New Yorkers for Parks’ award-winning Report Card on Parks project was developed in 2002. The only independent, annual survey of park maintenance in all five boroughs, the Report Card provides transparency on the conditions of parks, highlights challenges and successes, and offers recommendations for improvement. For more information on this project, please contact
, Director of Research & Planning.
New Yorkers for Parks evaluated all seven city beaches on maintenance, assigning each one a rating. The report discusses the conditions of the beaches and recommends strategies for improvement.
This report, released in summer 2008, provides ratings of playgrounds, courts, and ballfields in New York City parks based on maintenance inspections in June, July and August.
A Report Card on Parks project, this 2005 report provides ratings of drinking fountains, bathrooms, and ballfields in New York City parks based on maintenance inspections in June, July and August.
New Yorkers for Parks identified nine ways that the City should improve the connections between new immigrants and parks, including providing resources to enhance translation services, implementing a transparent process to issue permits for fields and events, and increasing culturally diverse food vendors in parks.
The City Council District Profiles document parks and open space in all 51 City Council districts. They are an essential tool for advocating for increased green space and improved care for existing parks and playgrounds.
In the 2008 report, “Tracking Crime in New York City Parks,” New Yorkers for Parks analyzes data collected through a pilot program which tracks crime in the city’s 20 largest parks.
New Yorkers for Parks and the Citizens Budget Commission released in June, 2007, Making the Most of Our Parks. This report highlights past successes and current challenges for New York City parks. In addition, it offers concrete recommendations for how to improve the parks system so that more new yorkers have green, clean and safe parks in their neighborhood.
