As 2024 draws to a close I sit down to write my final post of the year and my last as an officer and member of the board of the Friends...

We are pleased to announce the election of new Board member Orlando Camargo. Orlando joins the organization's leadership team with a...

On April 5, 1968 photographer Art Kane working for Life Magazine assembled the members of The Who for a photo shoot at the Carl Schurz...

This is participatory budgeting vote week and it's not too late to vote for improvements to the park entrance at West 110th Street and...

We've uncovered two amazing gems from our organizations archives. A paste up of the first flyer for the first meeting of the group on...

Dear Friends, As 2023 draws to a close we celebrate major milestones and the enormous progress we have made together while recognizing...

We're not ones to forward emails but sometimes exceptions must be made and this message from City Parks Foundation meets that high bar....

It’s been 55 years since Columbia's bulldozers rolled into Morningside Park in a failed attempt to build a gymnasium on the site in 1968,...

This summer patrons of Morningside Park have had the benefit of free yoga classes every Wednesday provided by the Harlem Wellness Center....

The Morningside Park Waterfall has not worked in years and the Morningside Park Pond seems to be plagued with Harmful Algal Blooms (HABS)...

This week we kicked off the return of one of our favorite community programs, Park Explorers, for youth 4-7yrs. This year’s free program...

We were stunned and saddened to hear of the death of former New York State Senator and New York City Council Member Bill Perkins this...

We have built our 90 minute #JanesWalkNYC tours around the theme of Community, Conflict and Common Ground. The tours encourage discussion...

Morningside Park’s 30 acres – including gardens, trees, paths, playgrounds and pond – need constant upkeep to maintain a welcoming space...

Family-friendly and Hand's On Tour This foraging expedition will take you through Morningside Park, which is a haven for native plants...

Thanks to a generous grant from the West Harlem Development Corporation we are once again able to offer this amazing paid learning...

OUR 2023 VOLUNTEER SEASON KICKS OFF IN MARCH March 11 will be the official start of the 2023 volunteer season! Volunteer Second Saturdays...

Photo: ©2022 Saundra Kin Happy New Year! 2023 Promises To Be Another Wonderful Year in the Park. The fabulous rainbow above is surely an...

What an amazing resource. Check it out at https://tree-map.nycgovparks.org/ Can you find the stunning American Sycamore at the north end...

Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine spoke those words as we prepared to light the tallest living holiday tree in a New York City...