10:00 AM–01:00 PM on Sunday, August 01, 2010

Every Sunday from 10:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.

Meet at 153rd street and Riverside Drive every Sunday at 10:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. Work with Zone Gardener William Thigpen to maintain and clear this uptown area while enjoying the beautiful view.

Please fill out the volunteer application on our website to sign up.

10:00 AM–12:00 PM on Sunday, August 01, 2010

Join this volunteer run event every Sunday to help maintain and keep up this beautiful area of the park from now through Labor Day. Please fill out our volunteer application form for more details.

Every Sunday from 10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.

Please fill out the volunteer application on our website to participate.

10:30 AM–01:00 PM on Monday, August 02, 2010

Come volunteer at Riverside Park every Monday this summer from 10:30 A.M. till 1 P.M.

The program will continues until the end of August.

Meet Justin Hova, Zone Gardener, at the West 91st Street Park House, inside the park, at 10:30 a.m. every Monday. Please fill out the volunteer application on our website to sign up.

09:30 AM–08:30 PM on Tuesday, August 03, 2010

Fan of basketball? Why not volunteer at the Annual Riverside Classic Basketball Tournament. The tournament runs AUGUST 3 – AUGUST 19 with games every hour on TUESDAY, THURSDAY, SATURDAY. Volunteers are needed to help set up and clean up, time keep as well as keep score for every game day from 8 AM to 9 PM.

The schedule is set as follows:

Date: Time: Games:

Aug 3 9:30am-8:30pm 6 games
Aug 5 9:30am-8:30pm 6 games
Aug 7 9:30am-8:30pm 6 games
Aug 10 9:30am-8:30pm 6 games
Aug 12 1:00pm-8:00pm 4 games
Aug 14 9:30am-8:30pm 6 games
Aug 17 1:00pm-8:00pm 4 games
Aug 19 4:00pm-9:00pm 2 games

• August 3, 5, 7, 10, 14th we’ll be there from 9:30am (setup) (game play 11am-7pm) to 830pm.

• August 12 & 17th we’ll be there from 1:00pm (setup) (game play 2pm-7pm) to 800pm.

• August 19th we’ll be there from 4:00pm (setup) (game play 5-8) to 9pm.

If you are available at any of these times or interested in other ways to help out please contact Zhen Heinemann [Zhen.Heinemann@parks.nyc.gov], 212.408.0219. Your help is hugely appreciated.

09:30 AM–08:30 PM on Thursday, August 05, 2010

Fan of basketball? Why not volunteer at the Annual Riverside Classic Basketball Tournament. The tournament runs AUGUST 3 – AUGUST 19 with games every hour on TUESDAY, THURSDAY, SATURDAY. Volunteers are needed to help set up and clean up, time keep as well as keep score for every game day from 8 AM to 9 PM.

The schedule is set as follows:

Date: Time: Games:

Aug 3 9:30am-8:30pm 6 games
Aug 5 9:30am-8:30pm 6 games
Aug 7 9:30am-8:30pm 6 games
Aug 10 9:30am-8:30pm 6 games
Aug 12 1:00pm-8:00pm 4 games
Aug 14 9:30am-8:30pm 6 games
Aug 17 1:00pm-8:00pm 4 games
Aug 19 4:00pm-9:00pm 2 games

• August 3, 5, 7, 10, 14th we’ll be there from 9:30am (setup) (game play 11am-7pm) to 830pm.

• August 12 & 17th we’ll be there from 1:00pm (setup) (game play 2pm-7pm) to 800pm.

• August 19th we’ll be there from 4:00pm (setup) (game play 5-8) to 9pm.

If you are available at any of these times or interested in other ways to help out please contact Zhen Heinemann [Zhen.Heinemann@parks.nyc.gov], 212.408.0219. Your help is hugely appreciated.

10:00 AM–01:00 PM on Thursday, August 05, 2010

Come out and volunteer your time to help us with the Woodland Restoration Project!

Every Thursday this summer from 10:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.

The program will begin continues until the end of August.

Meet Manny Linares, Zone Gardener, at the West 108th Street Volunteer House, inside the park, at 10 a.m. every Thursday.

Please fill out the volunteer application on our website to sign up.

06:00 PM–08:00 PM on Thursday, August 05, 2010

The oppressive heat of a New York summer often strains one’s relationship to the city. Reignite your passion for New York by participating in Trivia Night @ Hudson Beach Cafe! The cafe located in a delightfully shaded nook of Riverside Park at 105th street, at a charmingly unpretentious bar offering a bevy of refreshing drinks.

Trivia Night promises to be a much-needed oasis from one of the hottest summers on record. Trivia will take place on Thursday evenings at 6pm, beginning July 22nd and lasting until August 19th. Arrive at the cafe with a team of four, and prepare to partake in five rounds of exhilarating questioning that will span such diverse, but familiarly New York topics, like Joe DiMaggio and Woody Allen. Topics are appropriate for all ages and families are more than encouraged to attend. There is no entry fee and all participants will be offered drink specials. The fiercest competitors

09:30 AM– on Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Fan of basketball? Why not volunteer at the Annual Riverside Classic Basketball Tournament. The tournament runs AUGUST 3 – AUGUST 19 with games every hour on TUESDAY, THURSDAY, SATURDAY. Volunteers are needed to help set up and clean up, time keep as well as keep score for every game day from 8 AM to 9 PM.

The schedule is set as follows:

Date: Time: Games:

Aug 3 9:30am-8:30pm 6 games
Aug 5 9:30am-8:30pm 6 games
Aug 7 9:30am-8:30pm 6 games
Aug 10 9:30am-8:30pm 6 games
Aug 12 1:00pm-8:00pm 4 games
Aug 14 9:30am-8:30pm 6 games
Aug 17 1:00pm-8:00pm 4 games
Aug 19 4:00pm-9:00pm 2 games

• August 3, 5, 7, 10, 14th we’ll be there from 9:30am (setup) (game play 11am-7pm) to 830pm.

• August 12 & 17th we’ll be there from 1:00pm (setup) (game play 2pm-7pm) to 800pm.

• August 19th we’ll be there from 4:00pm (setup) (game play 5-8) to 9pm.

If you are available at any of these times or interested in other ways to help out please contact Zhen Heinemann [Zhen.Heinemann@parks.nyc.gov], 212.408.0219. Your help is hugely appreciated.

01:00 PM–08:00 PM on Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Fan of basketball? Why not volunteer at the Annual Riverside Classic Basketball Tournament to be held @ 10 Mile on W 148th Street. The tournament runs AUGUST 3 – AUGUST 19 with games every hour on TUESDAY, THURSDAY, SATURDAY. Volunteers are needed to help set up and clean up, time keep as well as keep score for every game day from 8 AM to 9 PM.

The schedule is set as follows:

Date: Time: Games:

Aug 3 9:30am-8:30pm 6 games
Aug 5 9:30am-8:30pm 6 games
Aug 7 9:30am-8:30pm 6 games
Aug 10 9:30am-8:30pm 6 games
Aug 12 1:00pm-8:00pm 4 games
Aug 14 9:30am-8:30pm 6 games
Aug 17 1:00pm-8:00pm 4 games
Aug 19 4:00pm-9:00pm 2 games

• August 3, 5, 7, 10, 14th we’ll be there from 9:30am (setup) (game play 11am-7pm) to 830pm.

• August 12 & 17th we’ll be there from 1:00pm (setup) (game play 2pm-7pm) to 800pm.

• August 19th we’ll be there from 4:00pm (setup) (game play 5-8) to 9pm.

If you are available at any of these times or interested in other ways to help out please contact Zhen Heinemann [Zhen.Heinemann@parks.nyc.gov], 212.408.0219. Your help is hugely appreciated.

06:00 PM–08:00 PM on Thursday, August 19, 2010

Thursdays 6-8pm – August 19, 26th and September 2
West Harlem Piers Park @ 125th
Poems in the Park: Brought to you by Summer on the Hudson and the Riverside Park Fund! Adding spoken word to a long list of free cultural programming sweeping Riverside Park, the Poems on the Park project will bring NYC residents a chance to read their original works, and to listen to those of their neighbors! An open mic style performance, means anyone of any age can strut their literary stuff! Beginning August 19th at 6 PM, and continuing on August 26th and September 2nd, the Poems in the Park readings will take place at the West Harlem Piers Park, with the entrance located at 125th. In addition to the readings, there will be a contest for any poetry submitted about the park or nature, the winner will be eligible for publication and other prizes! Hope to see you there!

08:00 AM–08:00 PM on Saturday, September 25, 2010

Come celebrate the most beloved lighthouse in America, thanks to the children’s book “The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Grey Bridge” by Hildegard H. Swift, illustrated by Lynd Ward. The Little Red Lighthouse is actually correctly known as the Jeffreys Hook Lighthouse.

The current Jeffrey’s Hook Lighthouse was constructed in 1920 and commissioned in 1921, the second light on this site. Its purpose was to aid the navigation of shipping up the Hudson, the major transportation artery between New York City and the interior ports of Albany, Troy and beyond.

After the George Washington Bridge was constructed in the 1930s it was determined that the lighthouse was no longer needed and it was deactivated in 1947, and was scheduled for demolition. However, the children’s book popularized the little lighthouse dwarfed by the bridge, and the millions of children tho loved The Little Red Lighthouse spoke out saving it from destruction. It was later deeded to New York City.