Hudson River Park has added more than 30 million filtration superheroes, also known as oysters, to Park waters to improve River habitat and support local marine species.
These oysters are cleaning our waterways, protecting our shorelines and building habitat for other creatures. Hudson River Park Friends offered Park supporters supporters the opportunity to name HRPK oysters and/or give the gift of naming an oyster!
During this campaign which ran from November 2022 to January 2023, we shell-ebrated two sets of Hudson River Park MVPs — the growing community of donors and members who help care for every acre of our urban oasis and our mighty mollusks that support life and build habitat in 400 acres of Park waters. Along with Hudson River Park’s River Project, these oysters are a sign of hope and sustainability.
Meet oysters named by Park supporters and their loved ones!
| Mr. Pickles Named by Toby Pearce Gansevoort Peninsula Mrs. Friends of Manhattan, the HRPK Friends Staff Appreciation Oyster Named by Eliza Kinsolving Gansevoort Peninsula Briony Shelly Named by John Cawdery Gansevoort Peninsula Hoffleen Named by Aileen McBride Gansevoort Peninsula Crassostrea angulata Named by Anonymous Pier 32 Pile Field Brita Named by Julie Goldberg Former Piers 27, 28 & 29 Ernie Named by Lorraine Scinto Pier 26 Octopus N. Boots Named by Maria Baugh Boubou Named by Gustave Fleury Pier 26 Stu Named by Stuart Jardine Former Piers 27, 28 & 29 Olaf Named by Anja Jauernig Pier 26 Naomi Named by David Montone Pier 26 efpe2/3 Named by Daniel Pflantzer Pier 32 Pile Field Bertha Named by Renee Lomax Pier 26 Em Weez Named by Kiera Boyle Gansevoort Peninsula Arshia Named by Christina Singh Pier 26 Freya Firth Named by Catherine T. Pier 26 Boysterous Bivalve Named by Zoe Kim Pier 32 Pile Field Pearl Named by Julia Illuzzi Great Mother of Pearl Named by Kevin De La Cruz Grandmabananasplit Named by Lee Wood Pier 26 Half Shell Named by Terry Siegel Dena / MacKenzie Named by Winston Clary Pier 26 Lucrezia Named by Karin C. Geballe Mighty Eddie Named by Ador Aldrin Sledge Named by Anonymous Pier 26 Crushua Named by Peter Kelly Husky Named by Finn & Fia Bellamy-Yeomans Gansevoort Peninsula Ollie Oysterhead Named by Tom Lindon Pier 26 Eli John Lustig Named by Elizabeth Tylawsky Pier 32 Pile Field Paul Named by Julia Brauchle Gansevoort Peninsula Norwalker Blue Named by Maria S. Gansevoort Peninsula Willis Waterson Named by Michael Gonzalez Pier 26 HANNERS Named by Kristin Neff Pearl Named by Carolyn Friedman Former Piers 27, 28 & 29 Pepper Named by Michael Velez Gansevoort Peninsula Sonya Named by Julia Brauchle Gansevoort Peninsula Alina Named by Alina Lundry Gansevoort Peninsula Monkey! Named by Michael Leiman Pier 32 Pile Field Iggy Named by Jacob Cohen Pier 26 Julie Robins Named by Julie Robins Pier 32 Pile Field Carey Lathrop Named by Carey F. Lathrop Arlene Gaeta Named by Arlene Gaeta Pier 26 Steele Larkin Named by Steele Larkin Pier 26 Damon the Wonder Oyster Named by Scott LeBouef Pier 26 DeeperSleeper Named by Aaron McNally Gansevoort Peninsula Jacquie Gilbert Named by Jacquie Gilbert Molly May Named by Kristin Johnson Pier 32 Pile Field Selma Named by Fred Wasserman Pier 26 Choyster Kelly Named by Marcus Chiu Pier 26 Love Wellness Oyster Named by Lauren Bosworth Pier 32 Pile Field Tower Hill Named by Noreen Doyle JWS Named by Jillian W. Slonim Gansevoort Peninsula Ernest Tollerson Named by Kit Tollerson Pier 26 Chloe Named by Nicholas Diehl Pier 32 Pile Field William Named by Conrad Gibson Tom Named by Conrad Gibson Pier 26 Anne Griffin Named by Conrad Gibson Pier 26 Sam Named by Al Filreis Former Piers 27, 28 & 29 Rumi Named by Anonymous Pier 26 Jude Ramon Named by Noelle Barcenas Gansevoort Peninsula Oyster? I hardly know'er! Named byJay Ackley Pier 26 Chloe Carmine Diehl Named by Chloe Diehl Pier 32 Pile Field Lexandron Named by Alexandra Garibaldi Gansevoort Peninsula Gilbert Aphrodisiac Higgins III Named by Portia Mannix Gansevoort Peninsula Rooster Named by David Woflson Pier 26 Miss Marlo Named by Marty Rosenberg Gansevoort Peninsula Corinna Ruth Named by Julia Stoller Bob the Oyster Named by Matt Jones Gansevoort Peninsula Shuck Yeah Named by Nora Herwick Pier 26 Berta Named by Julie Blackburn Pier 26 Rumi and Raj Named by Anonymous Pier 26 Sir Shucks-a-Lot Named by Natalie J Former Piers 27, 28 and 29 Fancy Feet Named by Cathy MirankerPier 26 Oy Hoy Minoyster Named by Parker Murff Gansevoort Peninsula Boister Named by Henry C. | Sapphire Named by Connie Fishman Pier 26 Bob Named by Kenneth Krynicki Shuk Yu Named by Anonymous Gansevoort Peninsula Pearl with a Girl Earring Named by Alex Eng Early Named by Ethan Early Gansevoort Peninsula Toshi Named by Rita C. Tobin Former Piers 27, 28 & 29 Lord Taco Named by Cheryl Herman Former Piers 27, 28 & 29 Eli Named by Eli Lustig Pier 32 Pile Field Miss Pearl Named by Isabel Pachios Gansevoort Peninsula Richard Sloan Named by Richard Sloan Dela Beckett Rocky Named by Annamarie Marks Pier 32 Pile Field Salty Cora Named by Richard Begany Gansevoort Peninsula City Clam Named by Jamie Mason Pier 26 Stella Named by Max Haraldsen Pier 26 Granrooster Named by Ralph Huber Gansevoort Peninsula Michael Crowley Named by Michael Crowley Clamp Rockefeller Named by Toland Krister Gansevoort Peninsula Peter Kelly Jr. Named by Grace McGrady Gansevoort Peninsula Daisy Named by A. Tebbetts Gansevoort Peninsula The World Named by Erik Linsalata The Filternator Named by Kimberly Quinones A.W. Shucks Named by Tamara G. Paul Named by Jon Zamboni Pier 32 Pile Field Ollie Named by Anthony Bellisio Pier 26 Bald Head Named by Jamie Greyson Former Piers 27, 28 & 29 Merry Named by Marian Bloch Gansevoort Peninsula Ms. Kebony Named by Tom Adams Pier 26 Augustus Named by Robert Atterbury Gansevoort Peninsula Paloma Named by Paloma Pilar LEO Named by Lois Teich Royster Named by Arthur Atkinson Gansevoort Peninsula LIL ABBAS Named by Abbas Taghavitalab Pier 26 RY RY Named by Kristin Neff Hero in a Half Shell Named by Kristina Pentek Pier 26 Iggy Named by Jacob Cohen Pier 26 Lupijay Named by Lupy Jay Gansevoort Peninsula The Grand 5 Named by Marsha Diamond Slurp Named by David Bonfili Gansevoort Peninsula Molly O’Mollusk Named by Patty W. Willis Gansevoort Peninsula Dantino Named by Dante Amato Gansevoort Peninsula Peter Named by Conrad Gibson Pier 26 Mike Zed Named by Giancarlo Pilato Pier 26 Naomi Named in Memory of Naomi Pier 26 Koko Name by Katherine Koster Pier 26 Tito Named by Mauricio Gonzalez Pier 26 Jamby Named by William Burkhardt Pier 26 STUYVESANT OYSTER Named by Carter Crawford Pier 32 Pile Field Lucky Boi Named by Eric Andrus Pier 26 Professor Oliver Gansevooyster Named by Emily Moberg Gansevoort Peninsula Alexander’s World Named by Jonathan Clarke Gansevoort Peninsula Lexandron Named by Brandon Barker Gansevoort Peninsula Lunita Named by Rita D Julz Named by Conrad Gibson Pier 26 Maggie Nell Named by Conrad Gibson Pier 26 Ben Named by Conrad Gibson Pier 26 Grandma Isabel Named by Laurie Traub Pier 26 Steele and Larkin Osborne Named by Steele and Larkin Osborne Pier 26 Trey Named by Phoebe Doran Pier 26 Vincent Anthony Cannata III Named by Hope Corrigan Pier 32 Pile Field Glimpton Named by Karen Adelson Pier 26 Marge Named by Erica Iodice Pier 26 Rockfeller Named by Merritt Birnbaum ISABELLA SCARLETT OYSTER Named by Anonymous Pier 32 Pile Field My pearl Dan Named by Pooks G Pier 26 Bloopy Lis Named by Benjamin Lis Pier 26 Charlotte Named by Janice Weiss Henry Named by Gail F. Miller Pier 32 Pile Field Robin Lincoln Named by Robin Lincoln Gansevoort Peninsula Byron Shelley Named by Darya Watnick Pier 26 Pupscotti Named by Victoria Hayes Pier 26 Stella (means "star" in Italian) Named by Lia Dudine Pier 26 Capybara Named by Chandler and Jack Denzler Gansevoort Peninsula Hank Named by Emma Reeves W00!Aoyster Named by Patricia Ueng Pier 32 Pile Field Nadia Named by Janet Feder Leo Ostreum Named by Cathy M | Big II Named by Park Fan Pier 32 Pile Field Schiff Bradley Named by Bradley Schiff Pier 32 Pile Field Blaise and Alan Named by Blaise Baron Gansevoort Peninsula Jyn Named by Zoe Logan Pearl Jam Named by Stephanie King Former Piers 27, 28 & 29 Dougie Named by Doug Gansevoort Peninsula Clyde Named by Brendan McGinley Gansevoort Peninsula Dogen Named by Pat O'Hara Pier 26 Cookie Named by Mary Gerzema Former Piers 27, 28 & 29 Pierson Named by Theresa Nygard Pier 26 Oscar Named by Geoffrey Roskin Gansevoort Peninsula La Placita Named by Susan Damplo Pier 26 Amooliakin Named by Amy Goldin Mucchan Named by Mutsuko Oikawa Gansevoort Peninsula Algae Lover Named by Esteve Escorza Pier 26 Elon Mollusk Named by Evan William (P)Earl of Hudson Named by Claudia McDade Pier 32 Pile Field The World Named by Laura LaVelle Sisawin Named by Siddhartha Hayes Gansevoort Peninsula Cleo Named by Linda Wintner Pier 32 Pile Field Miradel Named by Mark and Debbie Kopinski Former Piers 27, 28 & 29 L2D2 Named by Lauren DePalo Pier 26 Rozy Named by Rosanne Levitt Former Piers 27, 28 & 29 Shell-y Named by Noreen Doyle Zoolander Named by Alejandro Veselov Shelly Eastern Named by Chris McGann Gansevoort Peninsula Aunt Pearl Named by Rena W. Schilsky Gansevoort Peninsula Shucks Named by Jean Sillima Pier 26 Elisa Named by Elisa Schoonover Gansevoort Peninsula Kai's Oyster Named by Charlie Leonard Mr. Buster Barley Boo Named by Sean March Gansevoort Peninsula Justice Named by Louise Hart Gansevoort Peninsula The Lordly Hudson Named by Al Filreis Pier 26 Big Papi Named by Ryan White Gansevoort Peninsula Kapila Named by Kapila Seshadri Gansevoort Peninsula LBT-the pearl of my life Named by Laurie Canvisser Pier 32 Pile Field carionany Named by Fabio Olivia Gansevoort Peninsula Sylvester Named by Allison Amend Bex Milo Named by K T Sharp Pier 32 Pile Field Paulie Named by Kari Hansbarger Pier 26 Shuckleberry Finn Named by Kate McCormack Gansevoort Peninsula Grandma Pearl Named by Shefali Jethmalani Pier 26 Winnie Named by PC Wong Gansevoort Peninsula Rita Named by Caroline Donahue Gansevoort Peninsula Scott Named by Vivian Taylor Pier 26 Max Named by Susan Passoni Gansevoort Peninsula SusanJane Named by Richard A. Caccappolo harry jr Named by Harry Parsons Gansevoort Peninsula Christopher Stabile Named by Conrad Gibson Pier 26 Larry Named by Jillian W. Slonim Gansevoort Peninsula Evelyn Named by Conrad Gibson Former Piers 27, 28 & 29 Mom & Dad Named by Conrad Gibson Pier 26 Bizzy Named by Conrad Gibson Pier 26 Ella Named by Conrad Gibson Pier 26 Dantino's Buddy Alina Lundry Gansevoort Peninsula Marlo Rosenberg Named by Martin Rosenberg Gansevoort Peninsula RIP Avicii Named by Grace Wiener Pier 32 Pile Field PETE Named by Watson Bosler Gansevoort Peninsula Three Cloaked Figures Named by Anonymous Gansevoort Peninsula Chris Stabile Named by Conrad Gibson Pier 26 Sheila Swagshell Named by Swagner Snagnus Gansevoort Peninsula Bobby Penco Benjamin Lis Pier 26 Roman1953 Named by Donna Cornachio Abby Cryan Named by Allison Cryan Pier 26 jeepers creepers Named by Anonymous Pier 32 Pile Field Lucca Named by Alexandra Koster Pier 26 Jesse Named by Abby C Pier 26 Oleg Named by Ekaterina Ptashkina Pier 26 n/a Named by Michael Onorato Gansevoort Peninsula Salty Roman Named by Roman Gansevoort Ppeninsula Fiona Named by Anonymous Gansevoort Peninsula Chang Kai Lu Named by Ian Zuckerman Pier 26 Bestie Radio Named by Sabrina Elson Pier 26 Shell Silverstein Named by Lauren Wood Pier 26 The Jane Street Block Association Named by Cynthia Penney Gansevoort Peninsula |