In a major milestone for New York City, NYCRUNS hosted the first in-person road race since the city shut down in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The “Lousy T-Shirt Race” took place on August 28 in Prospect Park, and used a new health and safety model to prevent virus transmission. The race totaled 3.3 miles, […]
The Prospect Park Alliance is launching new stewardship efforts to care for Prospect Park amid challenges brought on by the pandemic. Not only have both Prospect Park Alliance and NYC Parks have recently lost critical funding, but a spike in park visitors eager to get out of their apartments has led to an increase in […]
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday gave New York City 24 hours to come up with a plan to open some streets to pedestrians in order to alleviate the spread of the novel coronavirus in packed city parks. Cuomo said he was shocked to see the number of people crowding into parks and outdoor markets during […]