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The Junior League has completed is massive planting projects throughout St. Nicholas Park and will have their ribbon cutting this Saturday, June 5th at the 128th Street Playground. More details on invite above.

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Many people would love to see a greenmarket or farmer’s market in St. Nicholas Park’s 135th Street plaza. This area of Harlem is under-served with fresh food choices and is the perfect spot for a weekly market. But we need help to do it! If you are interested in working with community market organizations in [...]

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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 [...]

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This year’s popular Easter Festival is schedule to take place at the 135th Street Plaza in St. Nicholas Park on Saturday, April 3rd from 11am to 2pm. Join the Friends as we usher in Spring with Easter egg decorating, an Easter egg hunt, arts and crafts, and a special appearance by the Easter Bunny! We [...]

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We had a huge turnout for our woodchip workday today. We were able to finish the giant woodchip pile off, fill in doggie holes, secure some fencing and pick up litter around the run. We are set for Spring and Summer! The dogs immediately began to bound in the woodchips and they love it. Thanks [...]

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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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Last Saturday, about 2 dozen volunteers came out and help plant some annuals near the 133rd Street Playground during It’s My Park! Day. Below are some photos taken of the event. Special thanks to St. Nicholas Park gardener Jennifer Brull for helping manage the volunteers.

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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 [...]

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Help CLIMB’s (City Life is Moving Bodies) annual “Hike the Heights” and “Giraffe Path” celebrations by attending or running a workshop where we’ll you’ll be teaching children how to build their own papier-mâché giraffes. More info is below. The Giraffe Path is a trail that connects Central Park to the Cloisters through the Northern Manhattan [...]

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During our extra special It’s My Park! Day this year, the City Parks Foundation will be producing a puppet show for neighborhood children at the 135th Street plaza in St. Nicholas Park. Sleeping Beauty tells the story of beautiful Princess Aurora and her friends. The event is free and is part of our day long [...]

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