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 […]
UN General Assembly Opens Sept 9 with High-Level Meetings Sept 23 to 30th Read More »
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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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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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
Scaffolding Reform: Saving our Parks & Greenspace Read More »
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 Hersh, Director of Development, Friends of Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, Parks Committee, October 24, 2007
