New York Restoration Project

New York Restoration Project

Type	Non-Profit
Founded	1995
Headquarters	New York, NY, USA
Key people	Bette Midler, Founder
Website	www.nyrp.org

New York Restoration Project, a non-profit organization, is the private partner in Mayor Bloomberg's MillionTreesNYC campaign to plant one million new trees in New York City by 2017.^[1]

History

On July 7, 1995, renowned entertainer Bette Midler founded the nonprofit New York Restoration Project (NYRP), with the goal of revitalizing neglected neighborhood parks in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods of New York City. These include Highbridge Park, Fort Washington Park, and Fort Tryon Park in upper Manhattan and Roberto Clemente State Park and Bridge Park in the Bronx.

In 1999, the city planned to auction 114 community gardens for commercial development. Midler and NYRP Founding President, Joseph Pupello led a coalition of greening organizations to save them. NYRP worked closely with the City of New York and took ownership of sixty of the most under-served gardens in New York City's most economically challenged communities. That was the beginning of the New York Garden Trust, the largest community garden land trust in the United States.

Today, Midler and her organization works with local volunteers and community groups to ensure that these gardens are kept safe, clean and vibrant.

Restoration Projects

Fort Tryon Park

The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation initiated in 1995 a partnership with the NYRP to assist with cleaning and maintaining Fort Tryon Park that is located in the Washington Heights, Manhattan section of the New York City. Today, it is visited by thousands of tourists and residents annually as it is a few miles away from Central Park.

Gallery

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  Archway in Ft. Tryon Park

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  Bennett Park, Washington Heights, NY

References

1. ^ From President Obama to NASA, Americans Are Planting Earth Day Trees

External links

• New York Restoration Project
• Bette Midler, NYRP Founder

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