It’s that time of year again! This volunteer day is devoted to planting bulbs and getting the park ready for the Winter and Spring. This year we are planting spring bulbs in the park near the top of the 135th Street staircase. We need all the help we can get. The event is from 11am [...]
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It’s My Park! Day This Saturday October 24th! >>Updated Info Please Read<<
Posted in events, Parks, volunteer on October 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
New Sidewalks Along St. Nicholas Park Completed!
Posted in community, Parks on October 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Update: The sidewalk repair has been completed. The sidewalks along St. Nicholas Avenue, which for years were in disrepair, have finally been replaced by brand new sidewalks! Come out to the park to see this vast improvement to our community! The Friends are soliciting ideas about how to keep the new tree pits nice. Any [...]
Beautiful Upper Path Renovation Now Open!
Posted in community, Parks, photos on September 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The 2 year capital project to renovate a dirt path from 134th Street to 133rd Street staircase is now complete and open. The newly paved path is lined with new grass sod and planting beds. The path also has new lamp posts and drainage as well. The path really changes this area and we are [...]
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. [...]
Ollie Edinboro Basketball Court Ribbon Cutting this Saturday
Posted in community, Parks on July 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Join Manhattan Parks Commissioner Bill Castro and City Council Member Robert Jackson for a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new basketball court at the Ollie Edinboro Playground in St. Nicholas Park. The ceremony happens this Saturday, July 25th at 11am. in St. Nicholas Park near 140th Street. To RSVP call 212-408-0111 or email special.events@parks.nyc.gov Download [...]
Percy Sutton Harlem 5K Run/NYC Family Health Walk-A-Thon
Posted in community, Kids, Parks on July 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On Saturday, August 22 a 5K runs takes place in St. Nicholas Park. There is a run for runners and a walk for everyone else. 5K (3.1 Miles) Run: 8:30 a.m. / 2-Mile Walk: 9:30 a.m. / St. Nicholas Park, Harlem / S, Q (5K Only) More info can be found here: http://www.nyrr.org/races/2009/r0822x00.asp
Parks Summer Internship Application and Information
Posted in Parks on June 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The New York City Parks and Recreation summer internship is open to college and high school students. The position is unpaid but provides excellent exposure to, and experience in, the works of the Offices of Deputy Commissioners, Marketing & Special Events, Natural Resource Management, Capital Projects – Architecture/Landscape Architecture, Forestry & Horticulture, Public Information, Management [...]
Hike the Heights 5 – Next Saturday June 6th!
Posted in community, events, Kids, Parks on May 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Hike the Heights Giraffe Path will take place next Saturday, June 6th from 11am-3pm. The hike takes place on the Giraffe Path. The Giraffe Path is a trail that connects Central Park to the Cloisters through the Northern Manhattan Cliffside Parks. The path links the existing trails in 8 parks in northern Manhattan via [...]
It’s My Park! Day Next Saturday, May 16th from 11am-4pm!
Posted in community, Parks, volunteer on May 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »
It’s My Park! Day will take place in St. Nicholas Park on Saturday May 16th from 11am to 4pm. You can arrive at either the 135th Street plaza or at the West 141st Street entrance in St. Nicholas park starting at 11am to sign-up. We’ll need lots of volunteers for planting flowers and painting fences [...]
New Billboards Added to Park
Posted in general, Parks on March 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
St. Nicholas Park received 2 new billboards this week. One billboard replaces one that was formerly on the sidewalk at 135th street in front of our plaza. The other billboard is a new addition to the park and is placed at the top of the 135th street staircase. The Friends will be using the boards [...]
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