The pandemic ignited a conversation about the use of public space, but the city’s lack of public restrooms has led to long lines and some uncomfortable situations. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Parks and Other Recreation Areas”
Residents and Revelers Clash Over Washington Square Park
By Gotham Rex on June 18, 2021
As the pandemic eases, the park has attracted crowds of young people who regard it as a place to let loose. Residents say the scene is out of control. Source: New York Times
Summer of Love, 2021, in New York
By Gotham Rex on June 12, 2021
For decades, certain corners of the city were so smoothed by money they seemed off-limits to those just starting out as adults. But for one brief shining moment, it all belongs to the young. Source: New York Times
Sure, It’s Raining. But It’s Still the Start of Summer in New York City.
By Gotham Rex on May 30, 2021
The wet Memorial Day weekend did not quite live up to the celebration of the city’s reopening that many New Yorkers were hoping for, but they made the best of it. Source: New York Times
5 Things to Do on Memorial Day Weekend
By Gotham Rex on May 27, 2021
Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually and in person in New York City. Source: New York Times
For a New Troupe, Going Digital Has Been Easier Than Returning Live
By Gotham Rex on May 26, 2021
Molière in the Park garnered praise for Zoom productions of “Tartuffe” and other plays. Putting on an outdoor show in Brooklyn has been another matter. Source: New York Times
How New Yorkers Marked the Anniversary of George Floyd’s Killing
By Gotham Rex on May 26, 2021
Demonstrations across the city took on varied tones throughout the day, a mix of frustration, celebration and sadness. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Bans Pesticides in Parks With Push From Unlikely Force: Children
By Gotham Rex on April 24, 2021
“A bunch of kindergartners,” now in seventh grade, worked years to push the City Council to approve a ban on toxic pesticides in parks, playgrounds and other spaces. Source: New York Times
Finding Refuge, and a Snowy Owl, in Central Park
By Gotham Rex on March 4, 2021
When pandemic New York seemed at its most surreal, the park, with its abundant wildlife and familiar progression of the seasons, offered a vision of normal life to a book critic who wandered it daily. Source: New York Times
Twitter Is Turning Birds Into Celebrities and Birders Against One Another
By Gotham Rex on February 15, 2021
A Twitter account helped spread the word about rare birds in New York City, but publicizing their locations exposed a rift among birders. Source: New York Times
Springsteen ‘Visibly Swaying’ Before Drunken-Driving Arrest, Police Say
By Gotham Rex on February 11, 2021
Bruce Springsteen refused to provide a preliminary breath test, according to a National Park Service officer who said he watched the musician drink a shot of tequila. Source: New York Times
Napoleon’s Brother Lived in N.J. Here’s What Happened to the Estate.
By Gotham Rex on January 31, 2021
The site in Bordentown once harbored Joseph Bonaparte, a former king. A new partnership has ensured that its history won’t be forgotten. Source: New York Times
Snowy Owl Is Spotted in Central Park, for First Time in 130 Years
By Gotham Rex on January 28, 2021
The hordes came running and the snow-white raptor became the latest celebrity bird of Manhattan. Source: New York Times
$60 Million High Line Expansion to Connect Park to Moynihan Train Hall
By Gotham Rex on January 11, 2021
Gov. Andrew Cuomo will propose a 1,200-foot elevated pathway that will lead to the new Penn Station development, to be financed by public and private funds. Source: New York Times
In Brooklyn, Grand Army Plaza Gets an Intervention
By Gotham Rex on November 20, 2020
The Memorial Arch, a granite monument to soldiers and sailors in the plaza, is about to get desperately needed restoration work. Source: New York Times