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STRYKER PARK GROUP HOLDING MINI-BLOCK PARTIES FOR NEXT THREE SATURDAYS

June 9, 2016 | 4:50 PM
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The North side of 97th street between Columbus and Amsterdam, which one group wants to transform into a more vibrant and greener space. Photo via Friends of Stryker Park

Friends of Stryker Park, a group attempting to transform the North side of 97th street between Amsterdam and Columbus into a green space with community amenities, is holding three events this month.

The group will hold events on the Northwest corner of Columbus and 97th for the next three Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m..

“Our goal for this event is to create interest for a potential public amenity and gauge input from members of the community,” said Tim Dewald, a community organizer for Friends of Stryker Park.

“The sidewalk is unusually wide, about 50 feet,” said Joe Gall, an architect and long term Upper West Side resident. “It’s mostly concrete. Seven driveways bisect the block; they’re unmarked and dangerous. People in the community told us they’d like this fixed.”

JUNE 11: June 11th is Family Day!  Join us on the Northwest corner of West 97th Street and Columbus Avenue for a full day of activities. There’s live music, a puppet show, sidewalk artist, youth theater performance by the Franciscan Community Center, pet adoptions by Animal Care Centers of NY, “ask the dog trainer” with Dog Days of NY, neighborhood summer camp and youth program information, children’s activities, CITYarts “Pieces 4 Peace” drawing and painting ideas for peace by local youth and their parents, storytelling.
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JUNE 18: Join us on the Northwest corner of West 97th Street and Columbus Avenue for a full day of activities – free health screenings by the Ryan Center, bicycle repair clinic and giveaways from Danny’s Cycles, safe cycling information and learn to ride by Bike New York, free bike maps, and outdoor cafe tables and seating with board games. This FREE event is part of the New York City Department of Transportation’s One-Day Plaza program.
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JUNE 25: Join us on the Northwest corner of West 97th Street and Columbus Avenue for a full day of activities, including live music featuring the Shinbone Alley Stilt Band, local musicians from The Juilliard School and Manhattan School of Music, morning coffee & treats from local retailers and outdoor tables and seating with board games to enjoy the day with members of your community. Fun for the whole family! This FREE event is part of the New York City Department of Transportation’s One-Day.
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Paul RL
Paul RL
6 years ago

Thank you FOSP! Would love to see this happen, a park would be a wonderful improvement for this block.

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dannyboy
dannyboy
6 years ago

The Friday Farmers’ Market makes very good use of the 50′ wide sidewalk. See you tomorrow!

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Bravo
Bravo
6 years ago

They can start by turning their sacred private parking into a green community space. No? Usurpation of a public city street sounds better?
Not happening.
The word community has been hijacked by all the wrong groups for all the wrong reasons.

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Edie G.
Edie G.
6 years ago

A block party? Like a real block party? A cookout with loud music and dancing? Will the quality of lifer’s allow for this? Or is it just another stretch of upper class people buying vegetables and you’re calling it a block party. Big difference between fun and “Family friendly”

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Speak Clearly
Speak Clearly
6 years ago
Reply to  Edie G.

Bravo and Edie, Please translate your comments into English. Thanks

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Judith Kass
Judith Kass
6 years ago

Great! Go for it!!

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Tom D
Tom D
6 years ago

As long as the farmer’s market remains, some green space sounds good to me

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Jim
Jim
6 years ago
Reply to  Tom D

Hi Tom, This is Jim from Friends of Stryker Park. Yes, the green market is staying and we hope to work with GrowNYC and the City to make the space even more accommodating to the green market sellers and shoppers.

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Mel stone
Mel stone
6 years ago

That’s a wonderful idea. Hope people aren’t feeding the pigeons those days!

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