University Settlement’s Pre K’s Day In M’Finda Garden

Ladybugs with University Settlement’s Pre K’s!

 

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“Signs” Around M’Finda Garden

 

 

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University Settlement Resource Fair Hester Street in Sara Roosevelt Park

Thank you University Settlement for Organizing this day in Sara Roosevelt Park Southern End.

Jeff Cohen Health & Hospitals Bellevue Van – indispensible here!!!

5th Pct Youth Explorers,

Charles B Wang Community Health Center,

and AAFE with Housing Help,

Sara Roosevelt Park Community Coalition – here too!

University Settlement‘s many resources: for Children, Families, Daycare, and so much more!

What a hopeful, healthy, helpful DAY!

Hester Street Playground

And don’t forget what is coming up!!

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Ladybug release in M’Finda Garden

Three photos from Naz of Partnerships for Parks!

 

What a great day!

 

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Arts in the Garden in M’Finda Kalunga Community Garden Saturday September 19, 2026

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University Settlement Block Party on the LES! Saturday September 26 from 11am -5pm!!

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From The Tenement Museum: At the Crossroads: A Portrait of 8 New York City Blocks and One Man February 20, 2020

This was a terrific portrait of Bob Humber leader of Sara Roosevelt Park Community Coalition (formerly RCCR, now SaraRPCC).

From the Tenement Museum:

At the Crossroads: A Portrait of 8 New York City Blocks and One Man

February 20, 2020

This is a history about Bob Humber of Sara Roosevelt Park. Written for the Tenement Museum with Oral history interviews of Bob Humber by Jason Eisner.

 

Along the western edge of the Lower East Side, bound by Chrystie and Forsyth Streets there currently stands a seven block stretch of open park space. Surrounded by a fence in the very heart of that park, between Delancey and Rivington Streets, a lush community garden rises up from the surrounding brick and cement. And on most fair-weather days, beside the gate sits an older African American man with watchful knowing eyes look out from under the visor of a Yankees baseball cap. The name of the park is Sara Delano Roosevelt, the name of the garden is M’Finda Kalunga, and the name of the man is Robert Humber- though he is known far and wide as Bob. From the garden gate Bob spends his time catching up with friends, making arrangements to attend community meetings, offering food and clothes to the homeless of Lower East Side, and listening to (alongside sharing) on-going concerns about the Park. Bob’s roots as an activist stretch back nearly 50 years. Indeed, he was the catalyst for both creating M’Finda Kalunga Garden and transforming Sarah D.

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LadyBug Release In M’Finda Kalunga Garden!!! Saturday September 12th

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Climate Week Septemeber 22nd- 26th!!!

Sustaining All Life and United to End Racism in NYC for Climate Week!!

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Rebuilding the Benches in M’Finda Kalunga Garden

Thanks to Irit Houvras, Joe Cannizzo and “team benches” – including this latest effort by Tom Beaupre, the garden is getting long-needed bench repair. The work is exacting and the results beautiful.

Transformed!

Thank you!

From Erika “Ganesh” benches

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