"...the Park's leading advocacy group..."
- The Villager
Friends of Hudson River Park is dedicated to protecting, completing, and sustaining the entire Hudson River Park through advocacy, coalition building, and fundraising. Founded in 1999, we represent thousands of individual and organizational members committed to securing the funds needed to complete this World-Class Park, and supporting its ongoing operations and development. When finished, this five-mile Park will extend uninterrupted along Manhattan’s West Side Waterfront from 59th Street to the Battery.
Friends works with the Hudson River Park Trust, the City-State agency responsible for building and operating the Park, and other organizations that share our interest in ensuring that the Park is completed as planned.
Friends’ Policy Work Strikes A Chord With The New York Times
August 21, 2010
On Saturday, August 21, The New York Times published Friends of Hudson River Park Executive Director A.J. Pietrantone’s letter, which called for policy makers “...to re-examine investments in parks throughout the city as a catalyst for economic development linked to an improved quality of life for all New Yorkers.”
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Jack Rabbit Sports Teams Up with Friends on Race to the Finish
August 17, 2010
Jack Rabbit Sports has joined Friends of Hudson River Park as one of the official sponsors of the October 23rd Race to the Finish in the Park. Find out how to sign up for the Race and where to get free giveaways for runners from Jack Rabbit Sports in Hudson River Park.
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Matthew S. Washington Goes Back to the Future
August 16, 2010
After more than five years with Friends of Hudson River Park, longtime Deputy Director Matthew S. Washington today “went back to high school”, returning to his alma mater, the High School for Environmental Studies, as the new Executive Director of the Friends of the High School for Environmental Studies.
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Letter from Friends’ Co-Chairs Published in Downtown Express
August 12, 2010
The Downtown Express published an August 11 letter to the editor from Friends of Hudson River Park Board Co-Chairs Douglas Durst and Ross Graham affirming the organization’s commitment to securing resources for Hudson River Park following the paper’s reporting on the need for increased fundraising and continued investment.
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Downtown Express Looks at Evolving Role for Friends of Hudson River Park
August 11, 2010
The Downtown Express published an August 4 article and editorial about Friends’ evolving role in raising funds for the completion and maintenance of the Park, pointing out the critical need for both private sector support for Hudson River Park and an independent partner for the Hudson River Park Trust to help raise it. As the Downtown Express wrote, “The Park has given people a lot, and now they’ll be able to give back, and ensure this Park gets completed and continues operating at a high level.”
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