Hudson River Park Friends’ Business Council was established to bring businesses on the West Side of Manhattan together to enhance economic growth, strengthen community and connect businesses of all sizes with engaged audiences through meaningful activations and offerings.
The Hudson River Park (HRPK) Friends Business Council provides opportunities for corporate engagement, volunteer work, community service and sustainable visibility for businesses playing a critical role in economic and social growth in Manhattan, especially those entities closest to Hudson River Park.
We’re thrilled to introduce the HRPK Friends Business Council Newsletter, which will keep us connected and informed. Learn more about what’s new in Hudson River Park, what our Business Council members are working on, upcoming events, opportunities to get involved and more.
Thank you for your continued support and for being part of this outstanding, growing community!
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Composting and More: Highlights from our June 26 Meeting and Cocktail Event, Hosted by Suzanne Kennedy at IAC Headquarters
Business Council members and guests came together for a summer informational and networking session. In a beautiful IAC conference room high above Hudson River Park. Tobin Kent, Sr. Manager at Friends and David Loewenguth, Sr. Horticulturist at HRPK gave a presentation on the Park’s Community Compost program, detailing history, process and production value for the group. A lively discussion followed, addressing questions around residential and commercial composting.
After the meeting, BC members and guests, enjoyed delicious hors d’oeuvres and cocktails, while chatting and networking with each other. Check out photos from the event.
Learning about Sustainable and Resilient Building Practices at our first Business Council Speaker Series on January 24
The Business Council Speaker Series kickoff was held at Related’s HQ in Hudson Yards on January 24, 2024. Sid Dinsay and Related hosted the breakfast in a beautiful conference area overlooking Hudson River Park.
The event was moderated by John Ambrosini of RXR, an accomplished expert in many fields including property management and energy and environmental compliance, and he even serenaded the group with a few bars of New York State of Mind. Speakers Lisa Hickerson of Turner Construction, Mike Daschle of Brookfield Properties and Kevin Quinn of Hudson River Park Trust gave captivating and thought-provoking presentations on sustainable and resilient building practices.
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Join us at Upcoming Events
- August 10, 2024, 1:00 PM-10:00 PM: Blues BBQ Festival, VIP Area for Business Council members and guests. The food and music go all afternoon and into the night, so stop by and enjoy VIP treatment at one of NYC’s best music and food festivals! Interested in joining us? Reach out to [email protected]
- September 26, 2024, 4:00 PM-5:00 PM: Business Council Zoom Meeting, details to come
- October 10, 2024: Hudson River Park Friends Gala, 6:00 PM Cocktails on Pier 62 followed by dinner and program at Pier Sixty
- November 20, 2024: Business Council Speaker Series at Pier 57, details to come
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HRPK’s outstanding array of free public programs in 2024
Hudson River Park’s event season, featuring hundreds of free public programs, is in full swing! Check out our full calendar for everything from Salsa and Bhangra dancing to Broadway by the Boardwalk, High Intensity Interval Training, the New York Latin Food Festival and the NYC Unicycle Festival.
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Explore recent news about the Park and urban green spaces
Thank you to Business Council Members Kimberly Williams of ConEd, Kate Wood of BlackStone and Dale LaPlace of Command Collective who joined us on May 21, 2024 for a tour of Gansevoort Peninsula to learn about this new Park space, including its salt marsh habitat, the 20 million oysters HRPK added to the Hudson River, Manhattan’s only sandy shoreline beach and more. Check out more photos from this event.
HRPK in the news:
- AMNY: No need to feel down’ as Randy Jones of the Village People and The Bad Judies kicked off Pride weekend at Hudson River Park
- Harlem World Magazine: Hudson River Park Announces Star-Studded “Broadway By The Boardwalk” Music Series
- Property Shark: The Park Premium: Do You Pay Extra to Buy Next to Manhattan’s Largest Parks?
- 2024 ASLA-NY Merit Award / Hudson River Park’s Gansevoort Peninsula
- Hudson River Park Friends Annual Report
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Highlights from recent Business Council Volunteer Days
BlackRock and Match Group got their hands dirty in April; Turner, Related and Pfizer joined us in May; and Citi and L’Oreal lent a hand in the Park in June.
Schedule your company’s employee volunteer day and discover how coming out to the Park as a group can help build and strengthen teams, provide mental and physical health benefits, and a shared sense of purpose, engagement and accomplishment.
Thank you for all of your support, ideas and participation on the Business Council. If you have any suggestions for future meeting topics please reach out to [email protected].