CLEANUP NYC PARKS

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In response to the impact of Hurricane Sandy, the Parks Department is engaging our volunteer network like never before. More than 5,000 people have participated in park Hurricane Sandy clean-up activities to date. This weekend, the volunteer effort will continue at several sites across the city.

Please register online at www.nyc.gov/service.

Clean-up sites include:

Bronx

Pelham Parkway (Saturday, November 17, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.)

Pelham Parkway North & Esplanade

Brooklyn

Canarsie Park (Saturday, November 17, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.)

Seaview Avenue & East 89th Street

Santos White Garden (Saturday, November 17, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.)

Mermaid Avenue & West 21st Street

Manhattan

East River Park (Saturday, November 17, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.)

East River Track House at East 6th Street

Imagination Playground (Saturday, November 17 & Sunday, November 18,

10 a.m. – 1 p.m.)

Burling Slip & South Street

Inwood Hill Park (Saturday, November 17 & Sunday, November 18, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.)

Dyckman Street & Payson Avenue

Queens

Rockaway – Beach 30th (Saturday, November 17 & Sunday, November 18,

10 a.m. – 1 p.m.)

Beach 29th Street at the Boardwalk

Astoria Park (Saturday, November 17, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.)

Hoyt Avenue & 18th Street

Forest Park (Saturday, November 17, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.)

Myrtle Avenue & Park Lane South

Joe Michael’s Mile (Saturday, November 17, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.)

Cross Island Parkway off of Bell Boulevard

Alley Pond Park/Springfield Playground (Saturday, November 17, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.)

76th Avenue & Springfield Boulevard

Staten Island

Midland Beach Fishing Pier (Saturday, November 17 & Sunday, November 18,

10 a.m. – 1 p.m.)

Fr. Capodanno & Seaview Avenue

Blue Heron Park (Saturday, November 17, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.)

Poillon Avenue between Hylan Blvd & Amboy Road

Graniteville Quarry (Saturday, November 17, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.)

Forest Avenue between Eunice Place & Van Name Street

Midland Beach (Sunday, November 18, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.)

Fr. Capodanno & Lincoln Avenue

Fr. Capodanno & Jefferson Avenue

http://www.nycgovparks.org/