It's My Park

It's My Park episodes:

• 09.05.2013

  Under the Boardwalk

  The Boardwalk on Staten Island reopens after carpenters repair damage from Hurricane Sandy.

  
• 09.05.2013

  Art in City Hall Park

  The sculpture exhibition "Lightness of Being" is on view in City Hall Park through December.

  
• 09.05.2013

  The Longest Mural

  NYC Parks partnered with local community organizations and City agencies to paint jersey barriers that were placed on Shore Front Parkway from Beach 74th to Beach 107th Streets to protect pedestrians and bicyclists in the absence of the Rockaway boardwalk,...

  
• 09.05.2013

  Pumped in the Rockaways

  The first phase of the sand replacement project at Rockaway Beach has begun.

  
• 09.05.2013

  How to ID Poison Ivy

  Ghanim Khalil, an Urban Park Ranger with NYC Parks in Willowbrook Park, Staten Island, explains how to identify and avoid poison ivy, aka Toxicodendron radicans.

  
• 09.05.2013

  Weed Eating Weevils

  Mile-A-Minute Beetles are released at the Willow Lake Preserve in Flushing Meadows Corona Park to combat Mile-A-Minute Weed, an invasive vine in endangering indigenous species.

  
• 07.02.2013

  Williamsburg Tots

  The Tots Program at the McCarren Play Center is a popular spot in Williamsburg, Brooklyn where adult center members bring their kids to play.

  
• 05.31.2013

  Adam Yauch Park

  On Friday, May 3, Brooklyn Parks Commissioner Kevin Jeffrey joined Borough President Marty Markowitz; Council Member Stephen Levin; member of the Beastie Boys Adam Horovitz; parents of Adam Yauch, Noel and Frances Yauch; members of the Yauch family; former Parks...

  
• 05.30.2013

  Blue Heron

  Urban Park Rangers welcome visitors to the nature center, hiking trails, pond, and brand new tot lot.

  
• 05.06.2013

  Starlight Park

  Starlight Park is the latest park to open along the banks of The Bronx River.

  
• 05.02.2013

  Hudson River Greenway

  The busiest bike path in America runs continuously up and down Manhattan's West Side, above and beside the Hudson River, offering spectacular views of the bridges, landmarks and parks along the way.

  
• 04.26.2013

  Sixteen Sycamores Playground

  On Arbor Day, Sixteen Sycamores Playground re-opened after $1 million in improvements were made and one missing Sycamore Tree was planted. The project was funded in part by $500,000 allocations from Borough President Marty Markowitz and Council Member Levin.

  
• 04.25.2013

  Where Have All the Tulips Gone?

  Meet Diane Shaub, Curator of the Conservatory Garden in Central Park, as she explains this year's planting pattern.

  
• 04.17.2013

  Sorrentino Recreation Center

  Sorrentino Recreation Center in Far Rockaway is an integral part of the neighborhood.

  
• 04.12.2013

  Walk NYC

  Walk NYC is a FREE program that encourages New Yorkers of all ages to get fit while enjoying the outdoors. With funding provided by Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, Parks will staff locations throughout the city with trained walking instructors...

  
• 04.05.2013

  MoMA PS1 Dome

  After Hurricane Sandy, MoMA PS1, in partnership with Volkswagen and the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation, provided a temporary geodesic dome that will serve as a center for culture, education, and community in the Rockaways. As a flexible space,...

  
• 04.02.2013

  Pouring Concrete Boardwalk at Rockaway

  Reconstruction is underway at Rockaway Beach after Hurricane Sandy.

  
• 03.18.2013

  New York City of Trees

  Benjamin Swett's photographs of New York City's Trees are on view in the Arsenal Gallery in Central Park from March 7 to April 26, 2013.

  
• 03.15.2013

  Construction at Beach 97th Street

  In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Parks employees and contractors are working to ready the facilities at Rockaway for beach season.

  
• 02.21.2013

  Rockaway Boardwalk After Sandy

  In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Nick Carbonara and his fellow NYC Parks carpenters are restoring the beloved boardwalk, plank by plank.

  
• 02.19.2013

  Shape Up Train the Trainer Program

  Volunteers who want to help their neighbors become more physically fit train to become fitness instructors through Shape Up NYC, a free program offered by NYC Parks, in partnership with Equinox, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, NYC Service, and the...

  
• 01.29.2013

  Natural Area Volunteers

  Natural Areas Volunteers (NAVigators) is a new service program that recruits, trains, and supports volunteers for a variety of ecological projects across the city. NAVigators also help establish New York City as a global destination for environmental service projects in...

  
• 01.17.2013

  Winter Jam NYC

  Presented by NYC Parks Department and the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA), Winter Jam NYC is a free annual winter sports festival that encourages New Yorkers to get out and enjoy the outdoors in the colder months.

  
• 01.10.2013

  Volunteers at Rockaways

  Volunteers dig out parks and playgrounds in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy.

  
• 12.27.2012

  Crotona Park Volunteers

  Volunteers are invited to Crotona Park in the Bronx every Sunday starting January 13, 2013.

  
• 12.06.2012

  Van Cortlandt Park Ice Skating Rink

  Ice skating returns to The Bronx!

  
• 11.21.2012

  The Battery After Sandy

  In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy volunteers joined the clean up effort at The Battery.

  
• 11.20.2012

  Fir Tree at Doris C. Freedman Plaza

  This 40-foot-tall steel sculpture by Monika Sosnowska was installed at the southeast corner of Central Park in Fall/Winter 2012-2013.

  
• 10.10.2012

  Niki de Saint Phalle

  Niki de Saint Phalle's signature sculptures (nanas, totems, athletes, and jazz musicians) of polyester resin, with mosaics of ceramic, mirror, and stained glass are temporarily situated on the Park Avenue Malls for an exhibition commemorating the tenth anniversary of Saint...

  
• 10.03.2012

  Monuments Conservation Program

  The Citywide Monuments Conservation Program performs conservation and maintenance of the extensive and irreplaceable public art collection in New York City's parks. Since its inception, the program has conserved 60 sculptures and provided full-scale, high-quality annual care for more than...

  
• 10.03.2012

  Public Art

  This citywide exhibition of public art celebrates the 40 year history of the Temporary Public Art Program.

  
• 09.25.2012

  Traveling Rings of Riverside Park

  A community forms around this unique amenity on Manhattan's west side at 105th Street.

  
• 09.20.2012

  Chess in the Park Rapid Open

  From amateurs to grandmasters, hundreds of chess players compete in the Chess-in-the-Park Rapid Open held every fall in Central Park.

  
• 09.14.2012

  Shape Up Outdoors

  Every summer Shape Up NYC offers free fitness classes every week outdoors in parks across the city.

  
• 09.05.2012

  Randall's Island Rice Paddy

  School children thresh rice at New York City's one and only rice paddy.

  
• 09.05.2012

  Brooklyn Book Festival

  The Brooklyn Book Festival in Columbus Park is one of America's premier book festivals presenting an array of national and international literary stars and emerging authors. This hip, smart diverse gathering attracts thousands of book lovers of all ages to...

  
• 08.20.2012

  Narrows Botanical Garden

  Discover the Bay Ridge community's own horticultural masterpiece!

  
• 07.24.2012

  Senior Swim

  Many of NYC's public pools reserve sessions exclusively for seniors (ages 62 and over).

  
• 07.19.2012

  New York Philharmonic in Central Park

  Principal Oboist Liang Wang of the New York Philharmonic describes the experience of performing at Concerts in the Parks.

  
• 07.02.2012

  Play Mobile

  Play Mobiles come to Betsy Head Park in Brooklyn.

  
• 06.20.2012

  Socrates Sculpture Park

  Socrates Sculpture Park, on the Queens side of the East River Waterfront, is an exhibition space like no other.

  
• 06.07.2012

  Adapted Aquatics Program

  NYC Parks offers a free aquatics program for people with disabilities at nine locations throughout the city. The program includes exercise therapy and swim instruction.

  
• 06.04.2012

  Boathouse on Meadow Lake

  The Boathouse on Meadow Lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, is home to three unique institutions: Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, The American Small Craft Association, and Row New York.

  
• 05.29.2012

  Central Park Children's Glade

  The Central Park Conservancy's "A Clearing in the Forest" series combines eco-education and multicultural family fun at interactive dance, music, art, storytelling, wildlife, and puppetry performances. Programs happen on alternating Sundays at 12:00 pm in the Park's most natural playground,...

  
• 05.22.2012

  Gardens of Bartow-Pell

  Meet Frasier Holloway, the gardener at Bartow-Pell Mansion in Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx and tour the grounds. His garden is a recent recipient of the American Express Partners in Preservation Grant.

  
• 05.14.2012

  Salamander Monitoring with the Urban Park Rangers

  Third graders track salamanders in Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx.

  
• 05.09.2012

  Urban Farm at the Battery

  School children and office workers alike grow vegetables in Lower Manhattan!

  
• 04.30.2012

  Double Dutch

  Check out Stan's Pepper Steppers, tournament champions based out of Queens demo in Washington Square Park.

  
• 04.20.2012

  S'MAC at First Park

  Sarita Ekya, owner of S'MAC, brings macaroni & cheese to First Park.

  
• 04.16.2012

  Wave Hill

  Explore gardens and galleries in The Bronx on the banks of the historic Hudson River.