Big changes are, of course, coming to Seward Park. A $6.4 million renovation through the city's Parks Without Borders program is expected to be completed before the end of this year. Meanwhile, the Seward Park Conservancy is launching a fundraising campaign to restore the historic Jacob H. Schiff Fountain
Here was the scene a few minutes ago on Essex Street -- city workers cleaning up around and inside the dilapidated Schiff Fountain alongside Seward Park. It's probably not a coincidence that Mayor de Blasio is coming to the...
The Friends of Seward Park and the Hester Street Fair are teaming up to restore the Schiff Fountain, on the western edge of the park. They've launched a petition drive with a goal of collecting 5,000 signatures.