Before another old tree falls, let us remember that someone already lives there. Home is precious—whether it belongs to us, a bird, a squirrel, an owl, or a doe and her fawn.

Coming soon.

From a friend of Backpacks for the Street: "It’s with a broken heart I’m sharing with you news of passing of two friends Jeffrey Newman and his husband Jayson Conner this week. It’s a huge loss for the community. We are in this together." [edited] They will be missed here.

Celebrate without Fireworks! Firefly Release in Sara Roosevelt Park Inside the M'Finda Kalunga Community Garden! Just off of Rivington transverse between Chrystie/Forsyth in Sara Roosevelt Park. July 9th 8 PM to 9 PM (evening!) @nycparks.bsky.social @ny4p.bsky.social

All Week June 29– Friday, Sept 4 No service Saturday, July 4th YES Sunday, July 5th 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Weekdays 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Weekends Sara Roosevelt Park Rivington (Chrystie St/ Forsyth St Subject to change Info www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/...

"Last night 87,000 people slept in shelters in NYC. 28,000 of them are kids" Politician/activists: Doing something for homeless children in NYC? He'll find a way to get you on one of his platforms. "We are collectively failing these kids." @errollouis.bsky.social with Steve Kornacki:

Sprucing Up a Magical, Mysterious Park www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/n...

Leo Wilson and the Grand Re-Opening of the Streetwork LES Drop-in Center "Trusting each other" - Leo Wilson Congratulations all!

Getting closer to getting the LOOOONG awaited ADA accessible ramp for the BRC Center and @mkgarden_ Chalking out the lines with @nycparks.bsky.social Regional Manager Flores, Expert Pruner Jones & Gardener/architect extraordinaire Knox. Thx to Partnerships4Parks & Ted Enoch too!

When they said, "wear a suit," I just assumed…  Find a public pool near you at nycgovparks.org.

#ICYMI: Our top stories of the week ✅ The cascade effect of broken care infrastructure ✅ The nuts and bolts of implementing a childcare system ✅ How policy gridlock and economic inequality reinforce each other More in the #RooseveltRundown ⬇️

In Sara Roosevelt Park's M'Finda Kalunga Garden Annual Juneteenth. This weekend and for many decades. Thanks to Debra Jeffreys-Glass. Honoring the African People's Burial Ground in this Park (Emlyn Brown Historian, researcher)

Help where help is needed.

M'Finda Garden Ladybug Release (Aphids were warned!)

Few things feel more New York than a Knicks championship and the Puerto Rican Day Parade on the same day. Yesterday, we celebrated the culture, history, and contributions of Puerto Rican New Yorkers who shape every borough and help make this the greatest city in the world.

Our @nycparks.bsky.social Workers deserve jobs with decent pay, enough staffing and career paths to good lives. Even in this heat these workers clean up the messes. @mayor.nyc.gov

Many thanks to M'Finda Gardeners friends & neighbors for making Bob's Birthday a joyous occasion - even in this heat. On top of that? A check to complete the ADA ramp on hold for decades. 🙏 Partnerships for Parks' Ted Enoch for pushing this to completion. @nycparks.bsky.social @ny4p.bsky.social

Hope is not a lottery ticket you can sit on the sofa and clutch, feeling lucky. It is an axe you break down doors with in an emergency. Hope should shove you out the door -Rebecca Solnit

Parents of two-year-olds, you must apply by June 26 for a seat in this fall's FREE 2-K child care program. Enroll now at MySchools.nyc

The richest man ever has probably killed more people than anyone else this millennium. There must be some spiritual lesson here

Our panel of on-the-ground, in-the-park, Advocates for the safety & well-being of ALL. Gifts to @nycparks.bsky.social and our communities. Bellevue/HousingWorks/Safe Horizons/Goddard/City Relief/University Settlement/Partnerships for Parks, 5th Pct Youth Officers/Artists/BRC @ny4p.bsky.social

seriously why are they like this?🤪🤯

Ribbon plot. Where people from every walk of life here had basically the same message: Love. Care of self. Care of others. Care of this park.

Memorial Day in Sara Roosevelt's iconic space "The Pit".

And, have you already done something good for yourself today? Fresh air, stress reduction, lowering blood pressure, increasing the production of the body's own killer cells (T cells) through terpenes? Go to the forest and if you don't believe science, the forest will convince you

Veterans from Kimlau Post honoring the fallen. Remember the Fallen Fight for the Living National Coalition of Homeless Veterans

Closing of LES History Month!

This weekend!!! in Sara Roosevelt Park's M'Finda Kalunga Garden:

Join us for the Closing Celebration of Lower East Side History Month 2026! FABnyc Performance Project at University Settlement Saturday May 30th | FREE at "The Pit", Sara Roosevelt Park btwn Delancey & Broome and Forsyth /Chrystie Streets 4:30PM "TONGUES" by Yibin Wang 5:30PM BOMBAYO 6:45PM DASO

9 essential tenants rights to know if you're a renter in New York City gothamist.com/news/9-essen...

Wong Kim Ark was born in San Francisco, the son of Chinese citizens. In 1895, he tried returning home from a trip to China but was denied re-entry. Officials said he wasn't a citizen and couldn't be one because he was Chinese. Wong took his case to the Supreme Court and made history.

Who was Wong Kim Ark? This #AAPIHM, what does his story have to teach us about Asian Americans and the fight for our rights? And how can we take those lessons from the past into the movement of today?

New York subway rule: dogs can only travel if they go "in a bag." New Yorkers took it very seriously... and became incredibly creative. 🐶

This weekend in Sara Roosevelt Park's M'Finda Kalunga Garden!!

Lower East Side History Month - Sara Roosevelt Park!

Chinatown Partnership, BRC Senior Center and M'Finda Kalunga Garden gathered for a wellness and arts making session on the patio today! Thank you to Wellington Chen. Thank you Rosie De Rong!!

Childcare in the US increasingly depends on “patchwork” care: relatives, multiple providers, shifting schedules, and parents working while caregiving. Our latest research shows families are being forced to make impossible tradeoffs just to keep up.

End Hate. All of it. Any of it.

Josephine Baker (1906-1975), entertainer, French Resistance agent in WW2, civil rights activist and the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture, the 1927 silent film 'Siren of the Tropics' #womensart

A Queens teen has been missing for months. His family is asking for help finding him. gothamist.com/news/a-queen...

dea proposed for permanent gates after curfew at Washington Square Park - CeFaanKim @abc7ny.bsky.social One more privatized "public" park? Generational poverty, generational racism, generational addiction are policy choices. Pretending to "Fix" them by walling off spaces? Doesn't.

Mindful Motion, Creative Emotion M’Finda Kalunga Garden (179 Chrystie St, NYC Tuesday, May 12th, 2026 |4:00 PM Free/all ages + Free Mental Health Wellness Kit RSVP via QR code or the link here! Free and open to all ages.

M'Finda Kalunga Community Garden Invites Children of all ages to a Sunflower Planting Day in the Garden! May 9th Entrance on Rivington Between Forsyth and Chrystie inside Sara Roosevelt Park

“Democratic abundance” starts with a simple goal: actually building the housing, clean energy, and infrastructure people need quickly and at scale. Our new research argues organized labor is central to making that possible. @newrepublic.com has more on our abundance agenda that works for workers 👇

EVERYONE SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT THIS: Conflict of interest doesn’t even begin to cover it. Chad Bianco really seized over 650,000 ballots based on conspiracy theories that don’t even hold up to basic scrutiny. No credible fraud. No real discrepancy. 🧵