Mulchfest 2014

If you have a christmas tree you’re ready to part with, please think about bringing it to a nearby park for mulching. The Parks Department will reuse the mulch to help maintain and beautify our city.

You can drop off trees at Corlears Hook Park (Cherry and Jackson Streets) or at Thompkins Sq Park where

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Video of people making Gulick Park

Our friend Wylie Goodman at Partnerships for Parks made this short video showcasing Gulick Park users talking about how they make our park what it is and what it will be. We will probably use more People Make Parks visioning tools during our May event, too.

Another Great Park Day with Visioning Results

Beautiful weather and friendly neighbors graced Gulick Park this past Sunday. Around 200 people came out to have fun and fix up the park. Almost 1000 flower bulbs went in the ground, the entire park was raked, over 150 pumpkins were painted, and many masks were created–by kids and face-painters alike. This all happened to

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Fall Celebration and Visioning for Programming

Sunday, October 27th from 1-4pm

While we’ve been quiet almost all summer, we’ve not been sleeping on the job! With help from NYC Parks and Recreation and letters of support from community supporters (thank you!), we submitted a grant application for $2,500,000 to the state department of transportation. Should the DOT award us the grant,

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City Council Gives $500,000 in Funds

Councilmember Chin, with help from Mendez and Quinn, add to Phase 2 funds

I am excited to share that Gulick Park has received an additional $0.5 million in funding from the City Council, led by Councilmember Margaret Chin, with additional support from Councilmember Rosie Mendez and Council Speaker Christine Quinn.

This is an important first

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