the victim.A Walk in the Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411574286833079876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743385619515130366.post-58222919311253146762017-12-05T14:16:00.004-05:002017-12-05T15:28:38.890-05:00Queens Playground Gun-Point Robbery
The police released images of one of the suspects who accompanied a victim to the ATM machine. (video below)
Queens
By Geoffrey Croft
Police are looking for two suspects wanted for a gun-point robbery in a Long-Island City playground.
The suspects approached two men in their 20s inside John F. Murray Playground on November 29 at 6:30pm. near 45th Avenue and 11th Street. A Walk in the Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411574286833079876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743385619515130366.post-86657753469329926812017-11-30T17:09:00.000-05:002017-12-08T21:17:02.765-05:00Joggers Attacked In Fort Tryon Park Near Cloisters Manhattan
By Geoffrey Croft
Two joggers were assaulted in an attempted robbery in Fort Tryon Park according to police.
One victim was assaulted after coming to the aid of a fellow runner.
A 47-year-old man was jogging alone inside the park when he spotted a man accosting a woman.
He tried to defend the woman against her attacker. The A Walk in the Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411574286833079876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743385619515130366.post-80204202950940803622017-11-10T17:31:00.000-05:002017-11-10T17:31:20.196-05:00Teen Slashed, I-Phone Robbed In Brooklyn ParkBrooklyn
By Geoffrey Croft
A teen was robbed by a group of males and slashed, NYC Park Advocates has learned.
The victim, 17, told police three men approached him in City Line Park on Wednesday at 6:40 pm.
One of robbers grabbed him from behind, pushed him down, forcing his head to the ground.
The two other attackers riffled through his pockets taking cash and an A Walk in the Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411574286833079876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743385619515130366.post-35079154346926505872017-11-10T14:19:00.000-05:002017-11-10T14:19:38.725-05:00Central Park: Teen Gun-Point Suspects Arrested Ski Mask Robbery Manhattan
By Geoffrey Croft
The police apprehended two teen suspects wanted in last night’s gun point robbery in Central Park.
The male victim, 37, was walking alone through the park at 9:40 p.m. at East Drive near 96th Street
wearing headphones, when a boy and girl, both 15, came from behind and pushed him.
One of the robbers was wearing a ski mask.
The male A Walk in the Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411574286833079876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743385619515130366.post-31739718156221950352017-11-07T14:20:00.000-05:002017-11-15T12:21:00.677-05:00Gang Attacks Teens In Fort Tryon Park - Several Other Stabbings In Area Update
Manhattan
By Geoffrey Croft
New details have emerged in Monday's multiple stabbing incidents in upper Manhattan by a large group.
Police responded to at least three separate stabbings on Monday evening.
Two teens were viciously attacked by a gang of males inside Fort Tryon Park NYC Park Advocates has learned.
Two victims, ages, 16, and 17A Walk in the Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411574286833079876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743385619515130366.post-29429524600904895222017-11-04T11:29:00.000-04:002017-11-15T12:14:14.158-05:00Vigil Held For Hudson River Park Bike Path Victims
"All of us, I know feel shocked, and saddened and angry that this beautiful part of our daily lives as New Yorkers this incredible stretch of parkland where we ride our bikes and walk with our children and our loved ones was turned into an instrument of death and destruction." - Brad Hoylman - New York State Senator
Two women originally from Argentina hold the A Walk in the Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411574286833079876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743385619515130366.post-31281560774234598542017-11-03T16:00:00.001-04:002017-11-03T17:20:09.307-04:00Union Picket Stabbing At US Open Tennis Construction Site In FMCP
Queens
By Geoffrey Croft
A violent melee broke out yesterday between union and non-union Iron workers that left one man in serious condition after being stabbed and two others slashed several times.
The first victim, 35, was stabbed in the arm and in the groan which cut an artery. He underwent surgery last night and remains hospitalized.
A second victim, 45 received A Walk in the Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411574286833079876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743385619515130366.post-91467795280089175162017-11-01T01:41:00.003-04:002017-11-02T00:37:42.627-04:00Hudson River Park Bike Path Used To Kill 8 In Terror Attack, 11 More injured
The Hudson River Park Bike Path was strewn with bodies and mangled bicycles after Tuesday's terrorist attack that killed eight and wounded eleven more. (Photo: Bebeto Matthews/Associated Press)
Manhattan
By Geoffrey Croft
A terrorist plowed into unsuspecting Hudson River Park bike path users killing eight and wounding eleven more in what officials called a terrorist A Walk in the Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411574286833079876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743385619515130366.post-43516468681574530622017-10-24T05:14:00.002-04:002017-10-26T21:12:22.470-04:00Gov. Cuomo Puts Brakes On Controversial Parkland Development "We are concerned that a park's zoning properties could facilitate alienation to private real estate developers. Classification as a park or parkland should not provide zoning bonuses to private industry." - Governor Andrew Cuomo
Rendering of the massive 1,175,000 square foot development including a more than A Walk in the Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411574286833079876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743385619515130366.post-21542334968684223932017-08-28T15:28:00.001-04:002017-08-28T15:34:08.001-04:00Dr. Marion Sims Statue Vandalized In Central Park
Manhattan
By Geoffrey Croft
The statue of controversial gynecologist James Marion Sims was defaced in Central Park over the weekend.
The word "Racists" was spray painted in red paint on the face and on the back of the statue.
No cameras are located in the immediate area according to police who are investigating.
The vandalism was discovered on Saturday, 9 a.m.
A Walk in the Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411574286833079876noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743385619515130366.post-23561759198672915782017-08-17T13:00:00.002-04:002017-08-28T15:28:38.355-04:00Central Park: Root System Decay Cause Of Tree Failure Injury Manhattan
By Geoffrey Croft
Root system decay caused the massive American Elm tree to come crashing down on a family of four on Tuesday in Central Park.
An inspection determined the tree fell over “as a result of decay in the root system beneath the surrounding pavement,” according to the Central Park Conservancy, the non-profit group responsible for tree maintenance in the A Walk in the Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411574286833079876noreply@blogger.com0