Light at the End of the Rail Tunnel?
Dec 01, 2000
When the Port Authority of New York was created some seventy-five years ago, it had among its primary purposes the construction of a rail tunnel under the harbor. Such
Election Special--THE PARKS AND THE POLS
Oct 01, 2000
 Few candidates have put a high priority on the need for open space, greenery, or recreation in the city. But there are many issues the candidates could be talking about.
Election Special--The Major Local Issues, from dredging to access
Oct 01, 2000
 Election 2000 finds the waterfront a more heavily used and more important resource than it has been for generations. In New York, more citizens use the water's edge than vote.
In the News: Garbage Out, Parks In; Also, rating New York City's parks
Sep 01, 2000
 A new State Park will be created along the waterfront in Williamsburg, a neighborhood with the dubious honor of having among the least open space and the most waste transfer
In the News: A Ban on Jet Skis?
Sep 01, 2000
 They're fast, furious, they're loud, they're dirty -- a threat to the environment, a menace to wildlife, and, increasingly, a danger to human beings. That is how more and more people
Final Design for Brooklyn Waterfront Park. Also: Funding for Urban Parks
Aug 01, 2000
 Less than a year ago, neighborhood opposition killed a proposal for a massive hotel and development along the DUMBO shoreline in Brooklyn. Since then, with amazing swiftness, a realistic plan
City Beaches: Safe for Swimming?
Aug 01, 2000
 There was a time when a hot-dog vendor working on the beach at Coney Island could sell 250,000 hot dogs in one day. That, at least, is what
In the News: The War on Beetles
Jul 01, 2000
 The Asian long-horned beetle has struck again, this time infesting trees along Luther Gulick Playground near the Manhattan approach to the Williamsburg Bridge. The trees were chopped down, chipped and
The City's Crowded Waterways
Jul 01, 2000
 Giant oil tankers, passenger ferries, freight ships laden with Toyotas all navigate the narrow channels of New York's harbor. So, increasingly, do sail boats, jet skiers and kayaks. The waters
In the News: Roundup
Jun 01, 2000
 Final Stages of Brooklyn Bridge Park The final master plan for the Brooklyn Bridge Park will be presented in mid-June. Earlier in the spring, after a six-month process that |