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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 09/06/2026

Shape Up NYC is offering Yoga by the track in Pelham Bay Park, Saturday mornings

Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 05/06/2026

Join the Urban Park Rangers and the Natural Areas Conservancy and celebrate National Trails Day with a hike and clean up at Orchard Beach! Tomorrow (June 6), 11 am

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 19/05/2026

Join us Saturday for a volunteer project in Pelham Bay Park! RSVP suggested: we're keeping an eye on the weather and will update if we need to cancel or reschedule. RSVP at forms.gle/Yf64rL1tSTiQ...

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 04/05/2026

This week, the week of 5/4, we're calling the NYC Council members to demand @nycparks.bsky.social budget restorations and investment in our city's parks system. Call anytime May 4-8, or join the Play Fair phone banking blitz 5/7 from 12-2p, remote or in person at NY4P HQ. 🔗bit.ly/parksphonebank

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 22/04/2026

There’s no better way to celebrate #EarthWeek than with the release of NYC’s first-ever #UrbanForestPlan 🌳 We’re proud to help bring this vision to life—especially extending the tree canopy! Let’s grow a cooler, greener, more equitable NYC—together. www.nyc.gov/assets/clima...

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 22/04/2026

Happy Earth Day! Celebrate with us this Sunday, 12 - 3 pm. We'll have games, crafts, and a puppet show! Free! In partnership with NYC Parks and the Westchester Square - Zerega Improvement Organization.

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 11/03/2026

Join us this Sunday for a walk with the Rangers to try and catch a glimpse of the twilight flights of the American Woodcock. Come a little early for snacks! No registration necessary.

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 27/01/2026

Everyone knows that you can see seals at Orchard Beach. Learn to spot them with the Urban Park Rangers on February 7, at 1 pm, at the Orchard Beach Nature Center. We'll be providing free hot chocolate, while supplies last. Seals not guaranteed.

Cute cartoony seals sip hot chocolate in the water.

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 10/10/2025

Join us as we join with NYC Parks Stewardship for a tree planting event on Saturday, November 15. Meet at the Rodman's Neck Parking Lot. Register here: www.nycgovparks.org/reg/stewards...

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 01/10/2025

Join us this Saturday (10/04), and celebrate City of Forest Day with a clean up on Hunter Island! 10 am - 1 pm, wear long pants and long sleeves. If you're interested in other City of Forest Day events in the city, visit forestforall.nyc/city-of-fore...

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 26/09/2025

Join us this Sunday for the annual Bronx Native American Festival! This event is free and open to the public, but there will be items for purchase. Dogs welcome, but they must remain on leash at all times.

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 05/09/2025

Join us at the City Island Oyster Reef's Viva La Sound Environmental Festival! Saturday, September 13 at Ambrosini Field on City Island from 10 am to 3 pm. More info: www.cioysterreef.org/viva-la-soun...

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 30/07/2025

Beach Days | Riviera Nights returns, starting this Saturday! All events are free!

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 15/07/2025

Our first show is tomorrow (7/16)! Come experience the fun of Bollywood Dance!

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 15/07/2025

Join us under the gazebo in the Playground for All Children (in pelham Bay Park near Middletown Rd & Bruckner Blvd) for a fun series of performances aimed at children but fun for the whole family. We're kicking off the series with a Bollywood Dance workshop tomorrow (7/16) at 11 am. Free!

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 03/07/2025

Join NYC Parks, WSZIO, and the Friends of Pelham Bay Park for an afternoon of family fun in Pelham Bay Park, starting at 12 pm! Featuring: John the Magnificent Magician at 12 pm WonderSpark Puppets at 2 pm face painting and more! Free!

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 02/07/2025

Join us for family-friendly films alfresco! Catch the live action Little Mermaid at Orchard Beach on July 11. Bring a blanket or a chair! These events are free. All dogs must be on a leash at all times.

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 01/07/2025

Join Amtrak for an informative public meeting on the Pelham Bay Bridge Replacement Project. This event will provide an opportunity to learn about the planned improvements, timeline, potential impact on local communities, and the Environmental Assessment (EA).

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 23/06/2025

Catch a Movie Under the Stars! Join us this Thursday (6/26) for Transformers One (2024) on the Middletown Lawn (near Middletown Rd & Stadium Ave, behind the bleachers).

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 11/06/2025

Join @naturalareasnyc.bsky.social in Pelham Bay Park this evening for a walk and talk in the woods about the Urban Forest Plan. Location has changed! Meeting at the parking lot at Middletown Rd & Stadium Ave.

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 05/05/2025

Vital @nycgovparks.org funding was NOT restored in the Executive Budget, jeopardizing NYers’ livelihoods and quality of life. 📣RALLY with Play Fair to demand investment in safe, clean, accessible parks! 📍City Hall Park 📅 Tuesday 5/13 at 11am 🔗 RSVP: bit.ly/5-13-PlayFair-Rally

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 27/04/2025

Getting set up for the Puppet Show! 1 pm!

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 27/04/2025

EarthFest is on! Today, April 27, from 12 to 3 in the Playground for All Children! Get your face painted, paint a special EarthFest banner, learn about oysters, chat with Urban Park Rangers and more!

A banner laid out on a table. it has line art for a pair of trees, some butterflies and owls

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 25/04/2025

Join NYC parks Stewardship for a City Nature Challenge Bio Blitz! Come early to learn how to use the iNaturalist app! For more info visit www.nycgovparks.org/parks/pelham...

a NYC Parks flyer for the City Nature Challenge Bio Blitz in Pelham Bay Park. Pelham Bay Park Nature Center. Saturday, April 26, 2025. 10:30am - 12pm

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 25/04/2025

We're off to the races! Join us in the City Nature Challenge. download the @inaturalistorg app, log in, and get observing! (Humans, dogs, and cats don't count.) Learn more at www.citynaturechallenge.org

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 16/04/2025

Join us every third Thursday for a casual glass with our friends the Bronx Beer Hall! Except in April, where we’ve moved a week out of respect for Passover and Christian Holy Week. Catch us on April 24, the fourth Thursday of April!

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 14/04/2025

Celebrate the Earth with us! Join us for all sorts of Earth-themed fun, from a City Nature Challenge Bio Blitz run by the Urban Park Rangers, to oysters from the City Island Oyster Reef (for educational purposes, not for eating!) to a fun puppet show from WonderSpark!

A flyer for the 30th Annual EarthFest. Sunday, April 27. 12 - 3 pm. Playground for All Children, Pelham Bay Park. Urban Park Rangers City Nature Challenge Bio Blitz 11 am. City Island Oyster Reef Oyster Demo. Games and Crafts. Face Painting. WonderSpark Puppet Show 1 pm. Friends of Pelham Bay Park.

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 25/03/2025

Whether you're climbing on a jungle gym, playing soccer or picking up a game of chess, parks are essential to thriving in New York. The city must break the cycle of disinvestment in @nycgovparks.org so these spaces can remain hubs for recreation, joy and community! #ParksPower #Playtime

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 25/03/2025

Join us for a fun seasonal birding experience! The Urban Park Rangers will show you how to spot the American Woodcock, also known as the Timberdoodle, and we'll provide snickerdoodles to keep your energy up! Art and cookies by Lovie Pignata

A painting of a timberdoodle (a small oval-shaped brown bird with a long beak) in front of a green landscape. A snickerdoodle cookie hangs in the sky. The words Snickerdoodles with Timberdoodles sit beside the cookie moon in a 90s word-art style

Text over a blurred version of the first image. Snickerdoodles with Timberdoodles. Saturday, March 29, 2025. 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm. Pelham Bay Nature Center in Pelham Bay Park (Bruckner Boulevard and Wilkinson Avenue). Join the Urban Park Rangers on an evening nature walk in Pelham Bay Park to learn all about the wacky world of woodcocks - also known as the Timberdoodle. Woodcocks take the skies at night with dazzling corkscrew fight patterns and charming vocalizations. Have a cookie and a lemonade, courtesy of the Friends of Pelham Bay Park.

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 04/03/2025

For most New Yorkers, parks are our backyards. These spaces are essential to our quality of life – providing us refuge from the urban jungle, supporting our physical and mental health, fostering social connection and boosting our city’s resiliency. In other words… #ParksPower #NYC

two people walk through a beautiful park (not Pelham Bay Park though)

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 26/02/2025

📢RALLY with the #PlayFair Coalition on 3/17 and testify at the @council.nyc.gov preliminary budget hearing to demand @nycgovparks.org budget restorations and investment! 📅Monday, 3/17 📍City Hall Steps 🕛Rally: 12pm-1pm 🕐Budget Hearing: 1pm #ParksPowerNYC RSVP: bit.ly/ParksRally317

A purple image with white words: Play Fair for Parks Rally & NYC Parks Budget Hearing. Monday, March 17, City Hall Steps. Rally: 12:00 -1:00, Hearing: 1:00. #ParksPowerNYC

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 06/02/2025

This virtual lecture will be a fun look at our furry, feathered, and scaled neighbors. Join us on Tuesday, February 18, via zoom. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi....

A collage of animals surround text: Wildlife Across the Park: Pelham Bay's Unique Ecology with Kayla Mackey. Virtual Lecture. February 18, 2025. 7 pm. Zoom.

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 31/01/2025

Swing by our table at Bronx Parks Speak Up! a one-day conference on parks & greenspaces in the Bronx. February 22, 2025 11 am - 5 pm Visit www.bronxspeakup.org for more information

Flyer for the 31st Bronx Parks Speak Up!
The event will be held Saturday, February 22, 2025, 11 am - 5 pm.
BRONX PARKS: Where Rivers Flow and Nature Grows
11 am - 5 pm

Lehman College Faculty Dining Room, Music Building

(Bx10 or Bx26 bus, D or 4 train to Bedford Park Blvd.)

PANEL DISCUSSION:

River Seekers: Why Bronx Waterfront Access is So Important — and So Difficult

WORKSHOPS:

• Clean Waters, Stronger Communities: Restoring Bronx Waterways

• Grant & Funding Opportunities

• Reclaiming the Harlem River Waterfront for People and Nature

• The Ripple Effect: How Water Pollution Affects Communities and How We Can Help

PRESENTATIONS:

• Play Fair for Parks: Bronx Advocacy in Action

• Vital Parks for All

Tabling/Networking from 11am – 12:30pm and again during workshops.

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 15/01/2025

Parks make NYC livable. But budget cuts have depleted @nycgovparks.org's resources, causing staffing shortages & unsafe conditions. RALLY with #PlayFair to demand investment in parks/parks workers for a fairer NYC. 📅 Thurs, 1/23 @ 10:30AM 📍 City Hall Steps ➡️ ny4p.org/playfair

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 14/01/2025

Join us on January 19 for our annual Seal exploration event in partnership with the NYC Parks Urban Park Rangers. Enjoy a warm beverage while the Rangers teach you how to spot seals, and, weather & seals permitting, you might see one sunning on a rock!

A very cute illustration of two round seals holding mugs of hot cocoa with the words Seal Exploration & Hot Cocoa on the right and on the left the date, time, and location of the event: January 19, 9 am, Orchard Beach Nature Center

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 10/01/2025

Join us at the Bronx Beer Hall on Thursday for our first Happy Hour of the year! Have a beer (or wine, or slushie) with us!

Two beers toasting with the date of our Happy Hour: January 16, 6 pm - 8 pm

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 23/12/2024

Wishing you all that is merry and bright this holiday season!

A square image like a greeting card. The shapes of ornament baubles and snowflakes decorate a dark green field. The words "Happy Holidays" appear over the top in white in a font that looks like neon lights. The bottom corner reads "Season's Greetings from the Friends of Pelham Bay Park".

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 03/12/2024

Recent press underscores the harmful impacts of @nycgovparks.org budget cuts—dirtier, less safe parks, program closures and brushfires. By failing to restore funding and #SaveNYCParks, NYC Mayor Eric Adams has left New Yorkers vulnerable in a time of need. Learn more: bit.ly/3ZymehF

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 19/11/2024

An underfunded parks system means fewer opportunities to play, compete and grow community. NYC Mayor Eric Adams's budget cuts eliminated nearly 800 NYC Parks staffing lines and ended key programs New Yorkers depend on. Demand budget restorations to #SaveNYCParks at playfair.nyc

PlayFair campaign image with hashtag Save NYC Parks in the top corner: 3 children blue sports vests follow a soccer ball towards 3 children in pink sports vests. They're playing on a turf field with NYC Parks branded tents and tables in the background.

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 12/11/2024

Fires continue to break out across the tristate area. Please practice fire safety!

An infographic: Help us prevent brush fires: Fireworks remain illegal in NYC
Smoking remains illegal in NYC parks
Please do not throw cigarette butts on the ground or out of car windows
Open flame, like bonfires, is illegal in NYC Parks
Grilling/BBQ is currently prohibited in NYC Parks, even in BBQ Areas
As this drought continues, the dry, windy conditions are right for fire to spread quickly. If you spot smoke, smoldering, or fire, please call 911 immediately to report it.

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 12/11/2024

Recent brushfires in parks are the result of chronic parks disinvestment in an era of unprecedented climate crisis. NYC Mayor Adams's cuts to NYC Parks make it harder to avert/respond to the dangerous effects of extreme weather. Take action to #SaveNYCParks at playfair.nyc

a still image of the Prospect Park Fire at dusk: trees silhouetted by orange flames and then reflected in the lake.

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 29/10/2024

This week, the #PlayFair Coalition sent a letter to NYC Mayor Adams demanding the restoration of NYC Parks staffing/resources necessary to ensure parks are safe, clean and accessible in every neighborhood. Add your voice now and take action to #SaveNYCParks at playfair.nyc

This image contains a quote from The City from the article "Park Lovers Urge Mayor to Restore Funding as Staffing Fails" written by Katie Honan. The quote is as follows: "NYC Parks was the only city agency to face a significant budget reduction this year," the letter shared with THE CITY reads. "Budget cuts have resulted in the loss of nearly 800 staffing lines and canceled essential programs, compounding decades of chronic underfunding and leaving the agency at a breaking point." end quote. Under the quote is an image of dark skinned youth playing basketball.

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 25/10/2024

Natural areas are NYC's best defense against extreme weather events. NYC Mayor Eric Adams' cuts to NYC Parks eliminated staff needed to maintain these vital spaces. Right now, we have a chance to recover agency staffing & resources. Take action to #SaveNYCParks at playfair.nyc

Several people walking away from the camera on a dirt trail through the woods. Each is dressed in long jeans tucked into boots and long sleeves tucked into gloves. The figure closest to the camera carries a shovel.

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 21/10/2024

Tonight! Join NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue and Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson at Lincoln Hospital Auditorium for a meeting on how we can equitably strengthen our city’s health, environment and communities through our parks system in the Bronx.

A flyer for Vital Parks For All. Vital Parks for All: Investing in NYC's Living Infrastructure. NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue and Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson invite you to a meeting on how we can equitably strengthen our city’s health, environment and communities through our parks system in the Bronx. Monday October 21, 6:30 - 8 pm, Lincoln Hospital Auditorium. RSVP at rsvp@parks.nyc.gov

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 17/10/2024

Has Vital Parks flown under your radar? NYC Parks & Bronx BP Gibson are hosting a meeting this coming Monday, October 21!

NYC Parks Vital Parks For All: Investing in NYC's Living Infrastructure. NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donahue & Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson are hosting a meeting on how we can equitably strengthen our city's health, environment and communities through our parks system in the Bronx. Monday October 21, 2024, 6:30 pm - 8 pm at Lincoln Hospital Auditorium. To reserve a spot email rsvp@parks.nyc.gov

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Friends of Pelham Bay Park @pelhambaypark.org · 30/09/2024

Help us remove trash from the Lagoon's shore! Please RSVP via this form: forms.gle/Ukm1JhVec8WZ...

A flyer seeking volunteers: upraised hands on a blue circle on a green field. Volunteer: Orchard Beach Lagoon Clean Up. October 5, 2024. 10 am. Space is limited: RSVP

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