David Paterson - State Park Information

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cash-strapped New York state should keep 41 state parks and 14 historic sites open and avoid reducing services at others by tapping the environmental fund, Governor David Paterson proposed on Monday. The Democratic governor called on the legislature ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - As U.S. cities and states grapple with mounting deficits, parks are often the first on the chopping blocks, a trend that has left advocates for open space scrambling for new sources of funding. Hundreds of state parks could ...

History under fire: NY and Pa. historic sites face closing, cutbacks as state budgets tightenState budget cuts in tough economic times are falling on historic sites, from George Washington's Continental Army encampments to a World War II Holocaust refugee center. Several states ...

The Statue of Liberty's crown, which has been closed since the September 11, 2001 attacks here, reopened to the public on Saturday as the United States celebrated Independence Day. Each hour, 30 people will be able to climb up a spiral staircase ...

Lions and tigers and budget cuts, oh my! Zoos, aquariums face the ax in New York, elsewhereEven porcupines could get pink slips in the slumping economy as states consider cutting or eliminating funding that supports zoos, aquariums and botanical gardens. As part ...

ALBANY—As people from all manner of ideological and interest-group affiliation lobby not to have their funding slashed under a darkening fiscal cloud, parks advocates are arguing for $100 million to improve and bulk up parks infrastructure around the state. "The state parks ...

Topic: David Paterson

NY state might spare parks from budget ax

Park advocates in cash-poor states seek funding

NY, Pa. historic sites fall victim to budget cuts

Statue of Liberty's crown reopens to the public

Zoos, aquariums face the ax in NY, elsewhere

As Others Fight Cuts, Parks Advocates Want $100 Million

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