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December
- December 16, 2019Celebrate Outdoors with First Day Hikes at State Parks, Historic Sites, Wildlife Areas and Public Lands on New Year’s Day
- December 09, 2019State Parks Receives Additional Federal Grant for Continued Survey of LGBTQ Historic Sites in New York City
- December 06, 2019New York State Announces Construction of New $6.1 Million Visitor Center Underway at Minnewaska State Park Preserve
- December 04, 2019New York State Announces 2019 State Historic Preservation Award Recipients
November
- November 27, 2019New York State Parks Invites All Visitors to Celebrate the Holidays at State Parks
- November 22, 2019New York State Announces State Parks Campgrounds See All-Time Attendance Record
- November 20, 2019DMV Reminds Snowmobile Enthusiasts To Register For The Season
- November 18, 2019State Parks and DEC Offer Early Bird Savings on Empire Pass Renewals for 2020 Season
- November 13, 2019Niagara and Orleans Planning Committee Showcases 20 Shoreline Resiliency Projects Awarded New York State 'REDI' Funding
- November 11, 2019New York State Announces Start of Construction on $17 Million Expansion of National Purple Heart Hall of Honor
October
- October 28, 2019New York State Announces Groundbreaking for $9.5 Million Visitor Services Improvement Project at Saratoga Performing Arts Center
- October 25, 2019State Parks Seeking Partners at Woodlawn Beach
- October 18, 2019New York State Announces Groundbreaking of New Community Playground Under Vital Brooklyn Initiative
- October 16, 2019Statement by State Parks Commissioner Erik Kulleseid on Nissequogue River State Park Vandalism
- October 10, 2019DeVeaux Woods State Park Opens New Amenities
- October 10, 2019Trails added, reopened at two Finger Lakes State Parks
- October 01, 2019New York State Announces $16.2 Million Extension of Ocean Parkway Coastal Greenway Shared Use Path
- October 01, 2019State Parks Seeking Partners at Knox Farm State Park
September
- September 27, 2019New York State Announces Extension of Season at Long Island State Park Beaches Through This Weekend
- September 20, 2019New York State Announces Opening of Another New Vital Brooklyn Community Playground
- September 20, 2019State Parks to Consider Barn Salvage, Reuse at Robert V. Riddell State Park
- September 16, 2019New York State Announces Groundbreaking for Another New Community Playground Under Vital Brooklyn Initiative
- September 13, 2019New York State Announces Opening of PS 145 Community Playground Under Vital Brooklyn Initiative
- September 09, 2019DEC to Host First-Ever Women's Fishing Expo
- September 06, 2019New York State Announces State Historic Preservation Board Recommends 14 Nominations for State & National Registers of Historic Places
- September 03, 2019New York State Encourages New Yorkers to Discover Outdoor Adventures Before Summer's End
August
- August 30, 2019Get Ready for Get Together Day at New York State Parks on September 7!
- August 21, 2019New York State Announces $6.4 Million Grant from Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation to Improve Genesee Valley Greenway, Niagara Shoreline Trail
- August 06, 2019Governor Signs Brianna's Law to Strengthen Boater Safety
- August 02, 2019New York State Announces Jones Beach State Park to Hold 90th Anniversary Celebration Party This Weekend
- August 01, 2019New York State Launches New Campaign to Boost Tourism in Lake Ontario Region
July
- July 22, 2019New York State Announces Completion of Restoration of Frank Lloyd Wright's Martin House in Buffalo
- July 19, 2019Indian Ladder Trail at Thacher State Park to Reopen Saturday
- July 18, 2019New Yorkers to Prepare for Extreme Heat This Weekend
- July 12, 2019New York State Parks Offers Free Junior Golf at State Park courses on July 20
- July 10, 2019New York State Announces Opening of $2 Million Revitalized Camp Junior for Bronx Youth
- July 08, 2019New York State Parks Announces 7th Annual Free Learn-to-Swim Program
- July 02, 2019New York State Announces Opening of $20 Million First Phase of Shirley Chisholm State Park in Brooklyn
- July 02, 2019New York State Announces Kickoff to Jones Beach 90th Anniversary Summer with More than $100 Million Total Investment at Jones Beach
June
- June 27, 2019State Parks Announces Reopening of Heckscher State Park Campground
- June 26, 2019New York State Announces $7.5 Million Project to Renew Marina and Offer Long-Term Camping at Sampson State Park
- June 20, 2019New York State Announces Opening of New $3 Million Welcome Center at Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park in Poughkeepsie
- June 14, 2019New York State Announces State Historic Preservation Board Recommends 18 Nominations For State And National Registers Of Historic Places
- June 06, 2019New York State Announces Nearly $100 Million Transformation of Roberto Clemente State Park and Waterfront
May
- May 30, 2019New York State Announces $120,000 in State Funds to Ensure Uninterrupted Weekend Bus Service to Jones Beach
- May 28, 2019New York State Announces Progress and Additional Funding for 'Restore the Gorge' in Niagara Falls
- May 23, 2019New York State Announces Opening of Vital Brooklyn Community Playground in Crown Heights
- May 23, 2019New York State Announces Opening of New $3.7 Million Reptile House at the Buffalo Zoo
- May 20, 2019New York State Declares State of Emergency for Eight Counties Impacted By Lake Ontario Flooding
- May 17, 2019New York State Announces Groundbreaking for Vital Brooklyn Community Playground in Bushwick
- May 17, 2019New York State Parks to Hire 1,000 Lifeguards
- May 16, 2019Breakneck Ridge Trailhead to Reopen
- May 15, 2019New York State Kicks Off PGA Championship by Announcing Free Youth Golf Day on July 20th
- May 15, 2019New York State Parks and SPAC Announce Completion of $1.75 Million Project to Improve Amphitheater
- May 04, 2019Thousands of New Yorkers Participate in Eighth Annual “I Love My Park Day”
- May 03, 2019New York State Announces More Than 200,000 Spectators Expected To Attend 2019 PGA Championship At Bethpage Black
- May 03, 2019New York State Announces Maid Of The Mist Leads The Way With First All-Electric Vessels Built In The United States
- May 03, 2019Olana State Historic Site Announces New Director
- May 02, 2019New York State Parks Announces New York State Connect Kids to Parks Program Welcomes 200,000th Public School Student
- May 01, 2019New York State Announces Construction Of 14 Miles Of Empire State Trail In Central New York
April
- April 27, 2019New York State Parks Announces the Grand Re-Opening of the Tower of Victory at Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site
- April 26, 2019New York State Announces Early Completion of Shared Use Leisure Path on Jones Beach
- April 25, 2019DEC and State Parks Announce 2019’s First-Time Camper Program Registration
- April 24, 2019DeVeaux Woods State Park Kicks Off New Projects
- April 22, 2019On Earth Day, Governor and Legislative Leaders Announce 2020 Enacted Budget Includes $110 Million to Revitalize New York State Parks
- April 22, 2019On Earth Day, Governor Signs Legislation Banning Single-Use Plastic Bags in New York
- April 18, 2019New York State Congratulates 39 State Park Police Academy Graduates
- April 05, 2019New York State Announces Opening of $2.8 Million Robert Frederick Smith Center for the Performing Arts at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park
March
- March 29, 2019New York State Encourages New Yorkers to Sign Up for the Eighth Annual "I Love My Park" Day
- March 25, 2019New York State Announces State Historic Preservation Board Recommends 17 Nominations for State and National Registers of Historic Places
- March 19, 2019New York State Announces $450,000 in Grants to State Park, Forest and Historic Site Partner Organizations
- March 13, 2019DEC and State Parks to Prepare Management Plan for Crown Point State Historic Site and Crown Point Campground and Day Use Area
- March 11, 2019New York State Announces Artist Selected for Sojourner Truth Monument
- March 04, 2019New York State Announces Historic Total of 74 Million Visits to State Parks in 2018
- March 02, 2019State Parks, DEC, and State Police Remind Snowmobilers to Refrain from Alcohol Use While on the Trails
February
January
- January 31, 2019Orient Beach State Park to Reopen Friday
- January 11, 2019State Parks and DEC Remind Snowmobilers to Ride Safely this Season
- January 10, 2019New York State Announces 346-Acre Donation to Rockefeller State Park Preserve
- January 08, 2019New York State Parks, American Bird Conservancy Announce Feral Cats Relocated from Jones Beach State Park
- January 03, 2019Popular Roberto Clemente State Park South Playground to Reopen