The video was taken at Straus Park is a small landscaped park on the Upper West Side of Harlem where we found this old sound film of a public park at West 106th Street, in West Harlem, NY on January 9, 1930. Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Parks
An Evening Of Arias And Duets At The 2019 Summer Recital Series In Harlem And More
It’s the Met’s popular Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series concert series in New York City parks in all five boroughs kicks off on Monday, June 10, 2019.
Top Gala Fundraiser Erin Ward Set For Riverside Park Conservancy Gala And Goat Auction
New York State auction champion Erin Ward is on a winning streak, having helped raise more than one million dollars for GLAAD this year at the LGBTQ advocacy group’s GLAAD Media Awards honoring Beyonce, JayZ and Madonna. Continue Reading →
The Only Public Indoor Pool Has Shut Down For Renovation In Harlem
Harlem’s only public indoor pool was shut down over the weekend as the city works to renovate the facility, a city Parks Department spokeswoman confirmed with our source. Continue Reading →
Sign The Kids Up For CityParks Youth Summer Education Program With Green Girls And Cool Boys
With warm weather finally here, it’s time to register your kids (3rd to 8th grade) for the CityParks free summer education programs. Continue Reading →
Get Hooked Celebrating Spring In Central Park Fishing At The Harlem Meer
Join us for a morning of catch-and-release fishing at the Harlem Meer! Some of the fish living in the Meer include largemouth bass, pumpkinseed sunfish, bluegill sunfish, carp, and chain pickerel. Continue Reading →
Join Partnerships For Parks’ Manhattan Parks Connections Workshop In Harlem
Are you a park volunteer or supporter in Harlem, NY? Come to this workshop to get connected with other volunteers and NYC Parks staff, including your local outreach coordinator. Continue Reading →
Health Department Installs New Public Art Works In Five Parks From Harlem To Hollis
The Health Department, in partnership with NYC Parks, today announced the completion of five art projects in public parks in East Harlem, the South Bronx, Eastern Queens, and Central Brooklyn. Continue Reading →
Hey Harlem, Lets Improve Our Parks!
This year hundreds of New Yorkers participated in the City Parks Foundation’s Partnerships Academy workshops to learn tactics that helped them organize to improve their parks from Harlem to Hollis. Continue Reading →