Water Water Everywhere
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,...
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Jill Grossman
- Aug 10
- 2 min
Free Yoga Wednesdays
This summer patrons of Morningside Park have had the benefit of free yoga classes every Wednesday provided by the Harlem Wellness Center....
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Friends of Morningside Park
- Jun 13
- 1 min
Petition to Fix the Morningside Park Waterfall and Pond.
The Morningside Park Waterfall has not worked in years and the Morningside Park Pond seems to be plagued with Harmful Algal Blooms (HABS)...
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Friends of Morningside Park
- May 26
- 1 min
Park Explorers Kick off Summer
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...
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Friends of Morningside Park
- May 16
- 1 min
Remembering Bill Perkins
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...
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Friends of Morningside Park
- May 5
- 1 min
4 FREE Walking Tours This Weekend. Sign Up Now!
We have built our 90 minute #JanesWalkNYC tours around the theme of Community, Conflict and Common Ground. The tours encourage discussion...
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Friends of Morningside Park
- Feb 28
- 2 min
Interested in volunteering in Morningside Park? Here's how.
Morningside Park’s 30 acres – including gardens, trees, paths, playgrounds and pond – need constant upkeep to maintain a welcoming space...
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Friends of Morningside Park
- Feb 28
- 1 min
Learn about Morningside Park’s Edible and Medicinal Wild Plants with "Wildman" Steve Brill
Family-friendly and Hand's On Tour This foraging expedition will take you through Morningside Park, which is a haven for native plants...
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Friends of Morningside Park
- Feb 22
- 1 min
Harlem Youth Gardeners Program 2023 Application is Open!
Thanks to a generous grant from the West Harlem Development Corporation we are once again able to offer this amazing paid learning...
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Friends of Morningside Park
- Feb 21
- 2 min
Volunteer Second Saturdays in the Park Returns with a Special Event
OUR 2023 VOLUNTEER SEASON KICKS OFF IN MARCH March 11 will be the official start of the 2023 volunteer season! Volunteer Second Saturdays...
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Friends of Morningside Park
- Jan 24
- 3 min
What a fabulous year 2022 has been and 2023 promises to be even better!
Photo: ©2022 Saundra Kin Happy New Year! 2023 Promises To Be Another Wonderful Year in the Park. The fabulous rainbow above is surely an...
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Friends of Morningside Park
- Dec 12, 2022
- 1 min
It's Not Just Street Trees -- Park Trees Are Now on the City Tree Map!
What an amazing resource. Check it out at https://tree-map.nycgovparks.org/ Can you find the stunning American Sycamore at the north end...
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Friends of Morningside Park
- Dec 12, 2022
- 1 min
"Rockefeller Center Has Got Nothing On Us"
Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine spoke those words as we prepared to light the tallest living holiday tree in a New York City...
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Friends of Morningside Park
- Dec 5, 2022
- 2 min
Path Repaving is Starting Soon, plus Park Cafe Update
We wanted to get the word out to park users that NYC Parks plans to start a much needed path repaving project on the lower park paths...
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Friends of Morningside Park
- Dec 5, 2022
- 1 min
We're Lighting the Park's Amazing Holiday Tree on Saturday
We are thrilled that we will be back at 121st street for our rescheduled Winter Celebration and Holiday Tree Lighting this Saturday! The...
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Friends of Morningside Park
- Feb 22, 2022
- 6 min
We've been selected to join a prestigious mentorship program with the Central Park Conservancy
I AM THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR THE CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INSTITUTE FOR URBAN PARKS 2022...
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Brad Taylor
- Dec 6, 2021
- 2 min
Statement on Recent Stabbings and an Update From the NYPD 26th Precinct
In light of the horrific stabbings including the murder of a Columbia student in the vicinity of the park I thought it important to share...
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Friends of Morningside Park
- Nov 30, 2021
- 1 min
OUR ANNUAL WINTER CELEBRATION HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED!
Please join us THIS SUNDAY at 5pm Here are the details: When: SUNDAY, December 12 at 5pm (we anticipate the tree will be lit just before...
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Friends of Morningside Park
- Nov 25, 2021
- 1 min
Thanksgiving Turkey Throwback - Hedda Gobbler in Morningside Park - April, 2006
On this 2021 Thanksgiving Day we pause to remember one of our park's most famous residents, Hedda Gobbler. Back in 2006 there was at...
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Friends of Morningside Park
- Sep 15, 2021
- 2 min
Common Ground Festival 2021 celebrates the 40th anniversary of Friends of Morningside Park!
THE ANNUAL COMMON GROUND FESTIVAL RETURNS TO THE PARK WITH A NEW PROGRAMMING PARTNER! We are thrilled to be celebrating our 40th...
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