The South, South Bronx, Park Avenue and the Harlem River
South Bronx Harlem River Park & Upland Links to the Harlem River
Friends of Brook Park worked with NY4P to create conceptual plans for nearly one-acre of land on the Harlem River in Mott Haven, Bronx. Learn more about the Community Design Program: click here
NY4P Design Fellow Brooke Rosenthal from the Harvard Graduate School of Design, created plans that include a canoe launch, sculpture created by local artists, benches for passive recreation and a small promenade at the water¹s edge. The site has potential to become a destination (from land and the water), as a park that celebrates its unique location on the Harlem River Waterfront.
We are thrilled that this project was included in the Department of City Planning¹s ³Bronx Harlem River Waterfront Bicycle and Pedestrian Study.²View the study.
Driven by visions created by these designs, the following grants have been awarded to our community efforts: $100,000 from New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) that will go toward creating upland links to the waterfront with street-tree plantings in the Mott Haven / Port Morris neighborhoods.
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See an introductory slideshow of this exciting initiative. The South Bronx Harlem River Waterfront Park Presentation Project Overview is available in our gallery HERE
Also check out some great photos from our canoe and kayaking adventures here: FOBP Gallery
Mollusk Restoration Project & 1 Billion Mollusks Initiative!
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