A study, called "Making the Most of Our Parks" by the Citizens Budget Commission, [1] found that the quality of the typical New York City park is determined largely by whether it is in a wealthy or poor neighborhood. 

According to the New York Times [2], the report also found that while the Bloomberg administration has increased financing for parks over the past several years, the Parks Department has failed to collect data regarding how many people use its parks and for what activities, at what times particular parks are most crowded, and how much money is required to maintain specific parks.

The Parks Department [3] did not disagree with the group's main findings. In a statement, Warner Johnston, the department's spokesman, said the agency's performance had been steadily improving. "We agree that more can be done to develop more sophisticated analytical tools for measuring park use and worker efficiency," he told the Times.