Van Cortlandt Park is perhaps most well known for its cross-country facilities. People come from all over the U.S. to run it, and it's where the national cross-country championships are held.

History: Van Cortlandt Park became a New York City mark in 1888 when the land was sold to the city by the Van Cortlandt family, who were wealthy Dutch settlers.

Local historians are upset with plans for a new dog run in Van Cortlandt Park. Members of the Kingsbridge Historical Society say a dog run shouldn't be next to the Stockbridge Indian Massacre Memorial ...

Judges at the high school cross-country competition in the Bronx's Van Cortlandt Park had a problem. Joe and Clarence Scott, the 16-year-old twin seniors from Brooklyn Automotive High School ...

Steadfast New Yorkers still have Van Cortlandt Park. If you know, you know. Van Cortlandt, or “Vanny” for insiders and posers, is home to what is surely the most storied cross-country course ...

NEW YORK — Can serenity come from suffering? For that matter, can serenity be found in New York City, specifically, in this case, the Bronx? Those are the questions I pondered as I ran the ba… ...

Smoke billowing from Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx on Monday morning was visible from miles away through the lens of Chopper 2. Up close, charred trees were an eyesore amongst the bold colors of ...

In a close early-morning vote just before the end of the legislative session, New York State lawmakers approved the use of a section of Van Cortlandt Park for a controversial water filtration plant.

The park is the city’s third-largest, with two parkways and an expressway running through it. It spans 1,146 acres and is home to five hiking trails, but some of those trails don’t have a ...

Certainly there’s no space for that in the park or anywhere near the park. Citi Field, for example, holds 42,000 people and traffic backs up on the Van Wyck and Grand Central each game night. There’s ...