New Yorkers For Parks Archives - Harlem World Magazine

Fight Over East Harlem Playground, Targeted For Rentals, Heats Up

NY Curbed reports that makes a park a park? That’s the question at the center of a lawsuit, filed by several preservation groups (including the Municipal Art Society, New Yorkers for Parks, and Carnegie Hill Neighbors), that aims to stop the rise of a 68-story rental building on East 96th Street.Continue reading

An Open Letter to Mayor de Blasio On Open Space And Free Expression

A group of 13 New York City-based civic organizations, including New Yorkers for Parks, sent an open letter to Mayor de Blasio outlining seven steps the city can take to ensure that we have the open space necessary for our gatherings and demonstrations to be safe and welcoming. Continue reading

Get On The Health Department And Community Partners East Harlem Walking Trail

The Health Department’s Center for Health Equity and community partners today launched the East Harlem Community Walking Trail – a three mile pathway along East Harlem sidewalks that runs east and west along 106th and 115th Streets, connecting residents to Central Park and Randall’s Island.Continue reading

Levine, DC 37 And Park Advocates Hail Investments In Park Workers In City Budget

Today, Parks Committee Chair Harlem's Mark Levine announced the City Council will allocate $9.6 million in the city budget to save the jobs of 150 park maintenance workers and gardeners. Continue reading

Elected Officials And Advocates Rally To Strengthen Parks From Harlem To Hollis

Today, City Council Parks Committee Chair Mark Levine and New Yorkers for Parks were joined by elected officials, community garden enthusiasts and advocates from across the city, who gathered to rally in support of the City’s parks and green spaces. Continue reading

Levine, Park Advocates Call To Save Critical Parks Jobs

This morning, Harlem City Council Member Mark Levine led the first hearing for the Parks and Recreation Committee on the Fiscal 2017 Preliminary Budget for the Department of Parks and Recreation. Continue reading

Join New Yorkers For The Parks Daffodil Breakfast

New Yorkers for Parks has made impact on the lives of New Yorkers from Harlem to Hollis and their most cherished parks and open spaces for 108 years. Continue reading

Harlem’s Levine Leads Hearing On Towers Shadows On Parks

On Thursday, November 12, Harlem City Council Parks Committee Chair Mark Levine will lead a hearing on Int. 737, a bill he sponsored that would create a task force to address the impacts of shadows from the development of super tall towers over public parks.Continue reading