Search results
NYRP is a nonprofit organization that creates and maintains public open space in New York City. Learn about their programs, projects, impact, and how to get involved or donate.
- About
New York Restoration Project believes nature is a...
- About
- Parks
- Community Gardens
- MillionTreesNYC
- Gardens For The City
- Living Shoreline
- Covid-19 Response
- GeneratedCaptionsTabForHeroSec
In 1995, New York City experienced a revolution that would change its landscape for the better. Returning to the city that helped launch her celebrated career, famed entertainer Bette Midler found many of its streets, neighborhoods, and parks consumed by a sea of litter and years of neglect. Appalled at the state of open, green space, Bette recruit...
In 1999, New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani announced plans to sell 114 community gardens to developers. NYRP quickly rallied and raised the money necessary to save these precious plots. Collaboration with the Trust for Public Land and other like-minded non-profits ensured that these community treasures would remain public gardens in perpetuity. ...
On Earth Day 2007, New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg unveiled PlaNYC, an extensive vision to strengthen the city’s urban environment and make New York a model 21st-century metropolis by creating a more sustainable city by the year 2030. A cornerstone of the plan, MillionTreesNYC was formed to revitalize New York City’s urban tree canopy by p...
Over the years, as NYRP deepened its work in the neighborhoods surrounding our community gardens, our staff collaborated informally on greening projects with many likeminded local partners. In 2011, NYRP formalized this support network with the creation of our Gardens for the City program. Since then, we have helped build over 350 gardens and share...
Sherman Creek Park is a cornerstone of the Inwood neighborhood that, like so much of New York City, is threatened by climate change-induced erosion and sea level rise. We’ve been researching ways to protect it for years and 2020 was when we introduced an ecosystem-based solution called a living shoreline. Integrating native plantings and an artific...
When COVID-19 hit in March 2020, priorities across the organization shifted immediately to protect the health and safety of our staff, partners, contractors, and communities. With stringent public health protocols soon in place, our crew began the spring season as truly essential workers responsible for stewarding 52 parks and gardens across all fi...
NYRP was founded by Bette Midler in 1995 to clean up and preserve parks and community gardens in New York City. It also leads urban tree planting, living shoreline, and COVID-19 response initiatives.
New York Restoration Project ( NYRP) is a non-profit organization that has planted trees, renovated gardens, restored parks, and transformed open space for communities throughout New York City's five boroughs.
Founded by Bette Midler in 1995, NYRP is a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming open space in under-resourced communities to create a greener, more sustainable New York City.
Learn about NYRP, a non-profit organization that transforms open space in under-resourced communities in NYC. See their projects, employees, updates, and specialties on LinkedIn.
Jul 1, 2019 · With the help of AD100 design and landscape firm Sawyer | Berson, Midler has turned a forgotten plot of land into a blooming garden. By Mitchell Owens. Photography by William Waldron. July 1, 2019 ...
