Volunteer in uptown parks!

New Park Volunteer Opportunities Many of New York City’s parks, playgrounds and beaches were severely impacted by Hurricane Sandy. If you would like to volunteer with NYC Parks to aid in clean-up and recovery, please review the list of parks, playgrounds and beaches below that are in need of assistance this Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday. Click the links below to sign up in your borough and be sure to check back for updates on other parks in need of volunteers! Bronx Crotona Park (Sunday or Wednesday) Orchard Beach (Saturday only) Click here to volunteer in the Bronx  Brooklyn (Saturday only) Coney Island Click here to volunteer in Brooklyn Manhattan Fort Tryon Park (Saturday only) Inwood Hill Park (Sunday only) Click here to volunteer in Manhattan Queens (Saturday only) Joe Michael’s Mile Crocheron Park Queensbridge Park Astoria Park Click here to volunteer in Queens Staten Island (Sunday only) Skyline Playground White Playground McDonald Playground Kaltenmeier Playground Click here to volunteer in Staten Island

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New Opportunities to Volunteer in NYC Parks

New Opportunities to Volunteer in NYC Parks

Over the past two days, more than 2,500 volunteers have turned out at parks and playgrounds across the City to support the clean-up effort. And volunteers have come ready to work! Over the course of six hours, volunteers collected almost 10,000 bags of debris, filled dozens of truck beds and dump trucks, cut up broken tree limbs and raked up leaves and compost.

In Prospect Park alone, volunteers raked an estimated 750,000 sq. ft. of parkland, and at Riverside Park, volunteers even showed up with boxes of garbage bags to donate to the clean-up effort. By all reports, the spirit and dedication of volunteers has been amazing, and has done so much to boast the morale of NYC Parks staff who have been working around the clock for days.

Please check out these new opportunities to volunteer tomorrow, and sign up at www.nycservice.org.

Bronx:

Crotona Park
Sunday
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Meet-up: Crotona Tennis House, 1700 Crotona Ave bet Claremont Parkway and Crotona Park North.

Manhattan:

Fort Washington Park
Sunday
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

meet-up location: Broadway & 158th St.

Important note: You will need to walk approximately a half mile from the meet-up location to the clean-up site inside the park. Staff will be onsite to guide you.

Staten Island:

Tappen Park
Sunday
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

meet-up location: 111 Canal Street at the Village Hall

Volunteers needed in Washington Heights ASAP

YDANIS RODRIGUEZ NYC COUNCIL, DISTRICT 10 Dear Friends,   Storm victims from other parts of the city are arriving in droves to a shelter in Washington Heights.  They need volunteers and all manner of supplies. Ahead of classes resuming on Monday, the City is consolidating shelters and George Washington High School will become one of the few remaining schools housing storm victims.  I am currently at GW and have learned that the current population of 160 adults and children will be swelling to 600-700 tonight. The GW shelter is in need of volunteers at all hours, including overnight.  They are also accepting donations of food and water, preferably in single-serve portions (easier to distribute). If you can provide any form of help, please stop by the school, at 549 Audubon Ave. @ 193rd St. Additionally, Legal Services NYC will help those who might need it to address storm related challenges.  They have extensive experience, based on post-9/11 work and otherwise, helping families and individuals get emergency related services, including FEMA relief, access to food-related services, Medicaid, and other urgently needed help. All of their direct service offices are now open, though phone access is limited because of the power outage at the downtown office where our servers are based. The numbers of their local directors are listed below and they are willing to help residents in need of legal services.   Brooklyn:           Meghan Faux--718-755-0701                    Betty Staton--718-809-9462 Bronx:               Jennifer Levy--646-717-3951 Manhattan:        Peggy Earisman--917-561-3910 Queens:            Jennifer Ching--917-721-9871 Staten Island:    Nancy Goldhill--917-657-6485 Thank you all very much for your continued assistance and I hope you can offer your services or goods to affected people and areas. Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez Council District 10