This park was taken away for construction of the tunnel and never given back. We unpaved a parking lot and put up a paradise.

This park was taken away for construction of the tunnel and never given back, ... We unpaved a parking lot and put up a paradise.

You have two choices. You can have unlimited, large-scale events, or you can have nice grass, but you can't have both. It was unlimited use that destroyed the park in the old days, so if you want the city's backyard to be in good shape, you have got to put limitations on its use.

It's a sign of the fact that the parks are becoming increasingly civilized, that people are coming to expect greater amenities. We're trying to make the parks as welcoming as possible.

You can actually see the bones of a mouse.

When I was a child growing up in the city, you never saw hawks. It's now quite common to see large birds of prey in New York City.