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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!

Globally, plastic pollution is threatening the health of our waters. Between 4.8 and 12.7 million tons of plastic enter the ocean each year, harming wildlife and releasing toxic chemicals into our environment. By 2050, there will be more pounds of plastic in the ocean than fish. Plastics pervade our daily lives because they’...

The Fifth Annual Hudson River Park Games invite you to join friends, neighborhood groups and sponsored teams as you compete in a one-of-a-kind Pentathlon, featuring five heats: dodgeball, volleyball, steal the bacon, flag football and basketball relay. In celebration of the fifth year of the Games and the Pentathlon’s ...

In NYC, parks are the backyards where we run, read, bike, sunbathe, play with our families, picnic with our friends—where we clear our minds, exercise our limbs and fill our hearts. Our HRPK backyard provides even more: an active waterfront, a spectacular lineup of cultural events and a thriving ...

Watching 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 ...

We’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 ...

After 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 ...

Even 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 ...