St. Mary’s Park to get major upgrades, mayor announces
The parks department selected parks that have received insufficient funding in the past and that are located in densely populated areas.
Mayor announces new youth initiative at Mill Brook
Mayor Bill de Blasio visited the Mill Brook Houses in Port Morris on Tuesday to announce the launch of a new initiative to create 50 new soccer fields for young…
Port Morris waterfront facelift begins
Elected officials on Friday announced $2 million will be allocated to creation of green space along the Harlem River in Port Morris.
Out of state volunteers help create Mott Haven garden
Some 30 cyclists rode down to Mott Haven from the coast of Maine earlier this week, the latest in a wave of activists from all over coming to rescue a…
Volunteers revive neglected garden
On June 22, residents and green space advocates gathered to celebrate the reopening of a long-venerated community garden that had fallen on hard times.
Neglected backyard opens as a community garden
Once the garden is up and running, produce harvested there will be sold at a local farmer’s market at affordable prices.
Free shuttle bus to Randall’s Island Connector coming soon
From mid-May, Mott Haven residents can board a free shuttle bus that makes hourly rounds to the Randall's Island Connector in Port Morris.
Facelift in store for El Girasol Garden
According to Mott Haven: Open Space Index, a report published by New Yorkers for Parks in 2014, the neighborhood did not meet 11 out of 15 open space index criteria,…