NYC Parks Budget Hangs in the Balance
Groups like ours are encouraged to serve as stewards of the city’s greenspaces, but we face an uphill battle
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UN General Assembly Opens Sept 9 with High-Level Meetings Sept 23 to 30th
Expect the usual grid lock, park closures, barricades and protests. Despite the inconvenience, we’re proud that Dag Hammarskjold Plaza remains historic ground for diverse peoples to express 1st Amendment Rights. Our nonprofit organization supports the
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Fence Gone, Renovation Updates
With Phase 1 of the park’s capital renovation mostly completed, the construction fence has been removed. Dag Plaza will be open to the public until late 2026 when the park will be closed for Phase
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Oversight – Law Enforcement’s Role in Keeping City Parks Safe
TESTIMONY FROM FRIENDS OF DAG HAMMARSKJOLD PLAZASherrill Kazan, President/Anne Hersh, Director of Development/Kim Baker & Bob Stinson, Advocacy ChairsOversight – Law Enforcement’s Role in Keeping City Parks Safe.City Council Chambers – Monday June 23, 2025
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Scaffolding Reform: Saving our Parks & Greenspace
Board of Directors Meeting, 10/23/2024, New York City Resolution to advocate preservation of NYC public parks and gardens in scaffolding reform legislation WHEREAS: Dag Hammarskjold Plaza and its Katharine Hepburn Garden, and other NYC parks
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Vanderbilt Y Rents Empty Hotel Rooms to Shelter Homeless
In our last e-blast to Members, we broke the news of the Vanderbilt YMCA’s 6-month contract to rent 219 of its empty hotel rooms as shelter. At our request, Councilman Keith Powers arranged a Zoom
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City Council Hearing on Concession Reform, Testimony of Anne Saxon-Hersh, Director of Development, Friends of Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, Parks Committee, Oct 24, 2007
City Council Hearing on Concession Reform, Testimony of Anne Hersh, Director of Development, Friends of Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, Parks Committee, October 24, 2007