parks as a source of inexpensive fun. why not? it s paid for by you. but many states are facing seep budget deficits. now jacking up the prices at the parks or actually shutting them down entirely. laura ingle live in our new york city news room, what s the status of the state parks in manhattan? hey, gregg. we re out live at a park in upper manhattan and we re talking about state park closures and cutting services, not an easy decision for state lawmakers to make across the nation. but they say this is about working with a budget, a necessity. not a budget of choice. which means that parks like this one could be seeing very serious changes soon. we ll zoom in and give you a live look of all the action right here behind me. this is a massive park here that is a riverbank state park. swimming pool closure, end of senior citizen programs if this is on the list. there are 41 state parks on the