parks
Pigeons have turned NYC park into poop-covered horror scene, ruffling residents' feathers: 'Belongs to those f--king birds!'
Overzealous bird lovers have transformed an Upper East Side park into a poop-covered nightmare out of Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds."
City tears down homeless man's 'ticking time bomb' cabin, gold mine in public park
“It is going to take years to restore the park.”
Proposed Brooklyn skate park partially backed by Tony Hawk divides community, politicians: 'Shocking'
“It is our green space and it is well loved and it is well used. It is rare…and we don’t want any of it paved,” one resident paved.
Historic Tropicana Las Vegas hotel closing this spring, will be replaced with new baseball stadium
"This is an exciting next chapter for Bally’s, and we are honored to be a key partner with the Athletics on bringing a Major League ballpark to the great city...
Eric Adams plays both hero and villain — but loses public trust in the process
Mayor Adams has been plagued by a stubborn opponent who thwarts his every initiative and contradicts his every public statement. That stubborn opponent is: Mayor Adams.
39-year-old dead after plunging 70 feet off cliff at NY state park while taking pics with husband
A tourist from Singapore fell to her death Friday while snapping photos with her husband on the edge of a cliff in a New York state park, authorities said.
Homeless teen charged with stabbing two men, killing one, is migrant from Guatemala: NYPD
The stabbing in a LES park followed an argument between the Guatemalan teen and the two victims.
Texas marketing exec, 59, drank from puddle, ate tadpoles to survive 107-degree heat after getting lost while hiking
Jeff Hahn, 59, of Austin, and his 25-year-old daughter Harper Hahn planned to hike just a few miles inside Big Bend Ranch State Park in mid-June.
Man allegedly used stolen excavator to build himself a house in Seattle park
A Seattle man was arrested for allegedly using a stolen excavator to tear down part of a public park while claiming to have permission to build himself a cabin.
NYC Council mulls expanding smoking ban in parks to nearby sidewalks
The City Council is considering new legislation to extend an existing ban prohibiting smoking on parkland to cover all sidewalks bordering the greenspace.
Parents warn of drug vials at Brooklyn playgrounds: 'My daughter was gifted a fentanyl container'
Parents say that parks and playgrounds in Clinton Hill, Bed-Stuy and other neighborhoods are overrun with used drug paraphernalia. "It's pretty horrific to have your kids come home with fentanyl...
Former SI landfill will feature public park with soil replenished by human feces
Once the world's largest garbage dump, a portion of the massive Fresh Kills complex in Staten Island is now being turned into parkland -- and the soil will be replenished...
Shoplifting scourge and more: Letters to the Editor — Oct. 15, 2023
NY Post readers discuss the nationwide shoplifting trends, family court judges, protecting Central Park and more.
Georgia cops launch 'sex sting' operation after rampant broad daylight romps in local park
"We have made arrests, upgraded patrols and assigned officers to that park all to no avail," police said.
Brooklynites fear mystery tree killer: 'There’s this person walking around at night with an ax'
The murderer remains at large, and the motive is unclear.
'Serial sex offender' caught half-naked after creeping near kiddie park in Virginia
As the suspect tried to flee, he began stripping and throwing his clothes in the woods, authorities said.
Wandering 900-pound bull moose captured in downtown Santa Fe, moved to habitat in northern New Mexico
The 900-pound moose was sedated with a tranquilizer dart and loaded onto a trailer.
Girl finds rare 2.95-carat diamond in Arkansas park -- on her birthday
The 2.95-carat diamond is the second-largest found at the Arkansas state park this year.
Perv grabs woman in Bronx park, tries to force sex act: NYPD
A 39-year-old woman was sitting in a Bronx park on Friday morning when a stranger tried to force her to perform a sex act on him, police said.
Body of a woman found inside duffel bag in San Fran park
The remains of Kelly Brock Koike, 37, were discovered Sunday evening about a mile from where thousands of people were gathered at the Outside Lands Music Festival.