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August, 2019
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Why Membership Matters
Your members are the lifeblood of your Friends group. Find out how to steward and grow your membership base!...
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July, 2019
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Save Plum Island
About a mile from Orient Point, at the tip of Long Island’s North Fork, lies the 840-acre pork-chop shaped Plum Island. This pristine island - home to hundreds of species, some rare and endangered - is at risk of development. Parks and Trails New York has joined the Preserve Plum Island Coalition and advocates for the permanent protection of this special island....
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90 Years of Summer Fun at Jones Beach State Park
2019 marks the 90th summer of surf, sun and fun at Jones Beach State Park on Long Island. To celebrate this momentous anniversary, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced more than $100 million in total has been invested at Jones Beach....
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Flintknapping at Letchworth State Park: You Gotta Flake It 'Til You Make It!
Letchworth State Park is hosting the annual gathering of the Genesee Valley Flintknappers Association. Flintknapping is the antiquated practice of shaping stones to create tools that is modernly admired for its craftsmanship and artistic qualities....
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A Cycling Journey to Remember
Small town charm and trail improvements are highlights on the 21st Annual Cycle the Erie Canal bike tour. More than 650 cyclists from 39 countries, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Canada and Australia joined together to ride the 400 miles from Buffalo to Albany as part of Parks & Trails New York's 21st Annual Cycle the Erie Canal bike tour....
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Senator Schumer pushes to designate Grant Cottage as a National Historic Landmark
The U.S. Grant Cottage State Historic Site, located just 9 miles from Saratoga Springs, NY, is where President Ulysses S. Grant spent his final weeks and where he completed Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant just days before his death on July 23, 1885....
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407-acre Park in Brooklyn Now Open!
New York City’s largest state park is now open, and ready for you to come visit. Governor Cuomo announced the opening of the first phase of the 407-acre Shirley Chisholm State Park State Park in Jamaica Bay, Brooklyn....
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June, 2019
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Legislation to create multi-use trails plan close to passage in State Legislature
Legislation supported by PTNY to create a new statewide multi-use trails plan is progressing through the state legislature and may pass before the end of session this June....
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Glutton for punishment or dedicated rider?
Jonathan Duda, Administrative/Grants Coordinator for Parks & Trails New York, was among the more than 600 riders to cycle the canal in 2017. And he continues to return each year....
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Trail Mix: ALCO Heritage Trail honors industrial past, showcases promise for urban revitalization
Schenectady's ALCO Heritage Trail honors the industrial heritage of the "City that Lights and Hauls the World" and is a centerpiece of investments in the city's future...
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