East River Park Wednesday, April 226:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.Barbecue area by the Williamsburg BridgeRain/Bad weather date, Wednesday, April 29 FirstLet’s Eat and VisitBring some food or drink–or just yourselves. East River Park Action will provide paper plates, utensils, charcoal and lighter, refreshments and some hot dogs and condiments. Then, around 7:00 p.m.Gather to talk about the…
Lights Out Please Wasteful, annoying blaring lights stay on the jumbo ball field in East River Park on the Lower East Side every night until 11 p.m. even when no one is playing. Now it’s bird migration season. Many buildings turn down the lights that are so confusing and deadly for the 25 million birds…
Three and a half years after the city demolished all of East River Park below Houston, a good-sized section reopened on Memorial Day. People streamed over the Delancey Street footbridge to play basketball and tennis in the new courts. By lunchtime, picnickers grilled corn and sausages on the stationary barbecues. More people lounged on the…
This community Icon has been a real friend to our work trying to save East River Park. He needs our help. –Pat Arnow, co-founder, East River Park Action As you may have heard, last week the Board of Directors at the Sixth Street Community Center fired its long-time director Howard Brandstein. The board had the…
The East Side Coastal Resiliency Project repeatedly affects nearby residents, even though one of the reasons the city gave for the complete destruction of East River Park was that it would lessen the disruptions. Yet, late night noise, dust, power outages, delays in toxic cleanup at Riis Houses and other problems plague the neighborhood. What…
Unhealthy and Unwise and HOT Click here to DO something about it. And see below for why we need to stop artificial turf: Stop installing artificial turf ball fields in New York. Here’s why: 1) Ouch Athletes suffer more foot and ankle injuries, and female athletes also experience more ACL tears on artificial turf fields….
According to New York City officials and some elected representatives, we need artificial turf fields more than we need to protect the climate of NYC and the earth. NO. We need more real grass playing fields and other open, natural spaces for the health and joy of more New Yorkers and for the future of…
Even the National Football League wants to get rid of synthetic turf. Natural grass sports fields would improve our environment and health as the new East River Park rises. Instead the city is installing unhealthful and climate damaging artificial turf. It is also being installed in other fields and playgrounds in our neighborhood and throughout the city and the…
We’ve been invited to do a program by the Storefront gallery at 97 Kenmare St. Tuesday, April 30, 6:30 to 8:00. (just E. of Mulberry). The Storefront for Art and Architecture displays multimedia work and arranges discussions about new ways to think about architecture, art and design. It will feature a special showing of Harriet Hirshorn’s…
Sign the Petition! Four years ago, our Lower East Side/East Village community petitioned the City Council to reconsider the East Side Coastal Resiliency (ESCR) plan that would demolish its beloved mile-long East River Park and build a massive levee. Less destructive alternatives were possible. Our voices went unheard. Today, we face the consequences as the…