By Karen Argenti on February 12, 2013
19th ANNUAL BRONX PARKS SPEAK UP DATE: Saturday, February 23, 2013 TIME: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Registration, Refreshments, and Networking begins at 11:00) PLACE: Lehman College, Faculty Dining Rm (Bx10 or Bx26 bus, D or 4 train to Bedford Pk. Blvd.) The theme of Speak Up 2013 is History, Parks & Culture: Using Open [...]
Posted in Notices/Announcements, Parks
By Karen Argenti on February 5, 2012
Below is the New York City Council rule on replacing trees on public property. It is the minimum requirement. We would hope that any agency would do better. Environmental groups have fought for replacing wood for wood, and this means the diameter is the MINIMUM. Local_Law_3 with highlights
Posted in Front Page News, Ft. Independence Park, Parks, Reservoir | Tagged NYC Council Local Law 3 of 2010, public property, tree replacement rule, when to plant the new trees
By Karen Argenti on February 3, 2012
News Release, February 3, 2012 The Fort Independence Park Neighborhood Association (FIPNA) is proud to announce what they knew for some time, that the Fort Independence Historic District has been deemed eligible for listing on the New York State and National Register of Historic Places. Located in the Van Cortlandt Village section of the northwest Bronx [...]
Posted in Communications, Front Page News, History, Press Release | Tagged State and National Historic Register
By Karen Argenti on January 16, 2012
Historic District Council names Port Morris Gantries and Van Cortlandt Village for preservation Powerful advocacy group recognizes two Bronx sites BY DANIEL BEEKMAN / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Published: Friday, January 13 2012 Two remarkable but unheralded Bronx sites could be remembered, restored and reborn thanks to recognition from a powerful advocacy group. The Historic District Council [...]
Posted in Front Page News, History
By Karen Argenti on December 31, 2011
December 29, 2011 | 1 comment POINT OF VIEW A road to nowhere By Kristin Hart Ladies and gentlemen of the Bronx, we’ve been had. When I moved with my family to Van Cortlandt Village years ago, innocent of local politics, one of the first things I did was look for the Croton Aqueduct Trail, the 1840s [...]
Posted in Front Page News, History, Parks, Van Cortlandt Park
By Karen Argenti on December 14, 2011
FIPNA has been awarded another Love Your Block grant from the Citizens’ Committee of New York for a volunteer-driven project to beautify our neighborhood. Last year, we removed the asphalt from around Shalom Alecheim (a Herculean effort!) and planted a beautiful garden, which continues to thrive. This year, we are going to beautify and landscape [...]
Posted in Alerts, Communications, Ft. Independence Park, Press Release
By Karen Argenti on December 14, 2011
12/12/11 Aqueduct Trail Sunday Holiday New York City Hike!!! Hello everyone!!!! It’s time once again for the Holiday New York City Hike!!! it’s coming up this Sunday!!! Here are the details::: MEET in the Bronx 10:45 am in front of the Van Cortlandt Mansion It’s that time of year again for the annual Metrotrails Holiday [...]
Posted in Communications, Front Page News, History, Notices/Announcements, Parks, Van Cortlandt Park | Tagged Bronx Old Croton Aqueduct, Holiday New York City Hike, Metrotrails
By Karen Argenti on November 21, 2011
Aqueduct Trail: how the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail in the North Bronx is a disconnect As you may know, the historic Old Croton Aqueduct trails from Croton Lake in Westchester County through the Bronx exiting at the historic and soon to be opened High Bridge — the oldest bridge in the City. But for one little [...]
Posted in Communications, COUNTDOWN TO A NEW MAYOR, Front Page News, Ft. Independence Park, Parks, Van Cortlandt Park | Tagged Aqueduct Trail, CWTP Promises Broken, Old Croton Aqueduct, Pedestrian Bridge
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