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Parks and Recreation

Seward Park Conservancy Hosts Annual Bulb Planting Day

Seward Park Conservancy will host it's annual Bulb Planting Day this Saturday, October 25, 2025, starting at 9am. The group promises to have coffee and snacks, Halloween treats, giveaways for kids, and more than 2,000 bulbs ready to be planted. They note,...

Local Orgs Celebrate the Opening of East River Park Phase 1 This Sunday

NYC Parks and NYC Department of Design and Construction are partnering with local organizations to host a Community Day celebrating the opening of East River Park Phase 1 this Sunday, September 28, from 12pm - 5pm. FAB NYC, GOLES,...

East River Park Track Closes Monday; Other Amenities Opened Friday

Starting Monday (September 8), The East River Park running track will close for reconstruction, as well as the entire northern section of the park above East Houston Street. Meanwhile, the new pedestrian bridge connecting Corlears Hook Park to East...
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Ping Pong in Seward Park Is Where It’s At

Good morning. Thanks to Ben Meyers for this shot of the sizzlin' Seward Park ping pong table, from the rooftop across the street. It's a cooler August day today, with a high of 76 degrees, cloudy conditions and gusts...

Unbeatable Savings With The Chinatown Y Summer Pass (Sponsored)

Unbeatable Savings with the Y Summer Pass1 Great Summer Rate + $0 Joiner’s Fee =Your Coolest Summer Yet!  Escape the summer sizzle! Sign up for our special Summer Pass and enjoy full access to our facility and refreshing swimming pools...

The Lo-Down Culture Cast – Artist Immanuel Oni and Co-Chair of M’Finda Kalunga Garden Debra Jeffreys-Glass

Host Traven Rice talked with Immanual Oni and Debra Jeffreys-Glass about the Chrystie Street African Burial Ground's new memorial installation, HALO. The work is located at the entrance to the M'Finda Kalunga Garden, on Rivington Street, between Forsythe and...
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Coastal Resiliency Flip-up Gates Have Arrived on the Lower East Side

City leaders from multiple agencies Monday (2/25/25) demonstrated recent progress in the coastal flood protection project along the East River by showing off new flip-up flood gates under FDR Drive. The Brooklyn Bridge-Montgomery Coastal Resiliency (BMCR) project promises to use...

LES Ecology Center Launches “Coolest Block in the Lower East Side” Contest

The Lower East Side Ecology Center is launching a "Coolest Block in the Lower East Side" contest to encourage community stewardship out on local streets. A town hall kick-off event is scheduled for Thursday, February 27th at 7pm...

Seward Park Loses Another Large Tree in Storm

We were sorry to see another large tree had come crashing down in the storm a few nights ago. The tree was on the southern edge of Seward Park and fell onto East Broadway. There was still a lot...
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Seward Park Tree Toppled in the Night

A giant tree in Seward Park toppled over in the night and fell just east of Strauss Square, onto East Broadway. That was some strong wind! 
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New Museum Announces New Expansion Building to Open March 21, 2026

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