Friends of St. Nicholas Park

Today, another amazing sculpture appeared where another had been created a couple of weeks ago. Look at the photos below. Seem like this is either Poseidon or Neptune. This one is quite stunning to say the least. We suspect it was made by the same artist couple who made this. Enjoy it now just south [...]

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NYC PARKS and PEP (Parks Enforcement Patrol) reports that a Craig’s list posting threatens to place poison in New York City dog runs. This notice has been released to all park organizations throughout the New York City. It could be a hoax, but we wanted to let dog owners know how they can be extra [...]

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The month of August is Digger’s Delight time! Harlem Hip Hop comes to St. Nicholas Park beginning next Tuesday, August 4th at 4pm. Other dates and info below. AUG 4, 11, 18 & 25, 2009: Digger’s Delight: Harlem feat. DJs spinning their rarest but funkiest tracks including Miss Shing-a-ling, Rockin’ Rob, Chuck City, Lean Rock, [...]

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Shakespeare comes to St. Nicholas Park this summer with 2 performances by Theatersmarts. Maura Kelly directs the family friendly comedy Much Ado about Nothing. This family oriented comedy is set to the world of baseball. The performance takes place on Thursday, June 25th at 7pm and Sunday, June 28th at 4pm. All performances will be [...]

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The city-wide event Make Music New York features dozens of musicians from around the city. This year in St. Nicholas Park we’ll have musicians performing in that 135th Street Plaza from 5pm-9pm. The Yaz Band performs from 5-6pm, Lynne Watson and Postive N-ergy perform from 6-8pm followed by Last Tribe NYC from 8-9pm. The event [...]

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This Summer, our Gardener, Jennifer Brull will be giving a general tour of the park and landscaping features, discussing plans for future plantings and will be available to answer any questions you may have.  This will be a monthly event, Thursdays at noon.  Meet at the 135th Street Plaza.  Future tours are scheduled so far [...]

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Before June Coffee Bark, next Saturday June 6th, the St. Nick’s Dog Run will be host to a group training from 8am to 9am. Leroy Darby, owner and certified trainer of A Pawsitive Dog, Inc. will be on hand to offer a group lesson at a discount for our dog run community. At this time [...]

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As many may have noticed, there are dozens of new trees being planted in St. Nicholas Park this week. This is part of a new initiative to plant tree species that are part of the original Samuel Parsons design of the park. Parks workers are also pruning trees and cutting down diseased or partly diseased [...]

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