RIVERSIDE PARK CONSERVANCY APPOINTS DAN GARODNICK AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRESIDENT Longtime public servant will lead Conservancy effort to expand its work caring for 400 acres of waterfront parkland from 59th to 181st Streets. The Board of Trustees of …
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A native member of the carrot family, Zizia aurea reaches a height of 1.5 to 3 feet with a similar spread. The leaves are finely toothed and lance shaped; the flowers grow in clusters of compound umbels in late spring, …
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Jenny Benitez has been actively restoring the Riverside Valley Community Garden for decades. Working first as a volunteer and now as the Conservancy’s North Park Coordinator.
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Mertensia virginica is in the Boraginacea family alongside Forget-me-nots and Lungwort. Commonly referred to as Virginia Bluebells, this erect, clump-forming perennial grows 1-2 feet tall and features loose clusters of pendulous, trumpet-shaped blue flowers (up to 1” long), which bloom in early spring. Flower buds are pink, and flowers emerge with a pinkish cast before turning blue and fading to purple. All of these sultry colors are visible at once on the same plant and are quite frankly swoon-inducing. April and May is the time to find them in the Park.
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David Goldstick, known to many in the New York City real estate world as the conversion king, made his mark as a key player in the co-op movement of the 1970’s and 80’s. As an attorney, David served in more than 800 co-op and condo conversions, giving many New Yorkers the chance to become homeowners and claim a piece of the rock. In his pro bono practice, David was an advocate for tenants’ rights and civil liberties, and as a young man traveled to Mississippi in 1963 to try civil rights cases during the voter registration drive.
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As we reflect on the special happenings of 2017 we fondly remember our Annual Spring Gala and our special honoree Charles McKinney. Charles was Riverside Park’s first Park Administrator and he played a crucial role in helping establish the Riverside …
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Riverside Park Conservancy is hiring! We are looking to hire a skilled gardener for Riverside Park South, our award winning waterfront park that runs from West 59th Street to West 72nd Street on the Hudson River waterfront. Click here for job description. Riverside …
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Just in time for annual Memorial Day Commemoration, Soldiers’ & Sailors’ Memorial is featured in the May 20, 2015 issue of the New York Times. Check it out: http://nyti.ms/1Fv9k4I
