Park Season Highlights
June
Sunset on the Hudson,
Pier 45: 6.11, 6.18, 6.25
Clinton Concert, Pier 84:
6.14, 6.28
Stars of Tomorrow, Pier 45:
6.15, 6.22, 6.29
Chelsea Running Group:
6.15, 6.18
Clean Sanctuary Campaign:
Gansevoort Peninsula,
6.19
N. River Historic Ship Rally,
Pier 40: 6.19
Chelsea Running Group:
6.22/29
Chelsea Yoga: 6.25
July
July 4th Boat Ride: 7.4
Stars of Tomorrow, Pier 45:
7.6, 7.13, 7.20, 7.27
Chelsea Running Group: 7.6,
7.13
The Hangover Pier 54: 7.7
RiverRocks, Pier 54: 7.8, 7.22
Chelsea Yoga: 7.8
The Wizard of Oz, Pier 46: 7.9
Sunset on the Hudson, Pier
45: 7.9, 7.16, 7.23, 7.30
Moondance, Pier 54: 7.11
Clinton Concert, Pier 84:
7.12, 7.26
I Love You Man, Pier 54: 7.14
Cloudy w. a Chance of
Meatballs, Pier 46: 7.16
Clean Sanctuary Campaign
Gansevoort Peninsula,
7.17
Chelsea Running Group:
7.20, 7.27
The Proposal, Pier 54: 7.21
The Great Muppet Caper,
Pier 46: 7.23
Clinton Cove Festival: 7.24
Chelsea Yoga: 7.25
Moondance, Pier 54: 7.25,
8.1
District 9, Pier 54: 7.28
FIERCE Artistic Night: 7.29
Monsters vs. Aliens, Pier 46:
7.30
August
Stars of Tomorrow, Pier 45:
8.3/8.10/8.17
Chelsea Running Group: 8.3,
8.10,8.17,8.24
Senior Bingo Boat Ride, Pier
40: 8.4
Julie & Julie, Pier 54: 8.4
Rumble on the River, Pier 84:
8.5
Chelsea Yoga, 8.5/8.19
Sunset on the Hudson, Pier
45: 8.6/8.13
Big, Pier 46 8.6
Moondance, Pier 54: 8.8
Clinton Concert, Pier 84:
8.9, 8.23
Public Enemies, Pier 54: 8.11
Ice Age: Dawn of the
Dinosaurs, Pier 46: 8.13
Clean Sanctuary Campaign,
Gansevoort Peninsula:
8.14
Star Trek, Pier 54: 8.18
Annie, Pier 46: 8.20
Blues BBQ Festival, Pier 54:
8.22
FIERCE Mini-Ball, Pier 46:
8.28
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Friends is the only organization dedicated to the entire Hudson River Park, and we are the voice of Park neighbors and Park users from all five boroughs of New York City.
We need your help to secure $200 million more to complete the Park and ensure an unbroken greenway from 59th to Chambers Streets.
Friends is committed to securing annual funding for the Park’s ongoing operations and maintenance so that Hudson River Park is never allowed to deteriorate from neglect.
Thus far, our tireless advocacy has ensured that progress in the Park remains on track, and Friends has won legal actions to ensure that construction of Hudson River Park continues. However, without sufficient funding, shovel ready projects in the Park may not move forward. We need you to help us complete the Park New Yorkers and visitors deserve.
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Top Story June 2010
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Newest Park Section Opens, Featuring Skate Park, Carousel and Garden supported by Friends
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| Friends Executive Director, A. J. Pietrantone, presents check to Hudson River Park Trust Chair, Diana Taylor, for $25,500 |
Friends of Hudson River Park helped celebrate the opening of the newest section of Hudson River Park on the Chelsea waterfront at Piers 62 and 63 in Chelsea on May 17, with a large crowd of visitors and public officials including Governor David Paterson and Council Speaker Christine Quinn. At the ceremony, A.J. Pietrantone, executive director of Friends, presented a $25,500 check to the Hudson River Park Trust to maintain the new garden for a year.
“Friends’ advocacy efforts are helping to guarantee that the Park is completed and that adequate maintenance and operating funds are always made available to current and newly opening sections,” said Pietrantone. “This contribution is a small down payment on our commitment to ensure that Hudson River Park always looks as good as it does on opening day.”
The opening was featured in two reports in The New York Times, as well as in Chelsea Now, and the Downtown Express.
More News
2010 Friends' Gala & Auction Secures Over $600,000 For Park Construction, Maintenance & Advocacy
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| Martha Stewart and ABC News' Deborah Roberts at Friends' May 2010 Gala |
The final fundraising totals are in from Friends’ May Gala. The annual event and auction raised over $600,000 for Park advocacy, construction and maintenance.
Subway Series Tickets Now Available Via Online Auction
Three tickets for the Yankees vs. Mets June 20, 1:00 p.m. game are available via our Charitybuzz online auction.
Support your favorite home town team and your favorite New York City Park: Submit your bid today!
New York State Provides $3 Million in Funding for Hudson River Park, City Expected to Match Pledge
On May 28, New York State appropriated $3 million for Hudson River Park construction funding. New York City is expected to match the State's commitment with an additional $3 million to continue the completion of New York's World-Class Waterfront Park. To help complete this unique urban oasis please join Friends' Stewardship Program and help provide vital support for our advocacy efforts and strengthen the West-Side community’s voice in the Park’s design, completion, and protection – defining its rightful place as the largest open space created in New York City in over 150 years.
Friends' Hudson River Cruises Launch in July & August
On July 4 and August 4, Friends of Hudson River Park celebrates summer with two Hudson River cruises. A sail on the Hudson is a perfect way to see the Park, the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
4th of July Kids Cruise & BBQ Purchase
Sunday, July 4
2:00 - 4:00pm
Celebrate your holiday aboard a historic riverboat with face painting and arts and crafts. BBQ lunch is included in the ticket price.
Senior Bingo Boat Ride Purchase
Wednesday, August 4
2:00-4:00pm
Lively Bingo games and river breezes abound at this annual event specially designed for seniors.
Come join these unique boat trips and enjoy spectactular Hudson River views!
Featured Photo
The newest section of the Park, just opened in Chelsea, features a new California-style skate park (already tested by skateboard legend Tony Hawk). This picture of the skate park was taken by Friends’ supporter and photographer Doug Fox, for his Blog NYC Transported.
We encourage you to share your favorite Park photos with us. For each newsletter, we select a photo that best captures some aspect of the Park and its community of users. If you don’t see your photos here, look for them in our website’s Photo Gallery. Send your photos to photos@fohrp.org. Please join us throughout the year for a variety of events in and around the Park.
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 Friends of Hudson River Park is now on Facebook.
Join our group page today!
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