Hunts Point Riverside Park

Item

Linked resources

Filter by resource type and property:

Items with "Is Part Of: Hunts Point Riverside Park"
Title	Class
Hunts Point Riverside Park application
Hunts Point Riverside Park case study

Item sets: 2009 Rudy Bruner Award cycle; Rudy Bruner Award places

Title: Hunts Point Riverside Park
Description: 2009 Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence - Silver Medal

Hunts Point Riverside Park cleaned up a polluted section of the Bronx River to create a recreational waterfront park connecting to the Bronx River Greenway. A former illegal dumping ground in a degraded industrial neighborhood, the park is now a riverfront oasis with safe access to the river for the first time in over 60 years. There’s a new pier for fishing and a kayak and canoe launch, and the playground offers a canoe fountain so kids can safely play in water on hot days. The expansive green oval and amphitheater offer space for community gatherings and youth programs. The park is a model for ongoing land recovery efforts and is part of the first stage of development of the Bronx River Greenway, which will connect communities along the river to the water and each other (and eventually the other boroughs).

The park was created through a remarkably community-driven process, involving residents and multiple community organizations from the start. It was the first new public park in Hunts Point in decades, emphasizing the importance of creating recreational opportunities on the river and reversing decades of deterioration in the neighborhood. Once contaminated by industrial runoff, the river is now a visible and vibrant part of community life, with a restored wildlife habitat that serves as a symbol of the Bronx River’s rebirth and growth of the greenway.
Coverage: New York, NY
Date: 2007
Subject: parks; public spaces; environmental planning; waterfronts; recreation areas; urban beautification; greenways; brownfield remediation
Rights: This digital collection is made available for research and educational purposes. Researchers are responsible for determining copyright status, and securing permissions for use and publication of any material. Copyright for items in this collection may be held by the creators, their heirs, or assigns. Researchers are required to obtain written permission from copyright holders and the University Archives prior to reproducing or publishing materials, including images and quotations. For inquiries about reproduction requests and permissions, please contact the University Archives at: http://library.buffalo.edu/archives/.

Media: HP Riverside Park Completed_4748.JPG; after 8.29.07 HPRP RC Football - D.Avila.jpg; ButterflyHP Park.jpg; DSCN4949.JPG; Fishing DOCK.jpg; HP Park Kids area Proof.jpg; HP Picnic Table.jpg; HP RIVERSIDE PARK BEFORE copy 3.jpg; HP Riverside Park completed 0959.JPG; HP Riverside Park completed 0961.JPG; HP Riverside Park completed 0964.JPG; HP Riverside Park Completed_4634.JPG; HP Riverside Park Completed_4748.JPG; HP Riverside Park Completed_4765.JPG; HP RIVERSIDE PARK IMG_5952 copy.JPG; HP RIVERSIDE PARK IMG_5958 copy.JPG; HP RIVERSIDE PARK local labor_5916.jpg; HP Riverside Park reunion CIMG1913 copy.JPG; HP Riverside Park reunion CIMG1916.JPG; HP Riverside Park swimming_6023.JPG; HP Riverside Park Under Construction_4209.JPG; HP Riverside Park Under Construction_4210.JPG; HP Riverside Park Under Construction_4211.JPG; HP Riverside Park Under Construction_4212.JPG; HP Riverside Park Under Construction_4213.JPG; HP Riverside Park Under Construction_4214.JPG; HP Riverside Park Under Construction_4215.JPG; HP Riverside Park Under Construction_4216.JPG; HP Riverside Park Under Construction_4217.JPG; HP Riverside Park Under Construction_4218.JPG; HP Riverside Park Under Construction_4219.JPG; HP Riverside Park Under Construction_4220.JPG; HP Riverside Park Under Construction_4221.JPG; HP Riverside Park Under Construction_4222.JPG; HP Riverside Park Under Construction_4223.JPG; HP Riverside Park Under Construction_4224.JPG; HP Riverside Park Under Construction_4225.JPG; HP Riverside Park Under Construction_4226.JPG; HP Riverside Park Under Construction_4227.JPG; HP RIVERSIDE PARK w MajoraIMG_5925.JPG; HPPark66 copy.JPG; HPPark69 copy.JPG; HPPark71.JPG; HPPark72 copy.JPG; HPPark73 copy.JPG; HPPark76 copy.JPG; HPPark78 copy.JPG; HPPark79.JPG; HPriversidePK copy.jpg; HPriversidePKdrawn.jpg; HPRPschematicCROP.jpg; Hunts Point 012.JPG; Hunts Point Presentation 09.JPG; Hunts Point Riverside Park Phase 1-2004 1333.JPG; Hunts Point Riverside Park Phase 1-2004 1337.JPG; Hunts Point Riverside Park Phase 1-2004 1338.JPG; Hunts Pt. 014.JPG; Hunts Pt. 014A.JPG; Hunts Pt. 018.JPG; Hunts Pt. 020.JPG; Hunts Pt. 22.JPG; IMG_0016.JPG; IMG_2793.JPG; IMG_2892.JPG; IMG_2904.JPG; IMG_2906.JPG; IMG_2907.JPG; IMG_2913.JPG; IMG_2964.JPG; IMG_3995.JPG; Linda Cox 2016.jpg; Park Open protest confront IMG_6546.JPG; Winner for wettest of the day.jpg; HP RIVERSIDE PARK 1.pdf; HP RIVERSIDE PARK 2.pdf