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Report Shines Light on Park Alienation

Whether your favorite park is out in the countryside or just down the block, it’s comforting to know that it will always be there for you and yours to enjoy. Comforting – but not necessarily true. Park lands can be lost or carved up for other uses, like c…
park alienation https://www.ptny.org/newsandmedia/e-news-1/2015/06/report-shines-light-park-alienation

Parks for Sale

Financially strapped local governments across New York State too often see selling parkland for development as a way to make a quick buck.
https://www.ptny.org/newsandmedia/e-news-1/2015/07/parks-sale

Protecting Parkland

PTNY joined Natural Resources Defense Council and Sierra Club in submitting an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief on an important park alienation court case that could have broad implications for protection of parkland.
brief on an important park alienationof the public trust doctrine in a particular park alienation case but has important broader implications …park alienation https://www.ptny.org/newsandmedia/e-news-1/2017/02/protecting-parkland

Losing Local Parkland

Every year New York State passes bills to alienate local parkland.
https://www.ptny.org/newsandmedia/e-news-1/2017/08/parkland-alienation