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Friends of St. Nicholas Park Receive Discount on NYC Parks Book
Posted in Park History, Parks, photos on May 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A new book featuring photos of St. Nicholas Park and other NYC parks titled: Legacy: The Preservation of Wilderness in New York City Parks by Joel Meyerowitz is available from Aperture’s website with a special 50% discount off the retail price of $65. More info below. Website: http://www.aperture.org/legacy.html Use Discount Code: NYCPARK10 Receive 50% off [...]
UPDATE ON LOCATION>>It’s My Park! Day Will be Saturday, May 15th from 10am to 4pm!
Posted in events, Park History, volunteer on May 3, 2010 | 2 Comments »
It’s My Park! Day will take place in St. Nicholas Park on Saturday May 15th from 10am to 2pm. We will be working near the back of the West 133rd playground where we will be planting perennials. Volunteers can meet the group at this location in St. Nicholas park starting at 10am to sign-up. We’ll [...]
Harlem’s Sylvan Court Needs Our Help
Posted in community, Park History on October 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Occasionally, the Friends of St. Nicholas park will find something of interest about the rich history in Harlem. An article yesterday in the Gothamist highlighted that one of Harlem’s architectural gems, Sylvan Court, is not landmark protected and is in danger of falling into ruin (because of neglect and no protection). Help us to persuade [...]
St. Nicholas Park Featured in Landscape Magazine
Posted in general, Hamilton Grange, Park History, Parks on August 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
St. Nicholas Park was the feature article in this Summer’s edition of The View – The Magazine of the Library of American Landscape History. The article talks about rich history of the park as well as the tremendous turn-around the park has experienced in the last few years under the gardening guidance of Scott Farrington. [...]
St. Nicholas Park Historic Profile: Point of Rocks
Posted in Park History on August 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Above is an image of the original Point of Rocks, the craggy projection at the southeast corner of St. Nicholas Park from which Revolutionary War soldiers under the command of George Washington could look out over the Harlem Plains to see British troop movements. It was here that Washington and his soldiers put up a [...]
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