By Carla Zanoni
DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
UPPER MANHATTAN — The city will get cleaner and greener this weekend as thousands of volunteers pluck, prune and paint in an effort to beautify green spaces at the citywide It’s My Park Day this weekend.
This year marks the Partnership for Parks' 16th anniversary of hosting beautification projects at local city parks, where neighborhood volunteers can get down and dirty planting flowers, clearing brush and rubbish and tidying up.
Community groups will also get to enjoy a variety of free events, including kayaking, dance performances and art projects on Saturday or Sunday.
Volunteers are asked to call or email contacts listed on each event posting. Limited supplies will be available for volunteers.
Events throughout the city can be found on the Parks Department website.
SATURDAY
Academy Street Trees
Saturday, May 21, 2011
11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Location: Sherman Avenue and Academy Street
Event Organizer: Rose Court Tenant Association
Contact Number: (917) 373-5701
Contact Email: bermudezrcta@gmail.com
Fort Tryon Park
Saturday, May 21, 2011
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Planting and Fitness Demonstrations
8:00 p.m.- 9:30 p.m. Local Film Screenings
Location: Subway Terrace, adjacent to the 190th Street A train station, closest intersection Margaret Corbin Circle and Fort Washington Avenue.
Event Organizer: The Friends Committee of the Fort Tryon Trust
Contact Number: (212) 408-0283
Fort Washington Park
Saturday, May 21, 2011
10:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Location: West 165th Street and Riverside Drive on the upper level of Fort Wash Park
Event Organizer: Rocky Run Dog Run
Contact Number: (212) 408-0283
Highbridge Park
Saturday, May 21, 2011
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Location: Water Tower Terrace, enter park at 174th Street and Amsterdam Avenue and walk east toward the tower.
Event Organizer: Millie Seubert, Friends of Highbridge Park, Partnerships for Parks
Contact Number: (212) 408-0283
Contact Email: seubert.m@gmail.com
Highbridge Park/Sherman Creek Park
Saturday, May 21, 2011
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Location: Jumel Place and Edgecombe Avenue
Event Organizer: Friends of Sherman Creek
Contact Number: (646) 851-5860
Contact Email: ofulcar@yahoo.com
Homer's Run
Saturday, May 21, 2011
10:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Location: Homer’s Dog Run, enter park at Isham Street and Seaman Avenue and walk towards the flagpole.
Event Organizer: Homer's Run-Inwoof Dog Run
Contact Number: (212) 408-0283
Contact Email: johnbarclay@yahoo.com
Inwood Hill Park/Friends of Payson
Saturday, May 21, 2011
11:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Location: Payson Playground on Dyckman Street and Payson Avenue
Event Organizer: Friends of Payson Avenue
Contact Number: (212) 408-0283
Isham Park
Saturday, May 21, 2011
9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Location: Bruce's Garden in Isham Park, southern corner of Park Terrace East
Event Organizer: Isham Park Restoraton Program, Volunteers for Isham Park, Isham Alley Volunteers
Contact Number: (212) 408-0283
Contact Email: volunteersforishampark@gmail.com
Juan Pablo Duarte Greenstreet
Saturday, May 21, 2011
9:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Location: Juan Duarte Pablo Square at 169th Street and Broadway
Event Organizer: Washington Heights Gardening Crew
Contact Number: (646) 334-1713
Contact Email: dkhnyc@aol.com
J. Hood Wright Park
Saturday, May 21, 2011
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Location: J. Hood Wright Recreation Center, inside the Park at 174th street and Fort Washington Avenue.
Event Organizer: Friends of J. Hood Wright Park
Contact Number: (917) 656-9721
Contact Email: dianadouglas@hotmail.com
Riverside Oval
Saturday, May 21, 2011
9:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Location: Riverside Oval Greenstreet, 156th street and Riverside Drive
Event Organizer: Riverside Oval Association
Contact Number: (917) 301-1120
Contact Email: vducat@gmail.com
West 181st Street Community Garden
Two Days: Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22, 2011
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Location: West 181st and Pinehurst Avenue
Event Organizer: West 181st Beautification Project
Contact Number: (212) 928-2649
SUNDAY
Gorman Memorial Park
Sunday, May 22, 2011
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Location: Broadway between 189th and 190th streets
Event Organizer: Gorman Memorial Park Volunteers
Contact Number: (212) 408-0283
Contact Email: gormanpark@gmail.com
Bennett Park
Sunday, May 22, 2011
12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Location: Fort Washington Avenue and 183rd Street
Event Organizer: Bennett Park Community Alliance
Contact Number: (917) 202-0474
