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🍕🗑️ It’s official: McGolrick Park now has THREE dedicated pizza box trash bins! 🎉🎉🎉
Pizza is a park picnic staple, but the boxes don’t fit in our bins and caused an overflow when they were left behind. That meant extra work for Parks staff and more sanitation issues. These bins are built for the job, so cleaning up after your pizza party just got a lot easier.
Thank you to @chrissys.pizza , @diamondslice and @rometobrooklynpizza for stepping up to help fund this project, the Parks Department for their installation and to everyone in the McGolrick community who chipped in:
Aaron Kreiswirth
Allison Greenberg
Angela Jung
Ashlee Neuman
B Zink
Bonnie Lumley
Cara White
Eliza Loehr
Emily Gonen
Emily Soule
Emma Wright
Grace Lee
Hannah Randolph
Helena Hay
Ilya Vilnits
Jaclyn Neudorf
Jackson Foster
Jen Lapper
Jennifer Maslanka
Kelly Gleason
Laura Peyton
Leslie Meyer
Liza Birkenmeier
Marie Buckingham
Maya Sapsford
Robin Hagert
Ryan Smith
Samuel Gehman
Tammy Hsu
Valentine Blondel
Zhanna Chebotareva

…and Zeke for this PSA! taken in McGolrick Park by @mcgolrickpark

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6 days ago

Friends of McGolrick Park present:
🎃👻 The 4th Annual McGhoulrick Halloween! 👻🎃
October 31, 12 PM 
Calling all Greenpoint goblins, witches, and ghouls! 🧙‍♀️🦇🍬
Your favorite Halloween tradition is back with: ✨ Trick-or-treating ✨ Games & crafts ✨ Costume parade ✨ Dance party & more surprises

Flyer created by @alexebenmeyer

Celebrate Halloween with your beloved park community and Friends from @lastplacebk @themackenzieexperience @artudiony @maisonjar.nyc @bbsc_ny @thedancespaceny @bklyn_geec taken in McGolrick Park by @mcgolrickpark

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15 days ago

McGolrick Park is now home to one of New York City’s officially recognized Great Trees — a beautiful Eastern Redbud known for its vibrant spring blooms and unique shape. 🌳🌸

Local neighbor and NYC Parks Chief of Natural Resources Kristy King nominated the tree (along with Friends of McGolrick) and dedicated it during the Friends of McGolrick’s Earth Day celebration 🌎 Big thanks to @cmrestler for joining us at the ceremony!

Come by and see the Redbud in bloom!

If you love trees, nature, and everything McGolrick make sure to join us this weekend (5/3) for our Nature Walk with @amnh ‘s @jholmesjay make sure to RSVP! Link in bio! Hope to see you there! 🌳 🍃 🌺 taken in McGolrick Park by @mcgolrickpark

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a year ago

A beautiful fall day in McGolrick Park, with a reading by local author Meghan Oliver, a visit from Puppetmobile, and our October cleanup.
We love to see our neighbors gather, and kids excited to care for their beloved park!

October Cleanup

✋48 activated volunteers
⌛️+45 hours of volunteer time
🗑️ 76.18 lbs of trash collected! taken in McGolrick Park by @mcgolrickpark

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5 days ago

Mindful Mondays with Bea Wolert: Meditation, Movement & Creative Awareness
10/19 and 10/26, 6:00–6:30 PM

Join Bea Wolert for outdoor mindfulness sessions that combine breathwork, mindful walking, and simple creative practices like visualization, nature-based connection activities, sound mapping and intuitive drawing to ground the body, quiet the mind, and open creative awareness. No prior experience is necessary.

Open to adults; mats are encouraged. All other materials provided. Limited to 25 participants. Advance registration required. 🔗 in bio to sign up.

Support provided by City Parks Foundation and Partnerships for Parks through the NYC Green Fund. taken in McGolrick Park by @mcgolrickpark

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9 days ago

On Sunday, volunteers gathered to place 507 native plants into the ground and establish the McGolrick Rain Garden on the Russell Street side of the park.

This project was made possible by the City Gardens Club of New York, who awarded us a second grant after seeing our successful stewardship of the McGolrick Bird Garden on Monitor Street.

Part of what makes these projects so special is the satisfaction of turning over an underutilized space into something more helpful for the park’s species and climate needs. As our area continues to experience heavy flooding, we are constantly thinking of what our park can do to help mitigate that. Take a look next time you’re in the park, and watch as these plants grow and create habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife.

Thank you to all our volunteers and to @citygardensclubnyc & @partnershipsforparks for your support! taken in McGolrick Park by @mcgolrickpark

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10 days ago

Spent a lovely Sunday morning and City of Forest day @forestforallnyc planting a native rain garden on the Russell Street side of the park.
Our engaged group of volunteers have transformed an underutilized area of the park into a native rain garden that captures stormwater runoff while further expanding habitat for pollinators and migratory birds.
Thank you to @citygardensclubnyc for awarding us this grant and to our amazing fiscal sponsor, @partnershipsforparks for helping facilitate.

Stop by and check it out!💚 taken in McGolrick Park by @mcgolrickpark

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12 days ago

🍂🧚 Fall has arrived at McGolrick Park! 🎃
Come spend the morning with us on October 10th:

📚 10am Storytime with local author Meghan Oliver, reading her new book Carrie the Tree Fairy, about a little tree fairy whose creativity brings Fall to the world 🌳✨

🎭 11am The CityParks PuppetMobile, the oldest continually operating company of its kind in the country, is here with a fresh take on Pinocchio!

🧹 12pm Join Friends of McGolrick’s October cleanup! The winner leads our epic Halloween Parade 👻🎉

👗🦇 Plus: bring your Halloween costumes to swap!

See you in the park! 🧡 taken in McGolrick Park by @mcgolrickpark

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18 days ago

We’re excited to team up with our fellow park groups at McGolrick Park, Tompkins Square Park and WNYC Transmitter Park to introduce Park to Park — a new way to bring park communities together for some fresh air, connection, fun and well-being.

The free Park to Park experiences — just a ferry ride away — begin Saturday, September 26. The day features a Harvest Moon gathering hosted by @mcgolrickpark at the Greenpoint green space, with music, learning, park beautification and more as we celebrate the start of fall.

Jump over to @mcgolrickpark for more on the September 26 festivities.

Stay tuned for more from Park to Park, including what’s coming to East Midtown. taken in New York City by @mcgolrickpark

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a month ago

🌕Join us Saturday, September 26 for the first event in our Park to Park series, bringing together McGolrick Park, WNYC Transmitter Park, St. Vartan Park, and Tompkins Square Park.

We’ll kick off the evening at 6 PM with a special evening community cleanup alongside our friends at Greenpoint Trash Club. Followed by a special performance by Tammy Hsu inspired by the birds of McGolrick Park to fill the evening with song.
As night falls, NYC Parks Arborist John Kilcullen will lead us on a moonlit tree walk, sharing the stories, history, and wonders of our urban forest as we welcome the Fall Equinox. 🌕🌳

Sign up 🔗 in bio
🌕 Saturday, September 26th 🕕 6PM 🌳 McGolrick Park

Private support is provided by City Parks Foundation and Partnerships for Parks through the NYC Green Fund. taken in McGolrick Park by @mcgolrickpark

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What if I told you Saturdays in Greenpoint = neighbors birdwatching together at 9am? 🐦
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✨ McGolrick Bird Club @mcgbirdclub is led by Michael (recovering tech worker turned bird whisperer), and it’s honestly one of the most unexpectedly magical ways to start your weekend. Binocs provided, good vibes guaranteed, and yes - we spotted hawks In McGolrick Park! 🦅
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Felt like a childhood field trip, minus the school bus and plus great neighborhood vibes. 💚
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📍 McGolrick Park, Corner of Russell x Driggs
🕘 Saturdays, 9am
👓 Binoculars on hand, all levels welcome
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Would you try it? 👀 taken in McGolrick Park by @mcgolrickpark

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a month ago

Join Friends of McGolrick for our monthly park cleanup this Saturday beginning at 10 am! 🗑️

With the dog days of summer upon us, the park could use some extra love. Come out, grab a picker, and keep McGolrick beautiful! Tools provided. All ages are welcome. taken in McGolrick Park by @mcgolrickpark

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