New York Restoration Project

New York Restoration Project New York Restoration Project (NYRP) restores parks, community gardens, and open spaces throughout NYC
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The last day of August has us feeling sentimental 🥲 Swipe through to see some of the highlights from our parks and garde...
08/31/2026

The last day of August has us feeling sentimental 🥲 Swipe through to see some of the highlights from our parks and gardens this month ➡️

🐝 Pollinator tour with LUPE at Rodale Community Garden (East Harlem, Manhattan)

🐥 thebabymeetup at paradiseonearthbx (Longwood, Bronx)

🌱 Essential oil workshop at 211th Street Block Association Community Garden (Williamsbridge, Bronx)

🚮 Volunteer day at The Herb Garden (East Harlem, Manhattan)

🎤 Embodied Earth concert at Suffolk Street Garden (Lower East Side, Manhattan)

🐞 Art workshop with The Unframed Arts Collective at Jane Bailey Memorial Garden (Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn)

🎒 Backpack giveaway with Assemblyman Manny De Los Santos, MSW (he/him/el) and at Sherman Creek Park (Inwood, Manhattan)

🌿 Collecting knotweed for Highbridge Hot Gems 2026 at Highbridge Park (Washington Heights, Manhattan)

🫐 Volunteer day at Gil Hodges Community Garden (Gowanus, Brooklyn)

We’ve got a lot of events in our parks and gardens coming up in the fall 🍂 Go to nyrp.org/events to see what’s in store 📆

NYC PAWPAW FEST: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 🥭🌿Join NYRP for a free community celebration of North America’s largest native frui...
08/28/2026

NYC PAWPAW FEST: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 🥭🌿

Join NYRP for a free community celebration of North America’s largest native fruit: the beloved pawpaw 💚

This event is part of  , an annual day of activities across the city raising awareness of the importance of our urban forest, presented by Forest for All NYC in partnership with the Parks and Open Space Partners coalition and NYC Parks 🌳

Located in Inwood’s Sherman Creek Park, the festival will feature:

🌱11:00 AM – Pawpaw propagation workshop led by the “Pawpaw King of Brooklyn,” Farzan — UPDATE: registration is full, but you can still sign up for the waitlist  

🚲 12:00–4:00 PM – Tabling, including bike blender smoothies  (until they run out)

🌳 1:00–3:00 PM – Free pawpaw tree giveaway — UPDATE: Advance registration is full for the pawpaw giveaway, but walk-ups are still welcome. Beginning at 2 PM, trees will be available for walk-up recipients on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. Please arrive near the start of the event to join the waitlist.

🥭 2:00 PM – Pawpaw presentation from permaculture expert and regional authority Dale Hendricks 

Plus music and community partner activities! 

The event will be free and open to the public. Register via the link in our bio 💌

Swipe to see how we revamped Bronx Community College’s garden this summer 🪴🔄 🪴✨    Bronx Community College reached out t...
08/26/2026

Swipe to see how we revamped Bronx Community College’s garden this summer 🪴🔄 🪴✨ 
   
Bronx Community College reached out to NYRP through our program with interested faculty and students pushing for a garden refresh 🌷 They were looking to renovate their garden space and rebuild their greenhouse 🌿 
 
Once the new garden design was set, our crew:
 
1️⃣ Built four raised garden beds and filled them with soil     
   
2️⃣ Constructed two trellises  
   
3️⃣ Built four benches and two picnic tables 
   
4️⃣ Installed new perennial beds and planted 48 perennials/shrubs (and a fig tree!) 
   
5️⃣ Spread four yards of woodchips  
   
6️⃣ Replaced all the old panels on the greenhouse walls with new poly material 
 
It’s truly a wonderful space and we look forward to seeing how it will evolve along with NYRP’s team assisting throughout the season 🦋 It was a pleasure working with Green Action Challenge Grant and BCC Bioclub and we look forward to future collaborations! 💚   
   
Know a green space in need of a makeover? 🔨 Click the link in our bio ⬆️ and apply today!      
   
📸: Director of Garden Horticulture & Citywide Greening Projects Jason Sheets

08/13/2026

“When I realized what [New York Restoration Project] did, I wanted to do that in my neighborhood.” —50 Cent
 
STOP WE ARE BLUSHING omggggg 🥹🥹🥹 Thank you 50 Cent for shouting out NYRP on The Tonight Show 😭💚
 
Flashback to 2007 when the Queens native partnered with NYRP and our founder Bette Midler to create “Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson Community Garden” aka Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson Community Garden 🪴
 
And almost 20 years later? Still thriving 🌻 Volunteer days, backpack giveaways, free programming all summer—all run BY the neighborhood, FOR the neighborhood 💚 Go show our Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson Community Garden some love 💕

“When I realized what [New York Restoration Project] did, I wanted to do that in my neighborhood.” —Curtis "50 Cent" Jac...
08/13/2026

“When I realized what [New York Restoration Project] did, I wanted to do that in my neighborhood.” —Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson

Thank you 50 Cent for highlighting your support for NYRP's work on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon! 🤩

The Queens native joined forces with NYRP and our founder, Bette Midler, in 2007 to renovate a South Jamaica community garden now called "Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson Community Garden" 🪴

Watch the full interview here: https://youtu.be/cqH7f_tDhV0?si=oTj7bQaM7-ZsTyok&t=27

08/12/2026

Making natural fizzy sodas at Cooper St. Community Garden 🫧 Last month, Kelly Laurent (Kelly) led a hands-on workshop at Cooper St. Community Garden on how to make naturally fizzy sodas using a ginger-based starter culture fermentation technique 🫚 This refreshing drink, enjoyed throughout the Caribbean, has long been used to support digestion and help ease nausea 🌿 
 
Thank you to our Seasonal Community Garden Engagement Assistant Anjana Peddireddi (🫆) for making another wonderful and informative vid 💚 Find an NYRP garden event near you at nyrp.org/calendar

Love the birds of NYC? Join us for a concert at Sherman Creek Park inspired by them! 🦢🦆Jazz saxophonist and composer Eli...
08/06/2026

Love the birds of NYC? Join us for a concert at Sherman Creek Park inspired by them! 🦢🦆

Jazz saxophonist and composer Elijah Shiffer (Elijah Shiffer) presents City of Birds, a collection of songs dedicated to all the birds of New York City 🕊
Elijah and his trio will play songs from this collection inspired by birds he has seen in Sherman Creek Park, including the Black-crowned Night-heron, Mourning Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, and Willow Flycatcher 🦉

📍 WHERE: Saturday, August 8, 4 – 6 PM
📍 WHERE: 3703 10th Ave. (Sherman Creek Park) New York, New York (Inwood)

Register via the link in our bio 💌

AUGUST GARDEN EVENT ROUNDUP 🌀🌷🪲  NYRP’s parks and gardens have a LOT of public events coming up this month including b...
08/05/2026

AUGUST GARDEN EVENT ROUNDUP 🌀🌷🪲 
 
NYRP’s parks and gardens have a LOT of public events coming up this month including backpack and school supply giveaways 📚 fitness classes 💪 volunteer days 🌱 live music 🎶 art workshops 🎨 and more 🎉 
 
Go to nyrp.org/events to view our full events calendar and register 📆

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR A COMMUNITY GARDEN WORKDAY THIS SATURDAY 🐛🐞Join the gardeners at Target Bronx Community Garden on ...
08/05/2026

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR A COMMUNITY GARDEN WORKDAY THIS SATURDAY 🐛🐞

Join the gardeners at Target Bronx Community Garden on Saturday, August 8th, from 12-2 PM to help with garden maintenance, organizing the shed space, weeding, watering 🌿 After we finish working, we will take a tour around the garden 🌷 Note: please come wearing clothes that can get dirty and bring water 💧

📍 WHERE: Target Bronx Community Garden (1025 Anderson Ave, The Bronx, New York 10452)

📆 WHEN: Saturday, August 8th from 12-2 PM

Register via the link in our bio 💌

08/04/2026

FREE BACKPACKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLY GIVEAWAYS START THIS WEEKEND IN  ! 🎒📚📓📎🖍️

✏️ Saturday, August 8: Westervelt Community Garden (St. George, Staten Island) with HEALTH for Youths 
  
✏️ Saturday, August 15: El Jardin de Hunts Point (Hunts Point, The Bronx)  
  
✏️ Saturday, August 15: Glover Street Community Garden (Castle Hill, The Bronx)  
  
✏️ Sunday, August 16: Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson Community Garden (Jamaica, Queens)   

✏️ Sunday, August 16: Seagirt Boulevard Community Garden (Far Rockaway, Queens)

✏️ Friday, August 21: Essex Street Community Garden (Cypress Hills, Brooklyn) 
 
✏️ Saturday, August 22: Riley-Levin Children’s Garden (Inwood, Manhattan) 
  
✏️ Saturday, August 22: McLeod’s Community Garden (Brownsville, Brooklyn)   
  
✏️ Saturday, August 29: Los Amigos Community Garden and Home Depot Children’s Garden (East Harlem, Manhattan) with New York State of Mind  
  
✏️ Sunday, August 30: Eastchester Road Garden (Eastchester, The Bronx)

Please note: supplies will be distributed while available 📓 To receive school supplies, children must attend! 🧒    
 
Thank you to Citizens Philanthropic Foundation (Citizens) for supporting this series 💚  
 
Keep up with our backpack and school supply giveaways at nyrp.org/backpacks 🎒

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254 W 31st Street Fl 14
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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
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