It's My Park

Volunteers painting a park bench

Join thousands of New Yorkers who come together each year to volunteer and celebrate their neighborhood parks and public spaces through It's My Park. The It’s My Park projects below are open to the public and walk-ons are welcome. If you would like to volunteer with a large group (10+ people), please submit a request to Partnerships for Parks.

It's My Park is presented by Partnerships for Parks, a joint program of NYC Parks and the City Parks Foundation.

 

It's My Park Events

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Tuesday, May 13, 2025

May13

It's My Park at Asser Levy Playground

at Asser Levy Playground

9:00 a.m.11:00 a.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Asser Levy Playground to perform a general clean-up and beautification of the park with pruning, weeding and raking.
Free!

May13

It's My Park at Ralph Bunche Park

at Ralph Bunche ParkManhattan

11:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Ralph Bunche Park to perform a general clean-up and beautification of the park with pruning and mulching if materials are available.
Free!

May13

Queens County Farm Hayrides!

at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park)Queens 
This is an Accessible location

1:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Visit the Farm Store to purchase your ticket for a tractor-drawn hayride throughout the farm.

Best For
Kids

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

May14

Queens County Farm Hayrides!

at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park)Queens 
This is an Accessible location

1:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Visit the Farm Store to purchase your ticket for a tractor-drawn hayride throughout the farm.

Best For
Kids

Thursday, May 15, 2025

May15

Trail Work Thursdays

at VCPA Garden & Compost Site (in Van Cortlandt Park)Bronx

9:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Be a part of the community effort to maintain the trails in Van Cortlandt Park.
Free!

May15

It's My Park at Hunter's Point South Park

at Hunter's Point South ParkQueens 
This is an Accessible location

10:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Hunters Point Parks Conservancy to beautify Hunter's Point South Park.
Free!

May15

Queens County Farm Hayrides!

at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park)Queens 
This is an Accessible location

1:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Visit the Farm Store to purchase your ticket for a tractor-drawn hayride throughout the farm.

Best For
Kids
May15

CANCELLED: It's My Park at Bushwick Inlet Park

at Bushwick Inlet ParkBrooklyn

7:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Volunteer with North Brooklyn Parks Alliance to beautify at Bushwick Inlet Park.
Free!

Friday, May 16, 2025

May16

It's My Park at Fraser Square

at Fraser SquareBrooklyn

9:00 a.m.11:00 a.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Fraser Square to maintain the newly planted pollinator garden in Fraser Square.
Free!

May16

Queens County Farm Hayrides!

at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park)Queens 
This is an Accessible location

1:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Visit the Farm Store to purchase your ticket for a tractor-drawn hayride throughout the farm.

Best For
Kids
May16

NYC Urban Forest Update – Staten Island

at Snug Harbor Culture Center (in Snug Harbor Cultural Center)Staten Island

6:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
Staten Island, join us! Learn more about upcoming urban forestry projects happening in 2025! This workshop is in partnership with Forest For All NYC.
Free!

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Saturday, May 17, 2025

May17

It's My Park at 136th Street Trees

at W 136th and Broadway (in Montefiore Square)Manhattan

8:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with 136th St. Green Initiative & Community Enhancement Association for a cleanup, planting, and mulching event!
Free!

May17

It's My Park at Springfield Park

at Springfield ParkQueens

8:00 a.m.10:00 a.m.
Volunteer with Volunteers for Springfield Park, Inc to clean up and beautify Springfield Park.
Free!

May17

It's My Park at 132 St Block Association Park

at 108 West 132nd StreetManhattan

9:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with West 132nd Street Community Garden to beautify 132 St Block Association Park.
Free!

May17

It's My Park at City Hall Park

at City Hall ParkManhattan

9:00 a.m.11:00 a.m.
Volunteer with City Hall Park Conservancy to clean up the planting boxes, spread mulch, and plant some native plants in the Pollinator Corner at City Hall Park.
Free!

May17

It's My Park at Samuel Seabury Playground

at Samuel Seabury PlaygroundManhattan

9:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Hellgate Hill-Highgate Community Association to perform a clean-up and beautify the park by planting an assortment of plants throughout Samuel Seabury Playground.
Free!

May17

It's My Park at Sutton Parks

at Sutton Place ParkManhattan

9:00 a.m.11:00 a.m.
Volunteer with Sutton Place Parks Conservancy, Inc. to perform a clean-up and beautify Sutton Park.
Free!

May17

It's My Park at Westerleigh Park

at Westerleigh ParkStaten Island

9:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Westerleigh Parks Coalition to rake leaves and clean debris around Westerleigh Park.
Free!

May17

It's My Park at East River Esplanade

at East River EsplanadeManhattan

9:30 a.m.11:00 a.m.
Volunteer with Alliance for Kips Bay to perform a clean-up and beautify the park by planting an assortment of plants throughout East River Esplanade.
Free!

May17

CANCELLED: It's My Park at DeLury Square

at DeLury SquareManhattan

10:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of DeLury Square Park to do some plantings, spread mulch, and paint some railings at DeLury Square.
Free!

May17

CANCELLED: It's My Park at South Oxford Park

at South Oxford ParkBrooklyn

10:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends Of South Oxford Park to beautify at South Oxford Park.
Free!

May17

It's My Park at 88th Street Trees

at West 88th Street Tree ProjectManhattan

10:00 a.m.2:00 p.m.
This It's My Park season, Volunteer with West 88th Street Tree Project to beautify 88th Street! We look forward to cleaning up the park with you!
Free!

May17

It's My Park at Franz Sigel Park

at Franz Sigel ParkBronx

10:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with NYC H2O to do a general cleanup at Franz Sigel Park.
Free!

May17

It's My Park at Jackie Robinson Park

at West 150th Street and Edgecombe Avenue (in Jackie Robinson Recreation Center)Manhattan

10:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with 150th-155th Street Edgecombe Avenue Block Association to beautify the street tree beds on Edgecombe Ave.
Free!

May17

It's My Park at Montefiore Square

at Montefiore Park (in Montefiore Square)Manhattan

10:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Montefiore Park Neighborhood Association to spruce up our park!
Free!

May17

It's My Park at Olmsted-Beil House Park

at Olmsted-Beil House (in Olmsted-Beil House Park)Staten Island

10:00 a.m.2:00 p.m.
Join Partnerships for Parks and Friends of Olmsted-Beil House for an It's My Park project to beautify Olmsted-Beil House Park.
Free!

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May17

It's My Park at Peter Detmold Park

at Peter Detmold ParkManhattan

10:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Turtle Bay Association to perform a clean-up and beautify the park by planting an assortment of plants throughout Peter Detmold Park.
Free!

May17

It's My Park at Raymond Bush Playground

at Raymond Bush PlaygroundBrooklyn

10:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Raymond Bush Playground Group to beautify at Raymond Bush Playground.
Free!

May17

It's My Park at Riverside Drive Street Trees

at Riverside Oval GreenstreetManhattan

10:00 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Volunteer with Audubon Park Tree Bed Project to plant flowers in the street trees along 155th to 158th street near Riverside dr.
Free!

May17

It's My Park at Ruppert Park

at Ruppert ParkManhattan

10:00 a.m.7:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Muslim Volunteers for New York, Inc. to plant an assortment of beautiful plants as well as a general clean-up and beautification of the space at Ruppert Park.
Free!

May17

It's My Park at St. Mary's Park

at St. Mary's ParkBronx 
This is an Accessible location

10:00 a.m.7:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of St. Mary's Park to do a general cleanup at St. Mary's Park.
Free!

May17

It's My Park at Stuyvesant Square

at Stuyvesant SquareManhattan

10:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Stuyvesant Park Neighborhood Association to add some beautiful local plants to the garden beds at Stuyvesant Square Park West.
Free!

May17

It's My Park at Tompkins Square Park

at Tompkins Square Park at 9th St. and Avenue B (in Tompkins Square Park)Manhattan

10:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Tompkins Square Park to plant native plants in the pollinator garden beds and remove trash in them at Tompkins Square Park.
Free!

May17

It's My Park at Ilka Tanya Payan Park

at Ilka Tanya Payan PlazaManhattan 
This is an Accessible location

10:30 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Audubon 157 to beautify Ilka Tanya Payan Park.
Free!

May17

It's My Park at Andrew Haswell Green Park

at Andrew Haswell Green ParkManhattan

11:00 a.m.12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of the East River Esplanade at Andrew Haswell Green Park.
Free!

May17

It's My Park at First Park

at First Park Handball Court Entrance (in First Park)Manhattan

11:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with First Street Block Association to add some local plants to the garden beds at First Park.
Free!

May17

It's My Park at Minetta Playground

at Minetta PlaygroundManhattan

12:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Minetta Lane-Street Association to work outside in the garden and plant some native and beautiful pollinator plants at Minetta Playground.
Free!

May17

It's My Park at Sitting Area

12:30 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Triboro G to beautify the Astoria Park Sitting Area.
Free!

May17

Queens County Farm Hayrides!

at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park)Queens 
This is an Accessible location

1:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Visit the Farm Store to purchase your ticket for a tractor-drawn hayride throughout the farm.

Best For
Kids

Sunday, May 18, 2025

May18

It's My Park at Cunningham Park

at Union Turnpike Parking Lot (in Cunningham Park)Queens

9:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Cunningham Park to steward at Cunningham Park.
Free!

May18

It's My Park at Skyline Playground

at Skyline Playground Garden (in Skyline Playground)Staten Island

9:00 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Volunteer with HEALTH for Youths to help maintain the community garden at Skyline Playground and do a general clean-up around the park.
Free!

May18

It's My Park at Forest Park

at Wallenburg Square (in Forest Park)Queens 
This is an Accessible location

9:30 a.m.11:00 a.m.
Volunteer with Kew Kids Forest School to steward Forest Park.
Free!

May18

It's My Park at Kissena Park

at Public Restroom Building - 164th St and Lithonia Ave (in Kissena Park)Queens

9:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.
Join Partnerships for Parks AYLUS Oakland Garden Branch for an It's My Park project to beautify Kissena Park.
Free!

May18

It's My Park at Juan Pablo Duarte Square

at Juan Pablo Duarte SquareManhattan

10:00 a.m.12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Washington Heights Gardening Crew to beautify Juan Pablo Duarte Square.
Free!

May18

It's My Park at Marcus Garvey Park

at Marcus Garvey ParkManhattan

10:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Marcus Garvey Park Alliance to beautify Marcus Garvey Park.
Free!

May18

It's My Park at McCarren Park

at McCarren ParkBrooklyn 
This is an Accessible location

10:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with North Brooklyn Parks Alliance to beautify at McCarren Park.
Free!

May18

It's My Park at Seth Low Playground/ Bealin Square

at Seth Low Playground (in Seth Low Playground/ Bealin Square)Brooklyn

10:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with My Friends Place NY, Inc. to beautify Seth Low Playground/Bealin Square.
Free!

May18

It's My Park at St. Mary's Park

at St. Mary's ParkBronx 
This is an Accessible location

10:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of St. Mary's Park to do a general cleanup at St. Mary's Park.
Free!

May18

It's My Park at Stuyvesant Square

at Stuyvesant SquareManhattan

10:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Stuyvesant Park Gardeners to perform a clean-up and beautify the park by planting an assortment of plants throughout the park .
Free!

May18

It's My Park at Verdi Square

10:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
The West 72nd Block Association will host its third annual Community Building Day on Sunday, May 18, from 10:00 a.m. until 12 p.m.
Free!

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