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Volunteers pose in vintage It's My Park shirts at Coffey Park in Brooklyn, 2006.
Partnerships for Parks Turns 30!
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the largest community engagement program for local parks in NYC, Partnerships for Parks (PfP), a joint program of City Parks Foundation and NYC Parks. Since 1995, we've been bringing New Yorkers together across neighborhoods, backgrounds, and sectors to help our shared, local green spaces thrive.
Today, we work with nearly 500 community groups supporting 400 parks and mobilize over 30,000 volunteers annually. Together, we build long-term investment in public space and strengthen the social fabric of our city’s neighborhoods. Celebrate with us this year by getting involved!
A native goldenrod plant blooms at a city park. Photo courtesy of NYC Parks.
Join Us for a Native Plant Garden Tour
Join Partnerships for Parks and the Friends of Tompkins Square Park for a tour of the Tompkins Square Park native plant garden and learn about the benefits of native plants for our local ecosystems. Find out how to create a native plant garden including how to get approvals for plantings, where to source plants, and the various resources we offer. We will end with a networking hour, coffee, and giveaways so that you can get to know other native plant enthusiasts across the city!
*This event is part of the NYC Parks GreenThumb 2025 National GrowTogether Conference, an inspiring, four-day gathering of community gardeners and leaders celebrating the power of urban green spaces and community gardening in New York City.
*This event is part of the NYC Parks GreenThumb 2025 National GrowTogether Conference, an inspiring, four-day gathering of community gardeners and leaders celebrating the power of urban green spaces and community gardening in New York City.
Sunday, June 8, 2025 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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NYC Green Fund Grassroots grantee One Whale's Tale's Cumbia Festival at Good Life Garden in Brooklyn, 2024.
Spring 2025 NYC Green Fund Grassroots Grantees Announced
We’re thrilled to announce we've just awarded $514,000 in grants to 78 community groups across the five boroughs through the NYC Green Fund Grassroots grant program. With funding for programming addressing equity, climate change, and environmental justice under threat, funding sources like the NYC Green Fund are a lifeline for frontline community groups sustaining neighborhood parks.
The current round of NYC Green Fund Grassroots grants range from $1,000 to $23,000 to support stewardship and activation of local parks and open spaces across the city. The funded projects tackle environmental and social issues facing New York communities including extreme heat and wildfires, green space neglect, food insufficiency, lack of youth programming, health inequity, and tree canopy disparities with creative, community-based responses such as environmental education, pollinator habitats, urban farming, food distributions, green internships, and tree planting.
The current round of NYC Green Fund Grassroots grants range from $1,000 to $23,000 to support stewardship and activation of local parks and open spaces across the city. The funded projects tackle environmental and social issues facing New York communities including extreme heat and wildfires, green space neglect, food insufficiency, lack of youth programming, health inequity, and tree canopy disparities with creative, community-based responses such as environmental education, pollinator habitats, urban farming, food distributions, green internships, and tree planting.
Some highlights from the coming season:
- Friends of Inwood Hill Park will lead monthly educational events in Manhattan for children to learn about fire ecology and forest regeneration in the aftermath of last year’s wildfires.
- Ujamaa Garden will transform an overgrown lot with pollinator gardens, bi-weekly food distributions, and a Caribbean cultural celebration in an effort to reach young mothers in the Eastchester section of the Bronx.
- Bee University NYC will provide a comprehensive youth development program, introducing local youth to a variety of green jobs from beekeeping to coastal restoration via a partnership with Billion Oyster Project on Staten Island.
- Living Faith Development Corporation will connect over a dozen immigrant girls from Flushing to outdoor experiences across NYC.
- One Whale’s Tale will host the third annual Cumbia Festival of music, food, crafts, and celebration. Prior funding allowed this group to connect nearly 200 Brooklynites to Colombian culture and their local community garden.
Urban Forest Plan Community Kick-off
New York City is developing its first Urban Forest Plan, and we want to hear your ideas, experiences, and recommendations to inform the plan.
Hosted by the Mayor’s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice, NYC Parks, City Parks Foundation, Partnerships for Parks, Natural Areas Conservancy, and The Nature Conservancy, the kickoff is an opportunity to learn about the creation of the Urban Forest Plan, and to share your vision for the future of New York City’s trees. Upcoming kickoffs are in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Missed your borough? There's a virtual option too!
Hosted by the Mayor’s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice, NYC Parks, City Parks Foundation, Partnerships for Parks, Natural Areas Conservancy, and The Nature Conservancy, the kickoff is an opportunity to learn about the creation of the Urban Forest Plan, and to share your vision for the future of New York City’s trees. Upcoming kickoffs are in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Missed your borough? There's a virtual option too!
Partnerships for Parks is a joint program of City Parks Foundation and NYC Parks that supports and champions a growing network of leaders caring and advocating for neighborhood parks and green spaces. We equip people and organizations with the skills and tools needed to ensure these spaces are dynamic community assets.
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