Jun. 6, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Following a surge in participation this spring, the City Parks Foundation is expanding its free Foundation PLAY soccer program to more parks across Queens this summer. The program’s Tuesday afternoon sessions at Roy Wilkins Park in St. Albans have drawn more than 40 kids each week, well above…
May. 20, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Permits have been filed for the construction of a 6-story residential building with 57 housing units on the vacant lot at 155 Beach 30th St. near the Beach 30th Street Playground in Far Rockaway. The proposed building would be 70 feet tall and yield 90,735 square feet across…
Aug. 22, 2023 By Bill Parry A youth soccer team from Far Rockaway has bragging rights after winning City Parks Foundation’s “CityParks Soccer Battle of the Boroughs” tournament at Flushing Meadows Corona Park earlier this month. The team representing Beach 30th Street Playground and Baisley Pond Park was crowned champion on Aug. 11 after competing…
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