SEWARD PARK IS PLAYGROUND IMPROVEMENT PICK

We are thrilled that Seward Park is the New York Junior League’s choice for their annual Playground Improvement Project!

First started in 1992, the Playground Improvement Project is the NYJL’s signature annual volunteer-powered project. In partnership with NYC Parks, NYJL volunteers help revitalize and restore a new park or playground each year in an effort to make outdoor community spaces safe and accessible to all New Yorkers.

Over the course of five weekends this spring, volunteers will be working hard to revitalize our beautiful park. The first two weekends have been a great success — volunteers began scraping and repainting benches, and the Schiff Fountain was cleared of trash and drained of standing water. The NYJL is planning to fill the fountain with soil and native flowering plants to keep it clean and beautiful!

Additionally, volunteers have taken on the task of removing Lesser Celandine from the park. An invasive plant also known as “fig buttercup,” these small yellow flowers make it difficult for native plants to grow in our park.

It’s not just Seward Park getting spruced up this year — for the first time, the Playground Improvement Project will encompass nearby neighborhood green spaces, such as Little Flower Playground and Hamilton Fish Park. We’re honored that the NYJL has chosen our community for their project and look forward to assisting them throughout the month!

 

THE THING ABOUT BEES

Librarian Marilyn leads the story-time walk around our pollinator place meadow.

We had so much fun at our outdoor children's book walk last Saturday! Marilyn, our incredible librarian of the day from Seward Park Library, led attendees on a walk around the Seward Park meadow while reading from The Thing About Bees: A Love Letter by Shabazz Larkin. This was followed by an introduction to our pollinator place by Seward Park Conservancy member Bridget and a fun bee-themed craft. Thank you so much to Seward Park Library for joining us — we're looking forward to having more book walks together throughout the summer!

 

SAVE THE DATE

FILMS ON THE GREEN

Exciting news — we are proud to be partnering with Films on the Green, New York's outdoor French film festival, to bring two screenings to Seward Park this summer! This year's theme spotlights literary adaptations, with Balzac and The Little Chinese Seamstress (Balzac et la petite tailleuse chinoise) showing on Friday July 8 and The Class (Entre les murs) showing on Friday July 15. Learn more→

 

AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD

The Seward Park Branch of the NYPL is hosting an Outdoor Family Storytime every Thursday in May at 11:15 am in front of the library. Join librarians for books, songs and rhymes!

The Seward Park Branch of the NYPL is hosting a virtual tour of the Lower East Side, including Seward Park and the Schiff Fountain, using images from the NYPL Digital Collections. Saturday, May 7, 1:00pm - 2:00pm.

The Lower East Side Ecology Center is hosting a guided Spring Migration Birding Tour to celebrate World Migratory Bird Day and observe the many species of birds making their way back north. Saturday, May 14, 9:00am.

The annual Greek Jewish Festival is back for its seventh year! Attendees can expect delicious food, live performances, marketplace vendors, and kids’ activities. Sunday, May 15, 12:00pm - 6:00pm.

The Tenement Museum is hosting a virtual premiere for their 2022 gala film Taste of the Tenement. Inspired by Hulu’s Taste of the Nation and featuring special guests Padma Lakshmi and Michael W. Twitty, the film explores the food traditions of historical tenement residents. Wednesday, June 1, 8:30pm.

 
 
 

Seward Park Conservancy | PO Box 840 New York New York 10002 | info@sewardparkconservancy.org

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