The Hudson River Park Friends Gala joins Park supporters together for one unifying purpose: to keep Hudson River Park beautiful, green and growing.
Join Hudson River Park Friends as we celebrate the Park and all this blue and green oasis means to our community and our city.
Thursday, October 8, 2026
Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers
6:00 PM Cocktails
7:00 PM Dinner Program
HONORING
Citi
Gansevoort Square Partners
led by Douglaston Development
Ryan Serhant
Founder & CEO, SERHANT.
GALA CO-CHAIRS
Diana L. Taylor and Michael B. Bloomberg
Kara and Patrick Dennis
Emily Yoder and Morgan Johnson
Sarah and Sean Lambert
Erica and Sam Martini
Krista and Mike Nickols
Each year, the Gala brings together an inspiring mix of performers, hosts and honorees from across the arts, media and civic life to celebrate and sustain one of New York’s most vital green spaces. Past participants have included Michael Bloomberg, Alan Cumming, Claire Danes, Robert De Niro, Hugh Jackman, Padma Lakshmi, Jay Leno, Lucy Liu, Seth Meyers, Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon, Martha Stewart and Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson.