Family Rowing Festival @ the Peter Jay Sharp Boathouse
On September 8th from 11am to 2pm, Row New York will provide boathouse tours and free rowing activities to community members from the neighborhoods surrounding the Peter Jay Sharp Boathouse on the Harlem River in Upper Manhattan. Guests at the event will include Olympic athletes and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer. The Sharp Boathouse is [...]
Exploring the Harlem River’s Little-Known Swindler Cove Park | Camera Obscura – Curbed NY
By Nathan Kensinger Swindler Cove Park is one of Manhattan’s least known yet most beautiful parks. Opened in 2003, the park occupies a five acre patch of land along the Harlem River that was once used as a communal dumping ground. Before construction on the park could begin, workers reportedly “removed tons of garbage, rusted-out cars, sunken boats [...]
GET TO STEPPING – CIRCUMNAVIGATING MANHATTAN BY FOOT
BY Led Black Joshua Bright|The New York Times I must admit, the notion of circumnavigating Manhattan by foot has a certain charm. The trek even has a name, the Great Saunter, a phrase coined by Cy A. Adler, who also wrote a book on the subject; Walking Manhattan’s Rim and leads a yearly Great Saunter [...]
SWINDLER COVE PARK MOVIE NIGHT
Every Thursday in July! 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM This summer, join NYRP for movies beneath the stars at their Summer Movie Series! Discovery Planet Earth FORESTS – July 22nd LIFE – July 29th Families are invited to bring blankets, snacks and beverages. Complimentary hot popcorn will be served from the NYRP old time cart! [...]
Park Portfolio – Swindler Cove Park
Photography by Briana E. Heard (@beheardphoto) Words by Led Black (@Led_Black) More than a park – this place is a living, breathing symbol of the Renaissance that has been taking place around these parts. Serene, tranquil, an oasis of calm and centeredness, a veritable feast for the senses, this is something else. Close your eyes [...]
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