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    • Looking Back on Our Work in 2020
    December 15, 2020
    Testimony to Manhattan Community Board 1 on Governors Island Rezoning
    December 11, 2020
    Testimony to City Council on Parks Equity and COVID-19
    October 22, 2020
    October 17th Citywide Parks Cleanup
    October 17, 2020
    Release: Continue Open Streets Permanently
    September 28, 2020
    NY4P in The Architect's Newspaper: Op-Ed - NYC, don't give up on parks
    September 24, 2020
    NY4P in the Queens Chronicle: Parks and Rec budget cuts are hitting home
    September 24, 2020
    Testimony to City Council on Open Culture Program
    September 24, 2020
    NY4P in the Brooklyn Eagle: Governors Island could be future hub
    September 17, 2020
    NY4P in Curbed: New Yorkers Keep City Parks from Turning Into 'Junkyards'
    September 17, 2020
    Testimony to City Council on Tree Removal
    September 14, 2020
    NY4P in Columbia Magazine: Why City Parks are More Important Than Ever
    September 10, 2020
    NY4P on WCBS 880: Budget Cuts Leave NYC Parks Dirtier Amid Pandemic
    August 28, 2020
    Release: Play Fair Calls on the City to Protect Jobs of Park Workers
    August 28, 2020
    NY4P in The New York Times: Trash Piles Up in Parks, Just When New Yorkers Need Them Most
    August 27, 2020
    Release: Civic Groups Call for a Director of the Public Realm
    August 20, 2020
    NY4P Op-Ed in the New York Daily News: Build new parks where they're needed most.
    July 27, 2020
    NY4P in The Chief Leader: Local 983 Head Seeks Restoration of Park Rangers
    July 17, 2020
    NY4P in The New York Times: NYC Has 2,300 Parks. But Poor Neighborhoods Lose Out.
    July 15, 2020
    NY4P in THE CITY: Budget Cuts Make Rangers an Endangered Species in City Parks
    July 7, 2020
    NY4P in Newsweek: NYC Budget Cuts Parks Budget by 14% When People Say They Need Them Most
    July 2, 2020
    Release: Play Fair Coalition - 14% Slash to Parks Budget Threatens Open Spaces When New Yorkers Need Them Most
    July 2, 2020
    NY4P in Queens Daily Eagle: Top parks advocate calls on city to open up pools, golf courses and cemeteries
    June 28, 2020
    Release: NY4P and NYLCV Support Council Members’ Call to Reallocate Funding from NYPD to Parks Enforcement Patrol
    June 25, 2020
    Release: NY4P Commends Administration on Reopening Playgrounds, Calls on City to Ensure they are Adequately Funded
    June 18, 2020
    Release: Make Playground Reopening Part of Phase 2
    June 18, 2020
    NY4P in THE CITY: Cuomo Gives Go-Ahead to Reopen Playgrounds, But Mayor Won’t Unlock Them
    June 11, 2020
    Statement on Racism from the Parks and Open Space Partners - NYC
    June 4, 2020
    Statement on Racism in NYC and the United States
    June 2, 2020
    Release: NY4P Supports City Council’s 10-Point Plan to Open NYC Beaches Safely this Summer
    May 25, 2020
    Release: NY4P Commends de Blasio for Opening Beaches; Expanding Open Streets
    May 22, 2020
    Release: City Must Protect Parks and Open Spaces as New Yorkers Grapple with COVID-19 Pandemic
    May 21, 2020
    Testimony to City Council on the Executive Budget
    May 21, 2020
    Release: NY4P Applauds Creation of New Fund for Parks Nonprofits
    May 14, 2020
    NY4P in the News: Park Access Restrictions due to the Coronavirus
    May 11, 2020
    Release: ​If Restrictions are Placed on Park Access, New Yorkers for Parks Calls On the City to Enforce them Equitably
    May 7, 2020
    NY4P Announces High Line’s Adam Ganser as Executive Director
    April 28, 2020
    Letter to the City Council Committee on Transportation about opening streets for pedestrians and cyclists
    April 27, 2020
    Spring 2020 Daffodil Project blooms bring joy to NYC
    April 20, 2020
    Update to Play Fair Coalition following the announcement of the FY21 Executive Budget
    April 16, 2020
    Release: Statement on Mayor’s Executive Budget for Parks
    April 16, 2020
    Release: Play Fair Coalition and Councilmember Peter Koo Call on City to Play Fair with Parks
    April 14, 2020
    NY4P in City Limits: ​Parks Dept. Signals Funding Freeze to Nonprofits
    April 3, 2020
    New Yorkers for Parks Calls on City to Reverse Course on Spending Freeze for Nonprofit Parks Organizations
    April 3, 2020
    Official Parks Updates in Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic
    March 19, 2020
    NY4P in QNS: Queens lawmaker launches digital rally calling on city to increase funding for NYC Parks
    March 16, 2020
    Release: Play Fair Coalition and Councilmember Peter Koo Launch Second Year of Play Fair Campaign with a Digital Rally
    March 13, 2020
    Testimony to City Council on the NYC Parks Preliminary Budget
    March 13, 2020
    Spring 2020 Update
    March 4, 2020
    Testimony to City Council on the Parks Enforcement Patrol (PEP) Program
    February 26, 2020
    Webinar: Introduction to Community Boards for Park Advocates
    January 29, 2020
    Testimony to City Council on the Use of Pesticides on City-Owned Property
    January 29, 2020
    Testimony to City Council on Parks Department Concessions Process
    January 27, 2020