News

Last week, the students from Emma Lazarus High School planted 100 perennials in the beds along Forsyth between Hester and Grand.

“We planted and revitalized five areas. A five-foot service berry bush was also planted. This winds down a busy year in Sara Roosevelt Park!”

Gorgeous – much thanks to all of the volunteers and to The Hort’s Pam Ito!

NYC Parks Department’s Wildlife Unit:

A presentation with Katie Leung about the raptors (birds of prey) monitoring project.

Thursday, June 14 at 6:30pm — BRC Senior Services Center – 30 Delancey Street

(btwn Chrystie & Forsyth Streets)

Katie with Elizabeth our local ‘bird aficionado ‘ in SDR Park

Raptor:

Not a Raptor:

And help make this park safer for everyone:

From the Lo-Down

“Roni-Sue’s Chocolates was one of the first businesses to take a chance on the Essex Street Market when it was on the upswing a decade ago. She started the candy store from scratch in 2007, making chocolate from a tiny stall in the back of the market. Owner Rhonda Kave had opened a larger shop and production facility on Forsyth Street in 2013….Kave is returning to her roots, while keeping the main shop at 148 Forsyth open.”

Today from Parks Department:

“Good News: Starting Thursday, Parks staff will be replacing the synthetic turf field in Sara D. Roosevelt Park between Hester and Canal Streets.  This project is being paid for with Parks’ existing resources.  We expect to complete this work by the end of the month, when we should be able to open a brand new field to the community.”

We thank Commissioner Castro and his Manhattan team for returning the Oval at Hester/Canal field back to use for the nearby schools and for the public.

Park’s workers fixed the field on Grand/Broome in record time with less cost! .

Chickens:

Flowers:

From the NY Times:

“Three greenhouses are responsible for the infinite colorful blooms in parks across the city: Greenbelt Native Plant Center on Staten Island, Forest Park Greenhouse in Queens and Citywide Nursery in the Bronx, which we explored on a recent rainy morning….”

“…The Queens greenhouse, he added, specializes in tropical plants..

…Bronx site…a tree nursery…The Bronx nursery grows some 200,000 plants each year to be distributed to public parks citywide…”

Our gardens lean towards the indigenous plantings from the Greenbelt Native Plant Center in Staten Island.