Photo by the Seward Park Conservancy.
Last fall, we told you about the creation of the Seward Park Conservancy, a group advocating for improvements in one of the most active public spaces on the Lower East Side. This coming Saturday, they’ll be hosting their first big public event. We asked Tobi Elkin, a founding member, a few questions about the community cleanup day and about their fledgling organization.
TLD:
What’s going to be happening on Saturday for “It’s My Park Day?”
It’s My Park Day is a city-wide celebration of public parks in all five boroughs and is put on in conjunction with Partnerships for Parks, which supplies plants and other assistance. In Seward Park, we’re going to be planting, weeding, raking, mulching, edging around the park beds, pulling some plants that are taking over in the garden, and doing overall spring clean-up. We’re also hosting a variety of fun activities for kids like face-painting, music, sing-a-longs and dance. We know that kids also like to plant so they’re welcome to help with that.