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February 26, 2026
New City Parks
February News from New City Parks

NCP was featured in this month’s issue of the Landscape Architecture Magazine. The article by Jonathan Lerner spotlights our work on four parks in Mount Vernon, NY…

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February 6, 2026
New City Parks
NCP Receives Regrid Grant

New City Parks is honored to have received a generous employee-directed grant from Regrid in support of our unique park-creation mission in small and midsized cities. Regrid, a leading provider of nationwide parcel data…

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November 14, 2025
2025 Year In Review
2025: From Plans to Parks on the Ground

I am proud to share New City Parks' 2025 Year In Review to update you on the progress your support and partnership made possible this year. Together, we have advanced 17 new parks in seven cities across New York State and New Jersey.

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November 13, 2025
2025 Year in Review
Construction Zone: Seven New Parks Underway  

It’s almost impossible not to feel childlike excitement when construction gets underway. The sheer scale of excavators moving earth, paths being laid, long-desired play equipment getting anchored into place.

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November 13, 2025
2025 Year in Review
Money To Build: Public Finance to Secures $7.3M in Construction Capital

Of all the barriers mayors and their small cities face in creating equitable outdoor access for all their residents, the single largest challenge is access to funding for park construction.  

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November 13, 2025
2025 Year in Review
Planning for 17 New Parks: Engaging Community & Responsive Design  

After New City Parks takes on a project, there are many milestones to reach before a new vibrant park breaks ground.  NCP works with small cities that have long faced ‘big city’ problems with fewer resources at their disposal.

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November 13, 2025
2025 Year in Review
Inviting People Back To Parks: Stewardship & Programming

Integral to every NCP park rehabilitation project is reconnecting people with the recreational opportunities in their newly restored neighborhood green spaces – whether sitting on a park bench and observing nature or playing in sports leagues and pick-up games.

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September 24, 2025
Fall 2025 Newsletter
Protecting Communities, Park by Park

It is officially Climate Week, yet amidst national uncertainty and discord, progress can feel impossible. But away from global summits, our small cities are where practical progress…

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July 16, 2025
Summer 2025 Newsletter
Parks are everything for urban neighborhoods

At New City Parks, we create parks for year-round enjoyment. But in the “dog days” of summer, we know that every park we create is a critical oasis…

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June 6, 2025
New City Parks
New City Parks Secures Funding to Improve Trails in Peekskill’s Depew Park

Just in time for National Trails Day, New City Parks (NCP) announced that it has been awarded funding to improve the trail system in the City of Peekskill’s Depew Park…

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May 19, 2025
Spring 2025 Newsletter
Gearing up for a park-filled summer

Without question, this is not a moment to sit still in creating and improving parks for those who need them most. Here at New City Parks, we know there is no time to waste…

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May 15, 2025
New City Parks
New City Parks Announces 2025 Stewardship Mini Grant Awardees in Poughkeepsie

New City Parks (NCP) has selected seven community-based organizations in the City of Poughkeepsie as recipients of its summer Stewardship Mini Grants…

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April 23, 2025
New City Parks
Happy Earth Week

Happy Earth Week, It gave me great comfort and hope yesterday to see people across our country pause, even for a moment, to think about the natural world…

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February 19, 2025
Winter 2025 Newsletter
Breaking ground with visions of spring

Animal tracks and boot prints, snowballs, and bird songs – despite cold temperatures and snow blanketing the ground…

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December 18, 2024
End of Year 2024 Newsletter
A banner year thanks to you!

2024 has been an extraordinary year of growth at New City Parks. Thank you! 

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September 26, 2024
Fall 2024 Newsletter
City parks = climate defenders.

This week marked the official start of autumn, a time when – here in the Northeast – we start to…

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July 25, 2024
Summer 2024 Newsletter
Summer is heating up at New City Parks.

Summer is in full swing and things are heating up in our parks. This is our favorite season when parks…

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July 3, 2024
New City Parks
New Pool House Brings Joy to Poughkeepsie Community.

This weekend, New City Parks (NCP) was thrilled to join our City of Poughkeepsie partners in…

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April 23, 2024
Spring 2024 Newsletter
New City Parks Springs into New Cities and Funding Blossoms for Signature Projects.

Spring has arrived and beckons us outside, as signs of new life begin to transform our communities…

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March 27, 2024
New City Parks
Paterson’s Westside Park Receives $4.9 Million in Federal Funding.

On March 27, 2024, the City of Paterson’s Westside Park was among 14 cities across the…

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March 5, 2024
New City Parks
New City Parks Commitment to Create Access to Healthy Community Open Space Part of White House Challenge.

Joining over 140 other nonprofits, health systems, insurers, food banks, municipalities, and…

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January 11, 2024
New City Parks
New year, new beginnings for New City Parks

The new year signifies new beginnings and 2024 marks an especially exciting beginning for all of us at New City Parks. New City Parks (NCP) is now an independent 501(c)3 public charity!

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February 11, 2026
Landscape Architecture Magazine
The Build-It Brigade

 In 2020, Rose Harvey, a former commissioner of the New York State parks and recreation office, founded New City Parks (NCP). It provides planning and development support mainly to small- and medium-sized cities…

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February 9, 2026
Columbia Land Conservancy
CLC and partners receive grant to improve Charles Williams Park

The Columbia Land Conservancy and partners from New City Parks, Starr Whitehouse Landscape Architects, and the City of Hudson are thrilled to announce that the successful receipt of a $675,000 grant…

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January 13, 2026
New City Parks
NCP Schoolyard Murals Featured on NJ PBS

Mural artist El Cekis was recently featured on NJ PBS in their Painting Community series. “Painting Community – Jersey City” delves into the artist’s background growing up in Santiago, Chile…

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November 10, 2025
New City Parks
The City of Mount Vernon’s Brush Park Awarded $4.4 million in NYS Green Resiliency Grant Funding

Mount Vernon was awarded $4.4 million in the second round of New York State’s Green Resiliency Grant (GRG) program to embed stormwater solutions into the renovation of its 9.5-acre Brush Park.

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June 30, 2025
TAP Into Paterson
Paterson Cleans Up: Barbour Park Becomes Symbol of Unity, Activism, and Neighborhood Pride

Dozens of volunteers joined Mayor Andre Sayegh and Fourth Ward Councilwoman Ruby Cotton on Saturday for a community cleanup at Barbour Park…

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June 10, 2025
Peekskill Herald
New City Parks Secures Funding to Improve Trails in Depew Park

One day before June 7’s National Trails Day, New City Parks (NCP) announced it was awarded funding from the New York State Conservation Partnership Program…

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May 28, 2025
The Buzz
New City Parks Announces 2025 Mini Stewardship Grant Awardees in Poughkeepsie Enlivening Northside Parks with Events, Sports, Art and More

New City Parks (NCP) has selected seven community-based organizations in the City of Poughkeepsie as recipients of its summer Mini Stewardship Grants…

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February 10, 2025
TAP Into Paterson
Groundbreaking Ceremony Marks the Start of $13 Million Westside Park Revitalization in Paterson

Local officials, community leaders, and residents gathered on Monday to celebrate the groundbreaking of an ambitious $13 million renovation project at Westside Park…

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December 5, 2024
Times Union
Commentary: Everyone deserves access to local parks. Congress has a chance to help make that happen.

The recent election highlighted the divisions among voters in every part of the country. As a nation, we could use more investments in projects and programs that celebrate…

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September 3, 2024
TAP Into Paterson
Community Celebrates $1.2 Million Renovation of Barbour Park, Once Known as "Syringe Central".

On Tuesday, community members, activists, and city leaders gathered at Barbour Park to celebrate the completion of its $1.2 million renovation. This event marked another step…

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July 17, 2024
Peekskill Herald
Peekskill residents weigh in on city’s proposed Depew Park renovations.

Attendees were given stickers and asked to vote on what they deemed the highest priority for improving Depew Park. Those who participated all chose improved pedestrian…

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June 30, 2024
Mid Hudson News
Mayor opens pools and dedicates Pulaski pool house.

A ribbon-cutting for the $4 million pool house at Pulaski Park in Poughkeepsie kicked off swimming season at the city’s two pools, with the second being located…

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Green is a our favorite color all year round 🍀 Pictured: Malcolm X Park in Poughkeepsie, NY. Photo courtesy of ScenicHudson.com #communityparks #newcityparks #stpatricksday #green
Meet Elizabeth Goldstein, one of NCP's new Board Members! 🌳✨ Elizabeth has extensive experience in parks and historic preservation advocacy and management. Throughout her career, she has worked to ensure transparent public engagement in civic deci
Last month, NCP spoke with NYCHA residents of UPACA 5 & 6 in East Harlem to learn more about what they wanted in their open space. 🌳 Over the course of two days community members had a chance to speak one on one with NCP staff about the proposed
We are pleased to share that NCP has begun work with the New York Housing Authority (NYCHA). 📍 Long considered a "city within a city", NYCHA houses over half a million of the city's low-income residents across 355 campuses, but residenti
From trees to table! 🍁 Adjacent to a brand-new trailhead NCP helped create last fall, city dwellers experienced the natural rhythms of late winter in Peekskill’s Depew Park. ❄️ Over the course of February, local residents participated in a map
This week, NCP joined with over 175 park professionals, volunteers, and advocates from across NYS for Parks and Public Lands Advocacy Day to engage with legislators and their staffs about the power of parks and the critical need for robust environmen