ESPLANADEFRIENDS IN THE PRESS

June 21, 2023 - All-Female Salsa Band To Perform Twilight Show On UES Esplanade | Upper East Side, NY Patch

October 22, 2022 - https://www.fox5ny.com/news/mural-stolen-from-east-river-esplanade

February 4, 2022 - Long-Awaited Harlem Waterfront Repairs Start In 2024, City Says | Harlem, NY Patch

February 11, 2022 - Ugly Lawn In UES Park Will Get Green Upgrade, City Says | Upper East Side, NY Patch

April 18, 2022 - East River Esplanade Getting Long-Requested Fitness Equipment | Upper East Side, NY Patch

October 21, 2021 - Patch: A free photo series is on view on the Upper East Side waterfront path for another few weeks, as part of a citywide gallery series.

July 23, 2021 - abc7: A free concert was held at the East River Esplanade, bringing live music back after the height of the pandemic.

July 21, 2021 - Patch: EsplanadeFriends Welcomes Local Musicians to Perform. Catch Thursday evening's performance by the Kristina Gitterman Quartet at the Alice Aycock Pavilion at East 60th Street.

NYC PARKS GET A FUNDING BOOST FOLLOWING COVID-RELATED CUTS

City Limits: In addition to paying for more than 200 park rangers and patrol officers—positions cut from the previous year’s budget—the allocated money will support community gardens, forestry management and equity initiatives.

PARTY ON THE ESPLANADE!

EastsideFeed: Make Music New York is throwing a summer solstice, post-pandemic party and you’re all invited!

CITY PLANS $80M RENOVATION OF JOHN FINLEY WALK

EastsideFeed: Upper East Siders received welcome news this week when they learned that a stretch of the East River Esplanade would finally be receiving a much-needed renovation.

$80M IN CITY FUNDS HEADING TO ESPLANADE ON THE UPPER EAST SIDE

Tap Into: For six years the co-chairs of the East River Esplanade Task Force, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-12) and Council Member Ben Kallos (D-5) have been trying to secure funds for repairs to a stretch along the East River Esplanade from 81st Street to 90th Street, known as John Finley Walk.

$80M RENOVATION COMING TO EAST RIVER ESPLANADE ON UPPER EAST SIDE

Patch: The repairs to the John Finley Walk between East 81st and 90th streets will include pedestrian upgrades and structural fixes, the city says.

AIA NEW YORK STATE, AN ORGANIZATION OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, ANNOUNCES THEIR 2021 EXCELSIOR AWARD RECIPIENTS

Press release: The AIANYS Excelsior Awards program, celebrating its seventh year, showcases the best in publicly funded buildings, outdoor areas and public art across New York State and the professionals who support and advocate for them.

WATER DECAYING LAWN ON EAST RIVER ESPLANADE, UES BOARD TELLS CITY

Patch: The city's East River Esplanade extension must provide irrigation for a withering, brown lawn under the 60th Street Pavilion, a board said.

PUT A GYM ON THE EAST RIVER ESPLANADE, UPPER EAST SIDE GROUP SAYS

Patch: An idea to install fitness equipment on the walkway while gyms are closed has gained traction, but was met with skepticism from the city.

COALITION FOR THE EAST HARLEM WATERFRONT URGES NYC MAYOR TO INCLUDE REPAIR FUNDS IN BUDGET

Harlem World: The Coalition for the East Harlem Waterfront, a coalition of 25 East Harlem, City-wide regional civic organizations, is sending a letter to Mayor de Blasio today thanking him for his commitment to invest $284 million.

REPAIR EAST HARLEM ESPLANADE ASAP, NEW COALITION DEMANDS

Patch: A new coalition wants to make sure that Mayor Bill de Blasio's promised $284 million repairs to the East River Esplanade don't "disappear."

COALITION FOR EAST HARLEM WATERFONT THANKS MAYOR DE BLASIO

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Mayor de Blasio committed to invest $284 million, in addition to $75 million from 2019, in rebuilding and improving the East River Esplanade from 94th to 125th Streets.

EAST SIDERS WELCOME FUNDING FOR ESPLANADE REPAIRS

TAPinto The East River Esplanade has received hundreds of millions of dollars to date for a combination of repair work and infrastructure upgrades.

ASIGNAN FONDOS PARA REPARAR EL MUELLE 107 EN EAST HARLEM

Noticias NY1 Jennifer Ratner ha esperado años para recibir esta noticia: su adorado muelle 107 y gran parte del paseo marítimo, ubicado en el sector de East Harlem, recibirán un financiamiento millonario de parte del gobierno de la ciudad para su completa reparación.

MAYOR ALLOCATES $284 MILLION TO NYC PARKS FOR EAST HARLEM ESPLANADE AND PIER 107

amNY This East Harlem area has been in need of renovation for some time now.

De BLASIO’S $1 MILLION FLOOD PLAN SHELVED AND HIDDEN FROM HIGH-RISK EAST HARLEM

The City East Harlem escaped Superstorm Sandy relatively unscathed because of luck, timing — and the moon.

EAST HARLEM WATERFRONT REPAIRS LANGUISH AS ESPLANADE CRUMBLES

Patch Advocates in East Harlem are pushing the city to explain why long stretches of the East River Esplanade have remained blocked off for years.

11 MONUMENTAL ART PIECES TO DISCOVER AT A SOCIAL DISTANCE

Untapped New York Presents some of the many works of art you can still discover on your local run.

EVERY AMERICAN DESERVES ACCESS TO A NEIGHBORHOOD PARK

The Trust for Public Land COALITION OF 200+ ORGANIZATIONS CALL ON PRESIDENT-ELECT BIDEN AND VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT HARRIS TO SUPPORT FUNDING FOR PARK ACCESS AND QUALITY IN NEXT STIMULUS

THE EAST RIVER WATERFRONT DAZZLES

NY Times With views of the water, skyline, bridges and piers, the promenade encapsulates New York’s history. Our critic walks with the architect Deborah Berke.

AN ARTFUL STAKE

Metal Architecture A sculptural steel bait station serves an underserved population and adds art to an urban setting

ESPLANADEFRIENDS PARTNERS WITH E72NA TO CLEAN UP ESPLANADE

Patch Community Corner Cleanup Crew Tidies Upper East Side

KENNY SCHARF'S "TOTEMOH" ONE OF NEW YORK'S GREATEST HIDDEN ARTWORKS 

EAST RIVER ESPLANADE SEA WALL COLLAPSE GIVES WAY TO BIGGER PROBLEM 

KENNY SCHARF'S NEVERENDINGGO BANNER INSTALLED + STOLEN

VICKI DASILVA'S EAST RIVER FLOWS, PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION

MAYOR DEBLASIO PLEDGES $35M FOR ESPLANADE

Mayor DeBlasio has included a $35M pledge in his proposed 2015 budget to be used for repairs to the East River Esplanade stretch between 60th – 125th Streets.

New York Daily News DeBlasio Tucks $35M into 2015 City Budget Proposal for East River Esplanade

ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY TO IMPROVE ESPLANADE

Our new partner, Rockefeller University, has received approval for an expansion that would include a platform over the FDR and improvements to the Esplanade.