#NYC cancels free outdoor swim lessons amid lifeguard shortage

#NYC cancels free outdoor swim lessons amid lifeguard shortage

“NYC cancels free outdoor swim lessons amid lifeguard shortage” This sinks! New York City’s free swimming programs have been torpedoed again this summer by a “national shortage of lifeguards,” the Parks Department said. “Due to the national lifeguard shortage, unfortunately we will not be hosting swim programs, including lap swim, senior swim, and Learn to…

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#Washington Square Park garbage truck stinks up street

#Washington Square Park garbage truck stinks up street

“#Washington Square Park garbage truck stinks up street” Something stinks at Washington Square Park and it’s not the stench of marijuana. A Parks Department garbage truck sits parked nearly around-the-clock just outside the south end of the square, often with trash bags amassed around it. “It reeks. It smells horrible. The back is open. There…

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#New records reveal rampant drug use at Bronx park

#New records reveal rampant drug use at Bronx park

“#New records reveal rampant drug use at Bronx park” Watch your step at Needle Playground. Regular visitors to Patterson Playground in the Bronx have long complained about the rampant drug use there — and now they have data to show just how bad the situation is. Recently released records show that the city picked up more…

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