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August 29, 2001

SUMMER OF SOCCER IS CONCLUDED

Four star players from the New York/New Jersey Metrostars visited two parks last week to mark...

August 27, 2001

TRIATHLETES CONQUER CENTRAL PARK

Classic Parks Photo Op: Triathletes from all over the globe tested the limits of both their...

July 2, 2001

NINE PARKIES NAMED EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH

Bernard (Roundup) Murchison is Bronx's Employee of the Month for June. Roundup joined...

June 27, 2001

CITYWIDE TALENT ON VIEW

On Friday, June 8, 2001, the lights dimmed in Lost Battalion Hall's gymnasium. One by one,...

May 2, 2001

NATIONAL ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION NAMES A NATIONAL TREE PARKS PLANTS IT

Like mothers and fathers, veterans and presidents, trees are honored with a national day in...

April 18, 2001

NRG REDUCES NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION AND RESTORES FORESTS IN NORTHERN MANHATTAN

The Natural Resources Group (NRG) has received more than $2 million dollars from the New...

April 11, 2001

PARKS RECLAIMS MANHATTAN WATERFRONT PROPERTY

One century ago, railroad tracks traced the western shoreline of Manhattan. Today it is a...

March 23, 2001

CONTRACTOR PLANTS THE SEEDS OF RUBBLE

In a strange case of illegal dumping, a landscaping firm currently under contract to plant...

March 22, 2001

PARKS CONSTRUCTION VS. MARINE INVERTEBRATES THE BATTLE FOR CROMWELL RECREATION CENTER

The George Cromwell Recreation Center in Staten Island, known as "the Center" to local...

January 31, 2001

PARKLANDS AND PLANNING IN 2000

Parks are growing, and the more land we acquire the more they can thrive. The 110-acre Ocean...

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Riverside Park

Due to construction, as of September 23, 2024, Cherry Walk at Riverside Park is temporarily closed between West 100th Street and St. Clair Place (West 125th St). Please view our Temporary Greenway Detour map for an alternative route.


Anticipated Completion: Spring 2025
Marinas
West 79th Street Boat Basin
The 79th Street Boat Basin is closed and is anticipated to reopen in 2028.

Related inquiries may be sent to boatbasin@parks.nyc.gov
Kayak/Canoe Launch Sites
Riverside Park (79th Street)
The 79th Street Boat Basin marina is currently closed. No vessel dockage, moorage, anchorage or launch services are available. The marina will be dredged and reconstructed to modern codes and standards. The marina is anticipated to reopen in 2028.

Related inquiries may be sent to boatbasin@parks.nyc.gov