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It’s that time again! This autumn’s It’s My Park Day will be Sunday October 16th from Noon to 3pm **note time change**. We are planning on pumpkin painting, a ping pong tournament, face painting, gardening, and more. Details about other events will be forthcoming. The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation has just announced that Gulick Park and Playground has been awarded $900,000. Through our application and on our behalf, NYC Parks and Recreation will be given the funds in the near future. The exact timing has yet to be determined. Out of approximately 265 applications asking for about $197 million, Continue reading LMDC awards Gulick Park $900,000 Unfortunately, tropical storm Irene felled the upper portions of a tree in Luther Gulick Park–and we didn’t really have any to spare! I suppose as an upside–such as it is–Parks’ designers may be able utilize that tree’s footprint in a new way. We’ll post again with updates about the removal and any other Irene related Continue reading Irene Takes a Tree Dylan House of The Hester Street Collaborative and Kirsti Bambridge of Partnerships for Parks have been working with us for at least two years now. Both have been key in helping us connect with parks and community groups around the city and in our neighborhood and both have been key in helping us gather community Continue reading Key Partners Honored as Green Community Activists Litter has been a matter of concern for some users of Gulick Park. Looks like NYC Parks & Recreation is starting up a new campaign to remediate the problem throughout the city. Please take the time (about a minute or less) to fill out their survey and you could even get a free tote Continue reading NYC Parks’ litter survey |
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