Riverside Park Conservancy
@riversideparknyc.bsky.social
Official Bluesky of Riverside Park Conservancy. We care for nearly 400 acres of NYC parkland stretching from 59th-181st along the Hudson River.
We’re thrilled to announce that Riverside Park Conservancy has 10 exclusive slots available to join the TD Five Boro Bike Tour – a one-of-a-kind opportunity to ride car-free through all five boroughs of New York City!
🚲 Join the team at riversideparknyc.org/cycling-side...
🚲 Join the team at riversideparknyc.org/cycling-side...
December 3, 2025 at 9:21 PM
We’re thrilled to announce that Riverside Park Conservancy has 10 exclusive slots available to join the TD Five Boro Bike Tour – a one-of-a-kind opportunity to ride car-free through all five boroughs of New York City!
🚲 Join the team at riversideparknyc.org/cycling-side...
🚲 Join the team at riversideparknyc.org/cycling-side...
This #givingtuesday, we’re celebrating everything your support made possible—critical repairs, more trees, new gardens, and expanded free programs. None of it happens without you!
💛Riversideparknyc.org/donate
💛Riversideparknyc.org/donate
December 2, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This #givingtuesday, we’re celebrating everything your support made possible—critical repairs, more trees, new gardens, and expanded free programs. None of it happens without you!
💛Riversideparknyc.org/donate
💛Riversideparknyc.org/donate
We have so much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving! Thank you to everyone who makes Riverside a special place of respite, recreation, and community 💚
November 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
We have so much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving! Thank you to everyone who makes Riverside a special place of respite, recreation, and community 💚
Trees clean our air, cool our streets, and save lives in heat-vulnerable communities.
#Parks2030 is a vision for the future of @NYCParks, including expanding the city's tree canopy to build climate resilience.
Sign on at playfair.nyc
#ParksPower #UrbanForest
#Parks2030 is a vision for the future of @NYCParks, including expanding the city's tree canopy to build climate resilience.
Sign on at playfair.nyc
#ParksPower #UrbanForest
November 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Trees clean our air, cool our streets, and save lives in heat-vulnerable communities.
#Parks2030 is a vision for the future of @NYCParks, including expanding the city's tree canopy to build climate resilience.
Sign on at playfair.nyc
#ParksPower #UrbanForest
#Parks2030 is a vision for the future of @NYCParks, including expanding the city's tree canopy to build climate resilience.
Sign on at playfair.nyc
#ParksPower #UrbanForest
Fall joy at Leaf Lift 🍂✨
Shout out to everyone who joined us on Saturday for a day raking leaves in the park! Thanks to their efforts, we cleared heavily trafficked pathways in the park, contributing to a safer park experience for all 💛
Shout out to everyone who joined us on Saturday for a day raking leaves in the park! Thanks to their efforts, we cleared heavily trafficked pathways in the park, contributing to a safer park experience for all 💛
November 17, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Fall joy at Leaf Lift 🍂✨
Shout out to everyone who joined us on Saturday for a day raking leaves in the park! Thanks to their efforts, we cleared heavily trafficked pathways in the park, contributing to a safer park experience for all 💛
Shout out to everyone who joined us on Saturday for a day raking leaves in the park! Thanks to their efforts, we cleared heavily trafficked pathways in the park, contributing to a safer park experience for all 💛
Join us for our monthly Advocacy Club! Our team will give updates on the Parks Power campaign and provide resources on how to advocate both for Riverside Park’s current needs and all city parks.
🗓️Friday, November 14, 12:00-1:30pm
📍 Peter Jay Sharp Volunteer House
🗓️Friday, November 14, 12:00-1:30pm
📍 Peter Jay Sharp Volunteer House
November 12, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Join us for our monthly Advocacy Club! Our team will give updates on the Parks Power campaign and provide resources on how to advocate both for Riverside Park’s current needs and all city parks.
🗓️Friday, November 14, 12:00-1:30pm
📍 Peter Jay Sharp Volunteer House
🗓️Friday, November 14, 12:00-1:30pm
📍 Peter Jay Sharp Volunteer House
Join us this Saturday, November 15th from 2-3:30pm at the 102nd Street Field House for a discussion with art historian, Akela Reason about the complex history of Riverside Park’s Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument.
Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/hidden-in-...
Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/hidden-in-...
November 11, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Join us this Saturday, November 15th from 2-3:30pm at the 102nd Street Field House for a discussion with art historian, Akela Reason about the complex history of Riverside Park’s Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument.
Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/hidden-in-...
Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/hidden-in-...
🍁Leaf Lift: November 15, 10am-12:30pm
Help rake leaves in Riverside Park 💪
Let’s work together to keep our park looking its best! Head to our website to sign up ➡️ riversideparknyc.org/events
Help rake leaves in Riverside Park 💪
Let’s work together to keep our park looking its best! Head to our website to sign up ➡️ riversideparknyc.org/events
November 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
🍁Leaf Lift: November 15, 10am-12:30pm
Help rake leaves in Riverside Park 💪
Let’s work together to keep our park looking its best! Head to our website to sign up ➡️ riversideparknyc.org/events
Help rake leaves in Riverside Park 💪
Let’s work together to keep our park looking its best! Head to our website to sign up ➡️ riversideparknyc.org/events
Fall photos from Riverside Park South 🍂
November 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Fall photos from Riverside Park South 🍂
We couldn’t bee prouder of our Riverside runners! 🐝
Our dedicated Running Side by Riverside team completed the NYC Marathon yesterday- an incredible feat! They also raised thousands of dollars in support of the Conservancy.
Our dedicated Running Side by Riverside team completed the NYC Marathon yesterday- an incredible feat! They also raised thousands of dollars in support of the Conservancy.
November 3, 2025 at 8:28 PM
We couldn’t bee prouder of our Riverside runners! 🐝
Our dedicated Running Side by Riverside team completed the NYC Marathon yesterday- an incredible feat! They also raised thousands of dollars in support of the Conservancy.
Our dedicated Running Side by Riverside team completed the NYC Marathon yesterday- an incredible feat! They also raised thousands of dollars in support of the Conservancy.
With the cooler temperatures, leaves are starting to fall and settle under the trees. We follow the “Leave the leaves” practice to protect insect habitats, nurture the soil, and prevent erosion. Any leaves removed from high traffic areas will be processed into leaf mulch!
October 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
With the cooler temperatures, leaves are starting to fall and settle under the trees. We follow the “Leave the leaves” practice to protect insect habitats, nurture the soil, and prevent erosion. Any leaves removed from high traffic areas will be processed into leaf mulch!
Our 2026 Paws & Hooves Calendar is available for purchase! Each month features a Riverside Park community pup and goat 🐶 🐐
All purchases support Riverside Park’s dog runs and maintenance crew.
➡️ shop.riversideparknyc.org
All purchases support Riverside Park’s dog runs and maintenance crew.
➡️ shop.riversideparknyc.org
October 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Our 2026 Paws & Hooves Calendar is available for purchase! Each month features a Riverside Park community pup and goat 🐶 🐐
All purchases support Riverside Park’s dog runs and maintenance crew.
➡️ shop.riversideparknyc.org
All purchases support Riverside Park’s dog runs and maintenance crew.
➡️ shop.riversideparknyc.org
From cooling our streets to connecting neighbors across divides, @nycparks.bsky.social are essential infrastructure for a livable city.
📰Read about #Parks2030, a bold vision for green jobs & vibrant parks: bit.ly/4nrmOas
✍️Learn more and add your name: playfair.nyc
#ParksPower #NYC
📰Read about #Parks2030, a bold vision for green jobs & vibrant parks: bit.ly/4nrmOas
✍️Learn more and add your name: playfair.nyc
#ParksPower #NYC
Will the next mayor finally allocate 1% of the NYC budget for parks?
Advocates with a new parks platform say it’s time.
bit.ly
October 27, 2025 at 8:37 PM
From cooling our streets to connecting neighbors across divides, @nycparks.bsky.social are essential infrastructure for a livable city.
📰Read about #Parks2030, a bold vision for green jobs & vibrant parks: bit.ly/4nrmOas
✍️Learn more and add your name: playfair.nyc
#ParksPower #NYC
📰Read about #Parks2030, a bold vision for green jobs & vibrant parks: bit.ly/4nrmOas
✍️Learn more and add your name: playfair.nyc
#ParksPower #NYC
A huge round of “a-paws” for every pup that participated in our Halloween parade last Saturday. You can view all the photos from the event on our Flickr. A special shoutout to everyone who made this event possible, including our wonderful staff, band, emcee, judges and sponsors.
October 23, 2025 at 9:08 PM
A huge round of “a-paws” for every pup that participated in our Halloween parade last Saturday. You can view all the photos from the event on our Flickr. A special shoutout to everyone who made this event possible, including our wonderful staff, band, emcee, judges and sponsors.
Crisp autumn leaves in Riverside Park South 😍🍂
October 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Crisp autumn leaves in Riverside Park South 😍🍂
Our first pickleball tournament was kind of a big dill 😎
A huge thank you to everyone who came out on Sunday for a day of community, competition and fun to support the year-round maintenance of Riverside Park’s 110th Street Courts. Extra special kudos to our winning team!
A huge thank you to everyone who came out on Sunday for a day of community, competition and fun to support the year-round maintenance of Riverside Park’s 110th Street Courts. Extra special kudos to our winning team!
October 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Our first pickleball tournament was kind of a big dill 😎
A huge thank you to everyone who came out on Sunday for a day of community, competition and fun to support the year-round maintenance of Riverside Park’s 110th Street Courts. Extra special kudos to our winning team!
A huge thank you to everyone who came out on Sunday for a day of community, competition and fun to support the year-round maintenance of Riverside Park’s 110th Street Courts. Extra special kudos to our winning team!
Fall roses and river views 😍🌹
This rose bush is located in Fort Washington Park at the 172nd Street promenade. It was planted years ago by community member, Diolis.
📸 Cheree Dillon
This rose bush is located in Fort Washington Park at the 172nd Street promenade. It was planted years ago by community member, Diolis.
📸 Cheree Dillon
October 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Fall roses and river views 😍🌹
This rose bush is located in Fort Washington Park at the 172nd Street promenade. It was planted years ago by community member, Diolis.
📸 Cheree Dillon
This rose bush is located in Fort Washington Park at the 172nd Street promenade. It was planted years ago by community member, Diolis.
📸 Cheree Dillon
Join us for two Riverside Halloween celebrations this weekend!
Sat 10/18, 11:30am-3:30pm: Riverside Park Pup Halloween Parade📍Dinosaur Playground ➡️ Ellington in the Park.
Sun 10/19, 1-3pm: Halloween Pickleball Tournament & Fundraiser at the 110th St. Pickleball Courts.
Sat 10/18, 11:30am-3:30pm: Riverside Park Pup Halloween Parade📍Dinosaur Playground ➡️ Ellington in the Park.
Sun 10/19, 1-3pm: Halloween Pickleball Tournament & Fundraiser at the 110th St. Pickleball Courts.
October 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Join us for two Riverside Halloween celebrations this weekend!
Sat 10/18, 11:30am-3:30pm: Riverside Park Pup Halloween Parade📍Dinosaur Playground ➡️ Ellington in the Park.
Sun 10/19, 1-3pm: Halloween Pickleball Tournament & Fundraiser at the 110th St. Pickleball Courts.
Sat 10/18, 11:30am-3:30pm: Riverside Park Pup Halloween Parade📍Dinosaur Playground ➡️ Ellington in the Park.
Sun 10/19, 1-3pm: Halloween Pickleball Tournament & Fundraiser at the 110th St. Pickleball Courts.
Are you ready for Riverside Park’s Halloween Pup Parade & Costume Contest? 🎃🐶 With 150+ dogs and 250+ people set to parade through the park, we’re ready for a pup-tastic time! Join the fun Saturday October 18 from 11:30am-3:30pm.
October 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Are you ready for Riverside Park’s Halloween Pup Parade & Costume Contest? 🎃🐶 With 150+ dogs and 250+ people set to parade through the park, we’re ready for a pup-tastic time! Join the fun Saturday October 18 from 11:30am-3:30pm.
Join the paw-ty at our Halloween Pup Parade next Saturday, October 18 from 11:30am to 3:30pm. Costumed pups will strut their stuff, competing in the cutest costume contest of the spooky season. 👻🎃🐾
Register your pup!
riversideparknyc.org/riverside-pups/
Register your pup!
riversideparknyc.org/riverside-pups/
Riverside Pups - Riverside Park Conservancy
riversideparknyc.org
October 9, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Join the paw-ty at our Halloween Pup Parade next Saturday, October 18 from 11:30am to 3:30pm. Costumed pups will strut their stuff, competing in the cutest costume contest of the spooky season. 👻🎃🐾
Register your pup!
riversideparknyc.org/riverside-pups/
Register your pup!
riversideparknyc.org/riverside-pups/
Introducing Conpostapalooza! Explore compost’s impact on urban soil at this free festival of demonstrations, science experiments, and live entertainment from Bash the Trash!
📍 Saturday, October 11, 11am-1pm
95th Street Compost Compound
www.eventbrite.com/e/compostapalooza-tickets-1716679487559
📍 Saturday, October 11, 11am-1pm
95th Street Compost Compound
www.eventbrite.com/e/compostapalooza-tickets-1716679487559
October 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Introducing Conpostapalooza! Explore compost’s impact on urban soil at this free festival of demonstrations, science experiments, and live entertainment from Bash the Trash!
📍 Saturday, October 11, 11am-1pm
95th Street Compost Compound
www.eventbrite.com/e/compostapalooza-tickets-1716679487559
📍 Saturday, October 11, 11am-1pm
95th Street Compost Compound
www.eventbrite.com/e/compostapalooza-tickets-1716679487559
From cooling our streets to connecting neighbors across divides, @nycparks.bsky.social are essential infrastructure for a livable city.
📰 Read about the #Parks2030 platform: bit.ly/4nrmOas
✍️ Learn more and add your name: playfair.nyc
#ParksPower #NYC
📰 Read about the #Parks2030 platform: bit.ly/4nrmOas
✍️ Learn more and add your name: playfair.nyc
#ParksPower #NYC
Will the next mayor finally allocate 1% of the NYC budget for parks?
Advocates with a new parks platform say it’s time.
bit.ly
October 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM
From cooling our streets to connecting neighbors across divides, @nycparks.bsky.social are essential infrastructure for a livable city.
📰 Read about the #Parks2030 platform: bit.ly/4nrmOas
✍️ Learn more and add your name: playfair.nyc
#ParksPower #NYC
📰 Read about the #Parks2030 platform: bit.ly/4nrmOas
✍️ Learn more and add your name: playfair.nyc
#ParksPower #NYC
In honor of #ClimateWeekNYC, we’re reflecting on a forest-focused collaboration from this past summer. 🌳🌲
We teamed up with Van Cortlandt Park Alliance, bringing in interns to take a deeper look at trees in natural areas & along park streets.
riversideparknyc.org/creating-a-h...
We teamed up with Van Cortlandt Park Alliance, bringing in interns to take a deeper look at trees in natural areas & along park streets.
riversideparknyc.org/creating-a-h...
Creating a Healthier Urban Forest Across Two Boroughs - Riverside Park Conservancy
Urban forests are essential to creating a healthy ecosystem and environment, especially in a dense city like New York. In the spirit of Climate Week, we are excited to reflect on the work we’ve done t...
riversideparknyc.org
September 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
In honor of #ClimateWeekNYC, we’re reflecting on a forest-focused collaboration from this past summer. 🌳🌲
We teamed up with Van Cortlandt Park Alliance, bringing in interns to take a deeper look at trees in natural areas & along park streets.
riversideparknyc.org/creating-a-h...
We teamed up with Van Cortlandt Park Alliance, bringing in interns to take a deeper look at trees in natural areas & along park streets.
riversideparknyc.org/creating-a-h...
Join us for #NationalPublicLandsDay, the largest, single-day volunteer event caring for our public lands. 🌳
🗓️: Saturday, September 27
🕐: 10am-12:30pm
📍 Discovery Playground (163rd Street)
🔗 Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/national-p...
🗓️: Saturday, September 27
🕐: 10am-12:30pm
📍 Discovery Playground (163rd Street)
🔗 Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/national-p...
September 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Join us for #NationalPublicLandsDay, the largest, single-day volunteer event caring for our public lands. 🌳
🗓️: Saturday, September 27
🕐: 10am-12:30pm
📍 Discovery Playground (163rd Street)
🔗 Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/national-p...
🗓️: Saturday, September 27
🕐: 10am-12:30pm
📍 Discovery Playground (163rd Street)
🔗 Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/national-p...
What a goat-ally wonderful celebration of our 2025 herd this past Saturday!🐐
Congratulations to MVP GOAT Mallomar, who swept our online goat vote. Want to pick up goat apparel? Visit shop.riversideparknyc.org.
Congratulations to MVP GOAT Mallomar, who swept our online goat vote. Want to pick up goat apparel? Visit shop.riversideparknyc.org.
September 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
What a goat-ally wonderful celebration of our 2025 herd this past Saturday!🐐
Congratulations to MVP GOAT Mallomar, who swept our online goat vote. Want to pick up goat apparel? Visit shop.riversideparknyc.org.
Congratulations to MVP GOAT Mallomar, who swept our online goat vote. Want to pick up goat apparel? Visit shop.riversideparknyc.org.