From the Wildlife Unit of NYC Parks:

“…the next season of raptor nest monitoring and scouting is almost here. If you would like to join us for the 2021 season, please let us know with a reply and r

eturn the attached waiver signed, either scanned or photographed. 

As a note, great-horned owls and bald eagles may currently be in their courting phase. Keep an eye out for them until we provide you with further details, including the online training webinar.” 

We look forward to hearing back from you.

Cheers,

Katie Leung (she/her)

Associate Wildlife Biologist®

Field Technician

C 646.832.6534

E Katie.Leung@parks.nyc.gov

NYC Parks

Wildlife Unit

1234 Fifth Avenue, 5th Floor

New York, NY 10029

nyc.gov/parks

Thank you Joseph and Davis Fox for removing ice and snow on the paths in the M’Finda Garden!

And for moving donated supplies to weather proof areas.

And thank you to the Boy Scouts and Scoutmaster Troop 150 for advocating for young people to help out.

It will make getting to through the garden for our year round gardeners far safer!

Composting and Sustainable Practices in NYC Parks

Richard Santangelo, Yamina, Freeman, and Lily worked hard cleaning up and were able to plant seeds! Looking forward to this Bird Garden in the spring!

Envisioning the Stanton Building’s Return to the Community

Monday, December 7th

7–8pm

https://www.facebook.com/StantonBldg/live

Please join us for an online presentation by students in the Interior Design program at Pratt Institute who have been applying their skills and infusing fresh thinking into a community vision for the Stanton Building in SDR Park. 

Brief presentations by these Fall 2020 students of their designs for the Stanton Building will be followed by a dialogue with community members. Please join us!

hosted by the Stanton Task Force

From the NYTimes:

Masks Work. Really. We’ll Show You How

“The public health debate on masks is settled. When you wear a mask, You protect yourself, you protect others, you prevent yourself from touching your face. And you signal that wearing a mask is the right thing to do.”

– Joseph G. Allen, director of the Healthy Buildings program at Harvard

“With coronavirus cases still rising, wearing a mask is more important than ever. In this animation, you will see just how effective a swath of fabric can be at fighting the pandemic.”

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/30/science/wear-mask-covid-particles-ul.html

Comprehensive look at all kinds of masks, how they protect, which are best for which purpose, etc. A good read. Knowledge is Power.

Please VOTE

Council Member Chin “This morning we stood in solidarity with tenants of 174-184 Forsyth Street to demand the landlord address the building’s disrepair. For months, correspondence from my office to management has gone unanswered, while living conditions worsen.

The chronic lack of responsiveness forces us to escalate enforcement and explore intervention in property ownership and management. We continue to work with tenants and Cooper Square to strategize on a long-term solution.”