Parks

The 61-foot rubber duck will make an appearance in Rye, N.Y. this weekend.

After nearly a year of delays, the Broadway branch in Astoria returns with modern upgrades, expanded spaces and new community facilities.

More than 100 blocks across the borough entered this year’s contest.

Columbia researchers found the arachnids in outer-borough parks. Tick-borne illnesses have also increased dramatically in the city.

Frustrations are rising as riders accuse the agency of vague reasoning for shutting down the bike path overnight.

The hand-painted pigeon coming to the High Line asks New Yorkers to reconsider the feathered friend.

The announcement follows six drownings at city beaches so far this summer.

In a city surrounded by water, finding free or affordable swim lessons for kids can be confoundingly hard, creating a headache for parents and a public safety crisis, according to some advocates.

The law calls for at least half of the blacktop pier to become park space and paves the way for the relocation of a nearby heliport.

A previously unreported death at Rockaway Beach last week brings the total number of drownings at city beaches this summer to six.