Advocacy for our Urban Forest

Founder Karen Horvat testifies to the NYC Council Committee on Parks and Recreation for FY26 funding of urban forestry programs and staff.

Learn more about the formation of a new district to help meet the many needs of Williamsburg's popular northside.

Read New Yorkers for Parks' Five point plan outlining what is needed to bring world-class parks to all New Yorkers by 2030.

Learn how a Hell's Kitchen community is battling NYC's furry foes with the help of the Department of Sanitation and Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

Despite his commitment to increase the budget for Parks, Mayor Eric Adams cut $63 million from the Department of Parks and Recreation.

The Commercial Observer discusses how street trees have a critical but often misunderstood role in development of real estate in NYC.

 In a new study, Columbia researchers find that street trees with protective guards soaked up runoff water six times faster than trees without guards. 

In a city with little private green space, tree beds on public streets have become coveted territory. But who gets to decide how they’re used?