Hydrangeas
Multi-colored and Multi-meaninged Hydrangea flowers belong to the genus Hydrangea, which consists of about 70 species native to Asia and the Americas. Its name is derived from the Greek for…
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney’s Statue of Peter Stuyvesant Gets a Bath
Who takes care of New York City’s public monuments? Who ensures that the sculptures in our parks and our public art remain pristine? New York City’s Department of Art and…
Spotlighting Our Neighbors
We are continuing to spotlight local businesses in our monthly newsletters and online on our Facebook page. Below are two more local restaurants offering outdoor dining and a natural goods…
Stuyvesant Square Park in The New York Times
The New York Times shared a “photographic timeline of a historic half-year” for New York City. Included at the end of April is a stunning shot of a redbud tree in…
Summer Storm Damage: Thank You Josie DeJesus and María Mendez
Tropical Storm Isaias hit New York City hard in August, causing large scale power outages at a time when many of us are maintaining connections digitally. The storm moved quickly…
Then (1936) and Now (2020)
Stuyvesant Square Park has changed over time since the four acres it occupies were sold by Peter Gerard Stuyvesant and his wife Helen Rutherford to New York City for a…
Lying In Hospital
The backdrop for the above photo of the park is Rutherford Place, a residential building on 17th Street with a compelling history that is summarized on a plaque affixed to…
SPNA needs your help with volunteer coordination.
SPNA needs your help with volunteer coordination. One person has been doing all of the volunteer coordination, from planning events to making sure summer programs can run effectively. Call on your…
SPNA sponsored volunteers for a master class in gardening
On Thursday night five volunteers went to an NYBG class to learn how to prepare a garden for winter by a master instructor. We learned so many details that we…
Antonin Dvorak in New York
Nestled in the shade of two large London Plane trees in the northeast corner of the park is a statue of the great Czech composer Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904) who spent…
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