Shady Park/ Andrews Grove Playground Clean Up
Join us for a playground cleanup at Andrews Grove AKA Shady Park. We'll be painting the wrought iron fence and raking and picking up leaves.
We will meet at Andrews Grove located on 49th Ave between 5th Ave and Vernon Blvd.
Please bring clothes appropriate for painting. Children are welcome to participate, but will need to be supervised by an adult.
See you there! :)
Volunteer Gardening
Volunteers will meet by the Park House, near Center Blvd. & Borden Ave.
Please bring your own pair of gloves if you have one. You should also bring your own water bottle, wear a mask, comfortable clothing, and closed toed shoes. All volunteers must have also completed HPPC's volunteer waiver.
Once you arrive, those who need them will be given a pair of gloves and you will be directed to an area to pull weeds. Please email info@hunterspointparks.org with any questions or concerns.
Please register on our Signup here.
Volunteer Gardening
Specific meeting locations will be communicated in advance of each day - please look out for emails!
Please bring your own pair of gloves if you have one. You should also bring your own water bottle, wear a mask, comfortable clothing, and closed toed shoes. All volunteers must have also completed HPPC & New York State Parks' waivers.
Once you arrive, those who need them will be given a pair of gloves and you will be directed to an area to pull weeds. Please email info@hunterspointparks.org with any questions or concerns.
Please register on our Signup here.
Volunteer Gardening
Volunteers will meet by the Park House, near Center Blvd. & Borden Ave.
Please bring your own pair of gloves if you have one. You should also bring your own water bottle, wear a mask, comfortable clothing, and closed toed shoes. All volunteers must have also completed HPPC's volunteer waiver.
Once you arrive, those who need them will be given a pair of gloves and you will be directed to an area to pull weeds. Please email info@hunterspointparks.org with any questions or concerns.
Please register on our Signup here.
Volunteer Gardening
Volunteers will meet by the Park House, near Center Blvd. & Borden Ave.
Please bring your own pair of gloves if you have one. You should also bring your own water bottle, wear a mask, comfortable clothing, and closed toed shoes. All volunteers must have also completed HPPC's volunteer waiver.
Once you arrive, those who need them will be given a pair of gloves and you will be directed to an area to pull weeds. Please email info@hunterspointparks.org with any questions or concerns.
Please register on our Signup here.
Volunteer Gardening
Specific meeting locations will be communicated in advance of each day - please look out for emails!
Please bring your own pair of gloves if you have one. You should also bring your own water bottle, wear a mask, comfortable clothing, and closed toed shoes. All volunteers must have also completed HPPC & New York State Parks' waivers.
Once you arrive, those who need them will be given a pair of gloves and you will be directed to an area to pull weeds. Please email info@hunterspointparks.org with any questions or concerns.
Please register on our Signup here.
Volunteer Gardening
Volunteers will meet by the Park House, near Center Blvd. & Borden Ave.
Please bring your own pair of gloves if you have one. You should also bring your own water bottle, wear a mask, comfortable clothing, and closed toed shoes. All volunteers must have also completed HPPC's volunteer waiver.
Once you arrive, those who need them will be given a pair of gloves and you will be directed to an area to pull weeds. Please email info@hunterspointparks.org with any questions or concerns.
Please register on our Signup here.
LIC Waterfront 5K
The Hunters Point Parks Conservancy is proud to partner with the Woodside-Sunnyside Runners, Run LIC, and the LIC Post to put on the annual LIC Waterfront 5K.
This event takes runners and walkers through the streets and waterfront parks of Long Island City and is an extremely popular family-friendly event that drawers casual and competitive runners alike. After the conclusion of the 5K, the festivities also include the Center Boulevard Children’s Dashes for kids 2-9.
Previous races have been attended by over 1,600 runners and walkers. All proceeds from the event go to HPPC and are put back into our parks or used for our free community events!
Our 10th event will be held on Saturday, June 7 at 9 am. You can register for the 5K and the Children’s Dashes here.
Volunteer Gardening
Volunteers will meet by the Park House, near Center Blvd. & Borden Ave.
Please bring your own pair of gloves if you have one. You should also bring your own water bottle, wear a mask, comfortable clothing, and closed toed shoes. All volunteers must have also completed HPPC's volunteer waiver.
Once you arrive, those who need them will be given a pair of gloves and you will be directed to an area to pull weeds. Please email info@hunterspointparks.org with any questions or concerns.
Please register on our Signup here.
Volunteer Gardening
Specific meeting locations will be communicated in advance of each day - please look out for emails!
Please bring your own pair of gloves if you have one. You should also bring your own water bottle, wear a mask, comfortable clothing, and closed toed shoes. All volunteers must have also completed HPPC & New York State Parks' waivers.
Once you arrive, those who need them will be given a pair of gloves and you will be directed to an area to pull weeds. Please email info@hunterspointparks.org with any questions or concerns.
Please register on our Signup here.
Volunteer Gardening
Volunteers will meet by the Park House, near Center Blvd. & Borden Ave.
Please bring your own pair of gloves if you have one. You should also bring your own water bottle, wear a mask, comfortable clothing, and closed toed shoes. All volunteers must have also completed HPPC's volunteer waiver.
Once you arrive, those who need them will be given a pair of gloves and you will be directed to an area to pull weeds. Please email info@hunterspointparks.org with any questions or concerns.
Please register on our Signup here.
I Love My Park Day
Join thousands of volunteers across the state on Saturday, May 3rd at I Love My Park Day in Gantry Plaza State Park to kick off our Saturday volunteer days.
Volunteers will rake, weed, and mulch multiple garden beds, clean playground equipment, and restore benches. They will also plant drought-tolerant native annuals in designated planters. Meet in front of the North Gantry along Center Blvd between 48th and 49th Ave. There will be a table for check-in.
This event is being run by New York State Parks in conjunction with Parks and Trails New York. You can sign up to volunteer here.
Urban Park Rangers: Green Infrastructure Walk
Join the Urban Park Rangers in a hike along the beautiful shore of Hunter’s Point South Park with a perfect NYC skyline view! We will walk around the park, discussing the architectural techniques that compose the park’s human-made wetland, protecting both humans and wildlife from sea level rise and flooding. This program will be in collaboration with the Hunter’s Point South Park Conservancy.
We will meet at the Oval at the intersection of Borden Ave and Center Blvd.
Registration is not required, but to stay updated on this event you can sign up on our Eventbrite.
For more information visit https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/urbanparkrangers or call 718-846-2731.
Guest Speaker Don Riepe: Animal Movements and Migration
Join us for a conversation and presentation lead by Don Riepe, Guardian of Jamacia Bay, from the American Littoral Society. He will be leading a discussion about the movements and migrations of animals in NYC.
Don is extremely knowledgeable of the Jamacia Bay ecosystem and has been an active conservationist for the area for more than 40 years. We are very honored for him to join us for this talk!
Please register for this event on our Eventbrite.
