SPNA News

Concerns about Illegal Smokeshops Many people in the community are concerned about the proliferation of smoke shops in the city selling illegal products – including in our neighborhood. So, the…

Warmer weather came early this year, and this means our park is packed full of spring earlier than expected. Our majestic magnolia is in full bloom and our redbuds are…

A few weeks ago, the Departments of Transportation started to install new environmentally friendly LED lighting in our park, and the changeover is complete. The brighter lighting will help our…

Caring for Our Trees New York City Council Member Carlina Rivera’s office has organized a street tree demonstration, community planting, and tree bed survey training and information session. East Side…

SPNA wants to thank volunteers from NYU Wagner School of Public Service for reaching out to gardening chairperson Doris Dieter to volunteer with staff in Stuyvesant Square on March 26.…

Additional Funding from Greenacre Foundation SPNA is delighted to report that the Greenacre Foundation has agreed to provide a second round of funding of $10,000, which will be used towards…

SPNA Annual Gala SPNA’s Annual Gala will be in the evening of Friday, October 21 from 6:30-9:30pm at St. George’s Episcopal Chapel. More information will be shared in the coming…

Thank You! SPNA wants to thank all the volunteers who came out on It’s My Park Day to help clean litter from the garden beds in Stuyvesant Square and the…

Washington Irving High School After about five years of construction, which were very hard on many members of the community, the final pieces of the Washington Irving High School project…

Marvin (seated at center in the photo above) loved Stuyvesant Park, spending time there every day from 12-3:15pm, weather permitting. Marvin had memory issues or what he called CRS, “can’t…