PARK FACT:
The country's first completely accessible playground, the Playground for All Children, opened in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in 1984.
Flushing Meadows Corona Park
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September 23, 2003
SPOTLIGHT ON SAMUEL & ETHEL LEFRAK MEADOW
This sprawling 96-acre meadow overlooking Willow Lake is named in honor of Samuel and Ethel...
June 11, 2003
ALL FOR 70 AND 70 FOR ALL
Yesterday was a extraordinary day. The sun was shining, the temperature reached above 80...
June 10, 2003
DOWNTOWN PARKS RECEIVE $25 MILLION
On May 27, Mayor Bloomberg announced that the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC)...
June 3, 2003
WILLOW LAKE PLAYGROUND GETS $1.4 MILLION FACELIFT
On Friday, May 30, with the sun shining brightly, Parks & Recreation celebrated the start of...
April 17, 2003
NEW YORK CITY’S FOUNTAINS SPRING TO LIFE
Finally, after a 17 month hiatus, Parks fountains are flowing! Yesterday, in a carefully timed,...
March 4, 2003
THE PREVIOUS LIVES OF PARKS
Many of us have wondered how our souls were occupied in previous lives, but even the best...
February 14, 2003
THE HISTORY OF VALENTINE’S DAY
Valentine’s day began behind bars. A priest, Valentine, imprisoned for secretly marrying people...
February 12, 2003
FRIDAY AFTERNOON FEVER
From all outward appearances last Friday, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park was a beautiful,...
December 19, 2002
ASK PROFESSOR GINKGO: LORD OF THE RINKS
Dear Professor Ginkgo: I recently learned there was more than one skating rink in Central...
December 5, 2002
CONGRATULATIONS NOVEMBER EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH
On Monday, December 2, 2002, the following individuals were awarded Employees of the Month for...
