Friends of Luther Gulick Park

500 bulbs planted, 6 bags of leaves and weeds filled, 35 drummers drummed, and lots of fun was had by all today at Luther Gulick Park's first event since reopening.

It's My Park Event Reminder Sunday October 25, from 10 am to noon There will be a surprise musical guest at noon. HINT: We will close the event with a bang! Hope to see you!

Volunteers needed! Meet the Friends of Gulick Park Steering Committee. Learn how your skills and energy can contribute to a livelier park for the community to enjoy. Join us for spring bulb planting at our next It's My Park event, Sunday, October 25 from 10 am to noon.

Mask up and join us for spring bulb planting and park clean up!

Luther Gulick (Sheriff) Park Reopens!

https://www.ny1.com//25/old-lower-east-side-park-is-new-ag

After 11+ years, it is finally happening - Gulick Park's restoration is complete and it will reopen tomorrow, September 19. Thanks to Brian Crowley, Elizabeth DeGaetano, Jim Johnson and Kim Sillen who have been dedicated volunteers to the sweet end. And thanks to David Russo, Janet Jensen, Tim Garcia and Jasmin Sanchez who volunteered over the years to help make it happen. Our elected officials past and present were instrumental; Margaret Chin, Scott Stringer, Shelly Silve...r, Alan Gerson, Yuh-Line Niou, Daniel Squadron - thank you all. And to David Garza and our friends at Henry Street Settlement, who gave us space to meet and tables for our events, thank you, thank you, thank you. And finally, thanks to our friends at the Parks Department, Kirsti Bambridge and Steve Simon, who helped keep us going when times were challenging, and to Christine Datz-Romero of the Lower East Side Ecology Center for sponsoring us when we were just starting out. It took a neighborhood See more

Opening date is not far off - hopefully by end of month, possibly sooner! It's looking great. Stay tuned....

Call for local heroes! Henry Street is setting up a new local food delivery effort for home bound seniors in the neighborhood this Tuesday and needs volunteers. You would bring a week’s supply of food from 301 Henry Street (5 minute walk from Hillman) to local seniors who are uncomfortable or unable to leave their homes. It starts at 9 AM and would be a 1-2 hour commitment. I’m helping coordinate the start-up and can be contacted here or David at uncommongoods dot com. https://www.henrystreet.org//covid-19-updates-at-henry-st/

Construction photos - basketball hoops are up!

Basketball court shaping up, park is making progress.