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Focuses on the renovation and creation of parks in Lower Manhattan in New York City. Overall cost of the projects; Changes made to existing parks like the TriBeCa park; Creation of Mannahatta Park in the Wall Street roadbed; Beautification of the parks with plantings and other features; Restoration of the fences at Bowling Green.

Reports on the installation of an 1860 replica of a fence design around the perimeter of the Central Park reservoir in New York. Citation of the increased view offered by the barrier due to its lower height and aesthetic design; Possibility for visitors to get panoramic views of the water and wildlife without obstructions; Aim of the fence to reduce the number of suicide attempts at the reservoir.

The article focuses on problems created by deer in gardening in a suburban region of New York, as of November 2016. It states that farmers have been facing issues due to deer, which chew up crops, and mentions that Ellen Shapiro of Tarrytown, has installed a mesh fence to protect her garden from deer. It notes that hunting restrictions in the area has triggered increase in number of deer.

The article reports that Sea Gate, a private- gated community in Coney Island, New York City, is seeking financial aid from city, state and federal governments after it was damaged by Hurricane Sandy. It says that the community would like to rebuilt their area by embracing the aid the government offered which they previously rejected to preserve their community. Caswell F. Holloway, deputy mayor for operations, says that the city will help the residents to recover from the storm damage.

Oscar Casares wrote this column for texasmonthly.com. BROWNSVILLE -- One of the obvious advantages of living within a gated community is the sense of security. But what if you live on the wrong side of the gate? [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Many visitors to the High Line, the popular park that wends above street level on the West Side of Manhattan, stop at its northern terminus and peer wistfully through a chain-link fence at the as-yet unreclaimed half-mile segment to the north. Until this week, the nonprofit conservancy that operates the High Line still needed to raise $85 million to finish the park and maintain it. On Wednesday night, the conservancy took a major step toward that goal when Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced a $20 million gift to the High Line from the Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

EVERY family has its comic tales, and one of our favorites is ''Daddy and the Woodchuck.'' That Looney Tunes scenario, seared into memory about a decade ago, began with the shrieking of our two children: ''Mom, there's a woodchuck stuck in the fence!'' My husband and I ran out to find the fat fiend about two feet up the vegetable garden fence, with his head and forelegs through the 3-by-5-inch wire mesh and his middle stuck tight. His hind end wiggled desperately. Mommy may have said a few bad words. Daddy grabbed a shovel. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A Brooklyn judge on Wednesday ordered the removal of an 18-foot-tall, 200-foot-long metal fence that separates the Red Hook Recreation Area from the Henry Street Basin. City lawyers had argued that the fence was built illegally and impeded access to the Red Hook waterfront. The fence was installed, without permission, by Gowanus Industrial Park, which owns some of the land underlying the Henry Street Basin -- a harbor along the Gowanus Bay in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

FOR at least four years, Barbara Grebin and fellow residents of Bay Ridge Towers, a pair of 30-story co-op buildings at the northern tip of that Brooklyn neighborhood, have been fighting to seal off access to the train tracks that run under the complex's parking deck and alongside its foundations. The space under the deck, they and local officials say, is a cavernous hidden shelter for groups of homeless people, easily accessible by climbing through a hole in a chain-link fence and descending a rocky slope. There is ample room under its high ceiling to sleep in a dark corner or make a fire. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article presents information on fence-plowing, which has become a new means of entertainment for teenagers in Deer Park, New York. The teenagers start running on lawn fences in the suburban streets, and run away when the homeowner wakes and comes outside. Such events are videotaped, and posted on Web sites such as YouTube and MySpace. According to police officials, many such videotaped incidents have been reported, and five local teenagers have been arrested for fence-plowing.

The article reports that the Church Street viewing fence of the ground zero in New York City will be covered during the construction work at the site.

Reports on the construction of Victorian fences around the Central Park reservoir in New York. Description of the Victorian fences; Support given by the residents to the project.

Reports on the announcement of Long Island Rail Road to erect a fence along a mile-long section of railroad tracks in Lynbrook, New York where the boy, Kevin Brown, died in July 2002.

Provides information on the plan to replace the fence surrounding the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis reservoir in Central Park, New York City.

Reports that a chain-link fence surrounding the Central Park reservoir in New York City may be replaced with a replica of its original decorative fence. Reasons why the fence will be replaced; Supervision and maintenance of the reservoir; Efforts of the Central Park Conservancy to design and replace the fence.

Reports on the demand of two mothers to install fencing along the Bruckner Expressway in New York City, New York in relation to their children's accidental death on the site. Supporters of the petition; Information on the incidents.

Focuses on the chain-link fence around the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir in Central Park, New York City. Criticism that the fence is rusted and ugly, and destroys the view; Comments from officials; When the fence is expected to be replaced.

Deals with the local residents' opposition to a plan to install black metal barricades on both sides of Eight Avenue between 45th and 46th Streets in New York City, New York. Cause of crowd traffic on both streets; Reason of the city's Department of Transportation for creating a midblock crosswalk on both streets; Complaints of the residents about the barricades. INSET: Fencing Them In.

Reports that residents near Stuyvesant Square Park are urging New York City, New York to finish renovating a fence that surrounds the grounds. Location of the park; Details on the renovation of the west fence; Plan of the Parks Department on the money to be spent for the fence.

Reports that a chain-link fence was erected by Sea Gate, a private community on the Coney Island peninsula. Reason the fence was erected; Comments from Kasper Price, president of the Sea Gate Association; Comments about the fence.

Reports on the plans of residents of Cedar Grove, Queens, to provide gates for entrance into their community. Reason for the formulation of the plan; Financing of the plan; Geography of Cedar Grove.

Presents a photograph of a fence erected next to the Apollo Theatre in New York City. Painting of murals and graffitis on the fence; Putting up of album covers on the fence.

Reports that a fence was erected on June 25, 1998 by the Sea Gate Association, to keep out trespassers from the private Sea Gate community on the Coney Island peninsula in New York City, New York. Views of the association's president, Kasper Price on the move; What is needed to get in from the streets; Cost of the fence.

Focuses on the trend for high fences for security around the luxury town houses in New York's Upper East Side neighborhood. The limited approval from the Landmarks Preservation Commission concerning height; Comments from critics concerning safety; The psychological benefits of fences.