Swimming beaches in New York state parks are tested at least once a week for bacteria levels, impaired water quality. See ...

Two swimming beaches at state parks in New York are closed due to harmful algal bloom, according to the state Department of ...

Promoting physical, mental and social wellness, New York State Parks’ 2025 Wellness Challenge encourages residents and ...

The New York State Parks Wellness Challenge offers 50 missions to help you explore nature and boost your health.

The New York State Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation tracks it all and updates the public on its website. Currently two swimming beaches at state parks in New York ...

New York's adult cigarette smoking rate also achieved a new low of 12% in 2020, below the U.S. average of 15.5%. Among young New Yorkers, ages 18 to 24, the smoking rate is even lower, at 5.5% ...

The Department of Parks and Recreation told CBS News New York the outage can be traced to two broken water service lines.

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A New York parks employee died battling one of a number of wildfires in New Jersey and New York amid dry conditions that have prompted air quality warnings in both states, authorities said Sunday.

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