|  |  | Guests at Seward Park Conservancy's Rooftop Gala at Nine Orchard on Oct. 24. Photo by Emilia Aghamirzai for FatChix Inc. |
| | CELEBRATING SEWARD PARK WITH A ROOFTOP GALA Seward Park Conservancy hosted our annual gala on October 24, and it was a wonderful success! The evening took place on Nine Orchard’s beautiful rooftop space. We celebrated Seward Park with drinks, delicious desserts from some of our favorite neighborhood spots, and spectacular nighttime views of the city. There was even a pollinator-themed candy bar to commemorate Seward Park Meadow’s official Pollinator Place designation! We were honored that so many members of our community joined us, including Manhattan Borough Commissioner for NYC Parks Anthony Perez and City Council Member for District 1 Christopher Marte. We are grateful for their support of Seward Park Conservancy and are looking forward to working with them in the future. |
|  | Thanks to the generosity of all our guests and sponsors, that future is looking brighter than ever for Seward Park! With the money we raised, we will be able to provide more native plants for the Pollinator Place and garden beds, more educational and arts programming for our community, and more upkeep for this jewel of the Lower East Side. We can start building permanent fences and public pathways for the meadow, advocating for a renovation of the children’s playground, and renovating the historic Schiff Fountain for the entire neighborhood. We especially want to thank our benefactor, Nine Orchard, for hosting us in the historic Jarmulowsky Bank building. This grand building - and its iconic cupola - has been a symbol of our neighborhood since 1912. In fact, part of the original Jarmulowsky Bank building lives on in Seward Park — the ornate terra cotta planters throughout Seward Park are repurposed pieces of the building’s original decorative frieze. We couldn’t think of a more meaningful or beautiful place to celebrate, and thank Nine Orchard for welcoming us! You can also relive the amazing evening through our online photo album — click through to view and download photographs from the event! |
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| | HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SEWARD PARK! |
|  | A look at the lawn-tennis and volleyball courts in the early years of Seward Park. Courtesy: NYPL Digital Collections. |
| Last month marked an exciting anniversary — Seward Park celebrated its 119th birthday! Seward Park first opened on October 17, 1903, becoming the first municipally-built playground in the country. At the time, the park included not only playground and gymnastic equipment, but also a running track and children’s farm garden, with a large limestone and terra-cotta recreation pavilion built the following year. There were also hired attendants who supervised the playground equipment — Seward Park was so popular that over 10,000 children visited everyday! |
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| | | BULB PLANTING IN SEWARD PARK Join us on Sunday, November 6, 10:00am - 12:00pm, for a morning of bulb planting in Seward Park! We’re getting the park ready for next spring by planting over 4,000 bulbs throughout our garden beds and Pollinator Place meadow, including varieties of alliums, crocus, grape hyacinth, and snowdrops. This event is free and open to the public, but we encourage you to sign-up so we can ensure we have enough supplies! Learn more and sign-up → |
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| |  | The Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy tours the Henry Street Settlement House and Abrons Art Center on 11/13. |
| AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD The Lower East Side Ecology Center is hosting their annual Pumpkin Smash at La Plaza Cultural Community Garden. Pumpkins, jack-o-lanterns, and gourds can be brought for composting. Sunday, November 6, 12:00pm - 3:00pm. The Museum of Chinese in America is hosting an evening performance inspired by Mark Johnson’s book The Middle Kingdom under the Big Sky: A History of the Chinese Experience in Montana. The performance will submerse the audience in the life of a Chinese American laundry runner in late 19th century Montana and be followed by an open discussion. Monday, November 7, 6:00pm - 8:00pm. The Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy is hosting a historic tour of the Henry Street Settlement House and Abrons Art Center. The tour will visit the former home of Henry Street Settlement founder Lillian Wald, the House on Henry Street’s history exhibition, and the Abrons Art Center, which has been the location of Henry Street’s arts programs since 1915. Sunday, November 13, 10:45am - 12:30pm. The Museum at Eldridge Street is hosting an opening reception for their newest exhibition, “Upon Thy Gates: The Elaine K. and Norman Winik Mezuzah Collection.” The exhibit presents 73 mezuzahs representing a wide range of styles, materials, and Jewish symbols, collected from all over the world. Sunday, November 13, 3:00pm - 5:00pm. |
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| | | | Seward Park Conservancy | PO Box 840 New York New York 10002 | info@sewardparkconservancy.org |
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