Asphalt lots under the Cross Bronx Expressway are becoming a skate park, courts and green space for East Tremont families.

The Bronx Zoo's winter light trails now come with after-dark access to tigers, snow leopards, and a reopened nocturnal house.

New basketball courts and greenery are replacing asphalt lots under the highway at Parks-Webster in the Bronx.

Macombs Dam Park's fields are pocked with holes and weeds nearly 14 years after opening, while the Yankees weigh what they'll pay to fix it.

Advocates say the Lights Out bill, named for Flaco the owl, could spare 250,000 birds a year in New York City.

Gotham Whale has identified its 500th individual humpback in New York waters, marking a conservation milestone with a dangerous catch.

Central Park is hosting a free overnight campout, but campers must win a lottery for the rare Manhattan sleepover.

A quiet Ithaca cemetery is home to an estimated 5.5 million solitary bees — possibly the largest ground-nesting aggregation ever documented.

NYPD drones are scanning Rockaway Beach for sharks and swimmers in distress as sightings surge across the Queens shoreline.

Queens is preparing a major rebuild of the historic Playground for All Children in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. The proposed investment could top $17 million.

One hundred northern bobwhite quail were released at Hempstead Harbor Nature Trail to help control ticks and teach students about conservation.

Alley Pond Golf Center in Douglaston reopened after a $10M overhaul, adding simulators, ball-tracking tech and a planned mini golf course.

A rare killer whale was seen about 10 miles off Montauk, surprising boaters and campers. Experts say keep a safe distance while researchers work to identify it.