Spring Community Forums
Thanks to the support of Parks and Trails New York, the Friends just wrapped up aour Spring Community Forum Series. Thank you to everyone who attended a forum where we heard some great suggestions and concerns about the Park. Now it's time for everyone to vote, even if you were unable to attend a forum, for your favorite ideas and your top concerns. Please take a few moments to look over the Voting Sheets and cast your vote by July 31st, 2009. In August, we will post the top ideas and give you a chance to help us make them happen.
Pool Hours:
Van Cortlandt Pool, located inside the park at 242nd street and Broadway, will be open from June 27th-September 7th
11am-3pm and 4pm-7pm (closed 3-4pm)
For more information please call (718)760-6969
Friends' Interns Win Award
The Friends of Van Cortlandt Park's 2007-2008 Environmental Interns were selected by the Wildlife Conservation Society's Teens for Planet Earth as a Silver Service Award Winner.
For more information about the 2008 Service Awards, which recognize teens around the world for service-learning projects that demonstrate their commitment to the environment, please visit www.teensforplanetearth.org.
Van Cortlandt Map Available
See the various hiking trails and facilities that Van Cortlandt Park has to offer on our map on The Park page.
The Friends Become a TreeBank
TreeBanks are local community funds for tree planting, care and education. With TreeBanks across the U.S. and Canada, you can choose your local "Branch" and donate directly to improving the urban forest in that community. Donations go to qualified local TreeBank organizations in your community of choice. To find out more click on the TreeBank picture.
Friends Partner with Clean Air NY
The Friends of Van Cortlandt Park have partnered with Clean Air NY in order to take action to improve the air qualitity in NY city. We ride bikes, walk, take public transportation and continue to plant trees to improve air quality in the city. To find more tips on how to improve air quality or find out if it is an air quality action day, a day where air quality is found to be in the unhealthy range, please visit the Clean Air NY website by clicking here.
