Friends of Ewen Park

Friends of Ewen Park The Friends of Ewen Park is an organization dedicated to the conservation and improvement of Ewen Park in the Riverdale section of The Bronx in New York City.

Ewen Park (7.84 Acres) is named after John Ewen who was a brigadier general in New York State's National Guard during the Civil War. When the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia invaded Pennsylvania, Ewen and his three regiments were sent to reinforce the Union troops, despite a War Department policy prohibiting state militia officers above the rank of colonel from fighting in the U.S. Army. At

Gettysburg, his troops operated on the flanks of the enemy, but were not directly involved in the battle. After the Union victory, Ewen and his forces returned home on July 20, 1863. He later was elected as Comptroller of the City of New York. Eliza M. Ewen, daughter of the General, donated the land on which they lived to the City in 1916, on the condition that she be "allowed the use of the buildings and grounds for the remainder of her life undisturbed and without any changes in the grounds." The park was designed in 1935, following the death of Eliza Ewen.

05/04/2021

Spring park cleanup! June 12, 2021 at 11:00am - 1:00pm. Meet at the bottom of the stairs at Riverdale Ave

10/26/2018

Bulb planting cancelled October 27th, 2018 due to storm. This event will be rescheduled.

10/17/2018

Bulb planting and park clean-up! October 27, 2018. 11am - 1pm

10/28/2015

500 Daffodil bulbs were planted on Sunday at the entrance to the park at 231st and Riverdale Ave. Thank you to those who participated! :)

10/09/2015

Save the date: "it's My Park Day" Sunday, October 25th.
11:00am-1:00pm

Planting new trees
09/30/2015

Planting new trees

Planting of new trees (north east corner)
06/17/2015

Planting of new trees (north east corner)

Address

231st Street And Riverdale Avenue
The Bronx, NY
10463

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Friends of Ewen Park posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share

Category