Category: Misc.

  • SUBMERGE Marine Science Festival Kicks off Three-Day Celebration in-Park and Online 

    SUBMERGE Marine Science Festival Kicks off Three-Day Celebration in-Park and Online 

    Hudson River Park’s annual SUBMERGE Marine Science Festival returned to inspire budding scientists from Tuesday, October 19 to Thursday, October 21 with a three-day celebration and exploration of our local waterways.

  • 20 Years Later, Remembering and Reflecting

    20 Years Later, Remembering and Reflecting

    Connie Fishman, Hudson River Park Friends Executive Director and Hudson River Park Trust Executive Vice President at the time of the attacks, shares a reflection on the Park’s role in the aftermath of 9/11.

  • Seize the Best of Summer in HRPK

    Seize the Best of Summer in HRPK

    We put together a 2021 summer bucket list of Park must-dos for these final weeks of the season, featuring on-the-water activities, outdoor dining, live events and much more!

  • Welcome Back to the Wetlab

    Welcome Back to the Wetlab

    This month, our River Project team opened the Wetlab once again to the public! The Wetlab is a Hudson River aquarium and marine biology field station located on the south side of HRPK’s Pier 40.

  • Nourishing Wellness While Serving the Community

    Nourishing Wellness While Serving the Community

    Becca Rushin, Vice President of Sustainability and Social Responsibility at Jamestown – a dedicated, longtime Corporate Member – shared how their partnership with HRPK aligns with their mission, why their team loves volunteering in the Park and more.

  • Announcing the 2021 Event Season

    Announcing the 2021 Event Season

    While we have loved seeing you tune in for our virtual programs from all over the world, we are thrilled to bring back live, in-person events this year!

  • Help Bring a One-of-a-Kind Science-Themed Playground to HRPK

    Help Bring a One-of-a-Kind Science-Themed Playground to HRPK

    Hudson River Park’s Pier 26 has sparked the imaginations of visitors with a design inspired by our waterfront’s native ecology. Soon there will be even more for families to discover and enjoy at this beloved destination.

  • Discover David Hammons’s Day’s End

    Discover David Hammons’s Day’s End

    One of the largest pieces of public art completed in the United States this year is now on permanent view in Hudson River Park.

  • Kicking off Our 2021 Volunteer Season

    Kicking off Our 2021 Volunteer Season

    The arrival of spring means the beginning of the Volunteer Program season, and we can’t wait to welcome our community back into the field. Learn what’s in store in 2021!

  • Plankton Bloom Signals the Arrival of Spring in the Hudson River

    Plankton Bloom Signals the Arrival of Spring in the Hudson River

    Believe it or not, one of the biggest changes that takes place in HRPK each spring happens below the surface of the Hudson River. As conditions become just right, drifting plants, animals and other organisms, collectively called plankton, begin to reproduce and multiply — rapidly!