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Whether you’re interested in our environmental research, educational offerings, sustainability initiatives, cultural programming, volunteer opportunities or vibrant year-round horticulture and wildlife, you’ve come to the right place. Enjoy getting to know your west side backyard!
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Where to Get Your Flower Fix This Spring in HRPKWatching the Park come alive with budding horticulture and renewed activity makes spring one of our favorite times of year in HRPK. After a long winter cooped up in offices and apartments, it’s especially important for nature-starved New Yorkers to get outside. (Did you know that even just twenty minutes in a green environment can… -
Share Your Voice for Gansevoort Peninsula and Pier 40We’re inviting our Park community to take part in two conversations that will shape the future of HRPK. On Tuesday, March 26, Hudson River Park and James Corner Field Operations will be hosting a Gansevoort Peninsula Design Charrette, and on Wednesday, March 27, Community Board 2 will hold a public meeting of their Pier 40… -
Photo-Synthesis Winners Show Stunning Winter RiverfrontAfter the Park’s trees shed their fall colors and before spring buds emerge, you’ll find some of HRPK’s most striking views. Just ask the photographers that make Hudson River Park their subject all winter long. In fact, that’s exactly what we did. We invited Park lovers on social media to share their best photos of… -
Tunneling Into Pier 34’s HistoryEven in the heart of winter, Pier 34 draws runners and sunset chasers to its popular southern pathway, but this pier’s importance runs deeper than its surface appeal. The striking tower at its edge serves as a ventilation shaft for the Holland Tunnel far beneath the river, and a dive into this pier’s past uncovers feats of… -
Students Become Scientists on HRPK Field TripsEach year, HRPK’s Estuary Lab educators transform the Hudson River into an outdoor classroom for K-12 students from all five boroughs—more than 7,000 joined us in 2018! By utilizing the Park’s 400-acre Estuarine Sanctuary as a living laboratory, field trips in HRPK are truly trips into the field for student scientists. HRPK Estuary Lab field… -
Playground Committee Luncheon Supports HRPK in StyleOn Friday, January 25, the Hudson River Park Friends Playground Committee welcomed more than 300 Park supporters at the Fourth Annual Playground Committee Luncheon. The sold-out event raised nearly $250,000 to support all that HRPK offers families and children—including playgrounds, sports fields, environmental education and children’s programs. Dubbed “the chicest mom’s day out” by Vogue,… -
Your New Favorite Winter Workout: Healthy on the Hudson’s HRPK x lululemon Run ClubGetting motivated to exercise outside is tough this time of year—we feel it, too! When sunset falls before your evening commute and NYC feels like a wind tunnel, cutting outdoor workouts from your routine may be tempting. Don’t stop! The benefits of green exercise can be even greater in winter and your Park has you covered!… -
Your Park Added 100+ Trees in 2018!This autumn, Park horticulturists installed more than 50 trees along the New York State Hudson River Greenway in the Meatpacking District, Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen. These plantings continue major bikeway buffer revitalization efforts made possible by a $75,000 NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Urban Forestry award in fall of 2017. You’ll find our newest… -
Counting Down the Best of #HRPK202018 marked the 20th Anniversary of the Hudson River Park Act, the legislation that created HRPK. All year we’ve celebrated this major milestone throughout the Park’s four mile footprint at hundreds of free public events, here and on social media. As we kicked off our 20th Anniversary Summer of Fun season, we asked you to… -
Meet Hudson River Park’s Resident FishesA fish tank at the entrance to HRPK’s administrative offices at Pier 40 grants visitors and staff a glimpse of the thriving marine habitat below. Just as the wildlife in our Estuarine Sanctuary changes seasonally, so do our resident fishes—thanks to the Hudson River Park Estuary Lab scientists who maintain our lobby aquarium. This season,… -
Make Your Season Bright in HRPKYour west side backyard is holiday-ready—bundle up and see for yourself! -
Community Brings Bright Ideas for Pier 97The future of HRPK’s northernmost pier is green and bright—and Park users like you are helping us shape it.