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- Explore:
East
River
Parkwith
Bikesplorations
MISSIOn STATEMEnT
Velo City’s mission is to introduce youth from diverse,
underserved communities to urban planning and design
concepts, community involvement opportunities, and
career options in architecture, landscape architecture,
and urban planning and design. Through cycling, Velo
City’s participants will experience a safe, healthy, and
sustainable way to explore the City’s built environment
and access its’ open spaces.
Bikesplorations
“Bikesplorations” is Velo City’s summer pilot program
that is based out of the East River Park. Youth from
the neighborhood explore their community through the
cycling-based planning education program. The bikes,
nY400 Batavus orange bicycles generously donated by the
dutch government, have been made available to Velo City’s
participants by our fi scal sponsor, Recycle-A-Bicycle.
www.velocity-rides.org
RECYClE-A-BICYClE
Recycle-A-Bicycle is a community-based bike shop
and non-profi t organization that provides educational/
job training programs and encourages environmental
stewardship and everyday bicycle use. Through
programs such as Earn-A-Bike, Ride Club, Cycle Craft,
and Summer Youth Employment Program, RAB is
dedicated to the health and well-being of nYC youth.
www.recycleabicycle.org
PARTnERSHIP FOR
PARKS, CATAlYST FOR
WATERFROnT PARKS
Partnerships for Parks is an innovative joint program of City Parks Foundation
and the new York City department of Parks & Recreation. Founded in 1995,
they help new Yorkers work together to make neighborhood parks thrive.
Ultimately, their work supports a culture of collaboration among people and
government that recognizes that parks are vital centers of community life.
www.partnershipforparks.org
EAST RIVER PARK
The East River Park is located between 12th Street and Montgomery Street
and bordered by the FdR Highway.
Facilities
The park has a number of facilities for active recreation but there are a number
of spots in the park that provide for large family gatherings or areas for quiet
respite from the everyday hustle and bustle. You can fi nd a place to relax in the
shade or to look out onto the East River. It is your park to explore and discover
what is going on.
History
The site of the park was fi rst home to the nechtanc
native Americans. during the time of Colonization the
East River served as a hub for the shipping industry. As the
city began to develop, the shipping industry moved to the deeper
waters on the Hudson River and the shipping industries were replaced
by factories and slaughter houses.
The East River Park is a Robert Moses era park, built in 1939. Robert Moses was
an urban planner who was responsible for changing the urban fabric of not only
the lower East Side but of all of new York City. The shoreline was extended into the
water in order to provide much needed open space for the residents of the crowded
conditions in the lower East Side.
There have been a number of improvements made to the park in the last twenty
years such as a new promenade, repaving of the East River greenway which runs
throughout the park.
get Involved, get Active
Catalyst: Reclaiming Our Waterfront Parks is a multi-year initiative of
Partnerships for Parks, a public/private program of City Parks Foundation and
the new York City department of Parks and Recreation. Catalyst works in
East River Park and galvanizes support for and commitments to: physical
renovations of the parks; sports, arts, and education programming;
local parks stewardship; and collaborative work amongst the
partners, including those between the communities and
municipal agencies. To learn more about this project,
contact Catalyst Coordinator Karen.Overton@
CityParksFoundation.org or call (212)
442-0223
WAnT TO gO FISHIng? InTERESTEd
In gARdEnIng?
The lower East Side Ecology Centers offers catch and release fi shing
clinics. Among other environmental education programs as well as
composting.
www.lesecologycenter.org
MAP MAKERS
Co-ordinators: naomi doerner, Samelys lopez, Karyn Williams
graphic designer: Michael Yong
Youth Participants: Jin Mei Chen, Xue Yun gao, Alexis gonzalez, Justine
griffi ths, Wenbin Kuang, Hao Chuan luo, Connor Quinn, Jian Qiang Zeng,
Jay Zhang
Base map provided by the new York City department of Parks and
Recreation
Explore East River Park is free, thanks to the support of Citizens
Committee of new York and Partnership for Parks.
Icons © green Map System, Inc. 2010. All rights
reserved. green Map® is a registered
trademark and used with permission.
Amphitheater
BBQ area
Baseball fi elds
Basketball courts
Fitness Area
Football Fields
Picnic Areas
Playgrounds
Running Track (400 meters)
Soccer Fields
Spray Showers
Tennis Courts
East
River
Park
Explore:
with Bikesplorations
The East
River Park has
fantastic views
of the Manhattan
and Brooklyn
Bridges as well
as Brooklyn’s
changing
waterfront.
In 1941, an
amphitheater was built
in the park. Joseph Papp,
founder of Shakespeare in the
Park and the Public Theater,
staged Julius Caesar there in
1956. The amphitheater fell into
disrepair in the 70s and 80s,
but was rebuilt after
9/11.
The East
River Park is
the largest park in
Manhattan south of 59th
Street and it is the only
public space downtown
where people can
BBQ.
views
sunrises
Bike Parking
Butterfly Garden
Eco Landscaping
Fall Colors
Dog Run Composting Site
LES Ecology Center
Cultural Site Lively Spot
East River Greenway Quiet Spot
Fish Habitat
Catch and release fishing legend
The Lower East Side Ecology
Center was founded in 1987.
The organization offer
community-based recycling
and composting programs in
New York City. The Ecology
Center offers free public
compost collection and
education, electronic
waste recycling,
stewardship of public
open space, and
environmental
education.
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