By karen on January 24, 2010
Fascinating ……
http://www.archive.org/stream/historyoftownofk00edsa#page/n0/mode/2up
map in two pages History of the town of King..
Posted in Front Page News, Ft. Independence Park, History
By karen on January 18, 2010
The Jerome Park Reservoir
PRESERVATION REPORT
The History and Evaluation
of the Jerome Park Reservoir
Thank you to Lehman College for uploading this report.
http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/lehman/preservationreport/index.html
Posted in Front Page News, Ft. Independence Park, History, Reservoir | Tagged History, JPR, Jr., Robert Kornfeld
By karen on November 23, 2009
Con Edison will perform work on electric transmission cables starting Tuesday, November 17 on Sedgwick Avenue between Giles Place and Stevenson Place.
This work requires excavation and will take place Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm and Saturday, 8am-4pm. Two crews will be working from opposite ends of the project route in 150’ increments: one crew between Giles Pl. and [...]
Posted in Alerts, Construction, Front Page News, Ft. Independence Park
By karen on January 16, 2009
From the Desk of former FIPNA President:
I read the numerous comments on this issue concerning improvements for Jerome Park. As you know, Tina Argenti and I fought long and hard for many years to get improvements in Fort Independence Park (aka Pigeon Park] and around the reservoir. Everyone should just step back and take a [...]
Posted in Front Page News, Ft. Independence Park, History, Reservoir | Tagged Former FIPNA President, Fort Independece Park, JPR
By karen on January 11, 2009
This is just a list of old documents relating to JPC. They were up on the web, but were removed by the server. They were recreated for educational purposes.
PDF files
ABOUT
jpc-about-old-cr011109
BOARD OF DIRECTORS – THIS MAY HAVE BEEN UPDATED AFTER THIS TIME
jpc-board-of-directors-old-cr011109
DESIGN ELEMENTS
jpc-design-elements-old-cr011109
THE OUTDOOR URBAN ECOLOGY LAB – OUEL
http://www.waterblogged.org/public-access-and-the-outdoor-urban-ecology-lab-ouel/
Posted in Front Page News, Ft. Independence Park, History, Reservoir | Tagged Jerome Park Conservancy, Jerome Park Reservoir., OUEL, Outdoor Urban Ecology Lab
By margaret on January 10, 2009
On January 8, 2009, Bronx Parks Commissioner Hector Aponte and designers for the Parks Department presented plans for the first phase of their plan to improve the parkland around the Jerome Park Reservoir. (This is being done with money given the Parks Department in compensation for the theft of parkland in Van [...]
Posted in Front Page News, Ft. Independence Park, Reservoir | Tagged Fort Independence Park, Jeorme Park Reservoir, Jogging Trail
By karen on August 29, 2008
Today we found out that the DEP will not blast at the Jerome Park Reservoir. Check out the link at our related web page of the Bronx Council for Environmental Quality (BCEQ) at our Front Page News: http://www.bceq.org/2008/08/29/news-bceq-wins-blasting-fight-with-dep/.
Congratulations to all,
Karen
Posted in Complaints, Ft. Independence Park, Reservoir | Tagged Blasting, Blasting at the Jerome Park Reservoir, JPR
By karen on July 3, 2008
Since October 24, 2007, Fort Independence Park has remained unlocked at night, at the request of people in the local community and Community Board 8’s Parks Committee. We sign this petition to support keeping the park unlocked because we want to be able to enjoy the park in the early evening hours and the early [...]
Posted in Alerts, Ft. Independence Park | Tagged Fort Independece Park, Petition
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