@NYRP

New York Restoration Project (NYRP) restores parks, community gardens, and open spaces throughout NYC 🌱

 New York City
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Joined March 2009
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New York Restoration Project is now on Bluesky! Follow us there for updates on tree giveaways, garden events, and more 🦋bsky.app/profile/nyrp.bsky.s…
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Council Member Lincoln Restler@CMRestler8 Apr 2025
Over the weekend, we teamed up with @NYRP to give away 175 trees to community members — and partnered with Big Reuse to hand out countertop composting bins!
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Adriano Espaillat
@RepEspaillat21 Apr 2025
I was proud to join New York Restoration Project in planting a tree as we gear up for Earth Day tomorrow. Every tree is a commitment—to cleaner air, cooler streets, and a greener future for our communities. Let’s keep planting, protecting, and preserving.
Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) stands with members of the New York Restoration Project around the tree they planted.

ALT Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) stands with members of the New York Restoration Project around the tree they planted.

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New Yorkers’ quality of life depends on meaningful investment in our parks. Thank you to the mayoral candidates who joined @NY4P and Play Fair at @NYLawSchool to share their visions for NYC’s park system and discuss the urgent need for @NYCParks funding. #ParksPower #NYC
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#GreenJobAlert! We're hiring a full-time Community Garden Engagement Manager to join our team and work with our #NYC community gardens 🌱 Apply today: nyrp.org/en/about/careers/co…
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Council Member Lincoln Restler@CMRestler20 Mar 2025
🌳Join us at McCarren Park on April 5th! Help clean up trash, clear catch basins to prevent flooding, and reserve a tree to plant in your yard this Spring!  RSVP: bit.ly/mccarrenapril5
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Thank you @rossilynne and @ShayeWeaver for featuring our Harlem River Greenway #CherryBlossom esplanade in Time Out Group plc's 2025 "Best Places to See Cherry Blossoms in NYC" round up! 🌸 Read the full article below: timeout.com/newyork/things-t…

15 perfect spots in NYC to spot cherry blossoms this spring

From parks to botanical gardens to hidden spots around town, treat your eyes to these pretty pink blooms.

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Erik Bottcher@ebottcher8 Mar 2025
ATTENTION NEW YORKERS: #FREETREE GIVEAWAY SEASON IS HERE!🌳 @NYRP is giving away 3,500 free native tree saplings across NYC starting April 5! Find a giveaway near you at nyrp.org/freetree. This year’s species include Allegheny Serviceberry, Tulip Poplar, Pawpaw, and more!
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New Yorkers deserve clean, safe parks because #ParksPower #NYC! Rally/testify with Play Fair on 3/17 at City Hall to fight to restore @NYCParks funding. 📅Monday, 3/17 📍City Hall Steps 🕛Rally: 12pm-1pm 🕐Budget Hearing: 1pm #RestoreOurParks RSVP: bit.ly/ParksRally317
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Calling all artists! We are printing NEW stickers for our #UrbanAg program and we want YOUR artwork on them 🎨 Deadline for submission: Monday, 2/24 📥 Learn more and submit your artwork at form.jotform.com/25044477733… 💌
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Learn how to crop plan for your #NYC garden with NYRP's #UrbanAg team and @randallsisland Urban Farm🌷🗽 📍 Where: @RESCUEorg NYC Program Office 📆 When: Thursday, March 6 Go to bit.ly/40TQ7Zk to register ✍️
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New York launches ‘Tree Tracker’ as part of quest for 25 million trees statescoop.com/new-york-tree…

New York launches 'Tree Tracker' as part of quest for 25 million trees | StateScoop

New York State officials announced two new tools designed to help track the number of trees in the state as they strive to reach a 2033 goal.

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We’re so excited to hear our partner Bart Chezar speak about his efforts to help restore the #AmericanChestnut here in NYC! We are working Bart to help propagate, distribute and plant 1K American Chestnuts in the city. Listen to Bart’s full interview: wnyc.org/story/an-effort-to-…

An effort to restore a long lost tree to Brooklyn bears fruit | WNYC

Long before Brooklyn was pavement and buildings, the borough was covered with hardwood forest. And many of the trees in that forest were American chestnuts.  The tree was a vital part...

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City Council Members, Park Conservancies and Advocates Demand More Funds for NYC Parks insideclimatenews.org/news/3…

City Council Members, Park Conservancies and Advocates Demand More Funds for NYC Parks - Inside...

Mayor Adams’ preliminary budget increases investments in programs for children, but historic disinvestment and inadequate staffing levels still loom large in the Parks Department.

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Is Your City Councilmember Passing Green Legislation? Look Them Up Here: citylimits.org/2025/01/29/is…
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‘Art in the Parks’ brings free exhibitions to Brooklyn: brooklyneagle.com/articles/2…
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We're hiring an Individual Giving Officer! Join our incredible team and help fundraise for parks, gardens, and green space in hashtag #NYC 🍎 Apply today: nyrp.org/careers
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The Fight to Keep Community Composting Alive & Thriving in NYC citylimits.org/2025/01/23/th…
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Our Executive Director Lynn Bodnar Kelly is a panelist at the Center for an Urban Future's Enacting a Ticket Surcharge to Help Fund NYC Parks discussion. Parks have been disinvested in for too long. All New Yorkers deserve well-funded open green space!
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Check out the full CUF report! nycfuture.org/research/enact…

Enacting a Ticket Surcharge to Strengthen New York City’s Parks | Center for an Urban Future (CUF)

New York City’s parks badly need an infusion of funds—and a more reliable mechanism for paying for their growing maintenance needs. One option worth considering

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