It's My Park
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
Saturday, June 8, 2024
It's My Park at Henry Hudson Park
at Henry Hudson Park, Bronx 

10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Spuyten Duyvil to weed invasives, mulch planting beds, and prune shrubs at Henry Hudson Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Herbert Von King Park
at Herbert Von King Dog Run (in Herbert Von King Park), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Herbert Von King Dog Run to beautify at Herbert Von King Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Leif Ericson Park
at Leif Ericson Park - 9th Ave. and 67th St. (in Leif Ericson Park), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Leif Ericson Park.
Free!
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.
Volunteer with Friends of Olmsted Beil House Inc. to help weed the gardens and rake up leaves and clean up fallen debris at Olmsted-Beil House Park.
Free!
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 clean and beautify Seth Low Playground/Bealin Square.
Free!
It's My Park at South Oxford Park
at South Oxford Park, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends Of South Oxford Park to beautify at South Oxford Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Tompkins Square Park
at Corner of East Seventh Street and Avenue B (in Tompkins Square Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Tompkins Square Park to prep and plant in the southeast quadrant at Tompkins Square Park.
Free!
Whiz Kidz
at Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Join Whiz Kidz for hands-on STEM fun! Spark curiosity and ignite a passion for learning in your child. Let their creativity soar! ??
Free!
Kids
Sunday, June 9, 2024
It's My Park at McKinley Park
at McKinley Park, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify McKinley Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Stuyvesant Square
at Stuyvesant Square - east fountain (in Stuyvesant Square), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Stuyvesant Park Gardeners to clean up, weed, prune, mulch, and rake at Stuyvesant Square.
Free!
It's My Park at Sunset Park
at Sunset Park Recreation Center (in Sunset Park), Brooklyn 

10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Sunset Park.
Free!
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
It's My Park at Sunset Park
at Sunset Park Recreation Center (in Sunset Park), Brooklyn 

7:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Sunset Park.
Free!
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
It's My Park at Brower Park
at Brower Park Butterfly Garden (in Brower Park), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Brower Park to beautify at Brower Park.
Free!
Thursday, June 13, 2024
It's My Park at Ewen Park
at Ewen Park Dog Run (in Ewen Park), Bronx
9:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Volunteer with Stewards of Ewen Park to weed, water, and maintain our spring plantings.
Free!
It's My Park at Hunter's Point South Park
at Entrance - Center Boulevard and Borden Avenue (in Hunter's Point South Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Hunters Point Parks Conservancy to beautify Hunter's Point South Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Kaiser Park
at West 33rd Street and Bayview Avenue (in Kaiser Park), Brooklyn
2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Billion Oyster Project to beautify Coney Island Creek.
Free!
It's My Park at Horseshoe Playground
at Horseshoe Playground, Bronx
4:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Horseshoe Playground to paint the outside walls and do a general clean up at Horseshoe Playground.
Free!
Friday, June 14, 2024
It's My Park at Highbridge Park
at Highbridge Park, Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Volunteer with New York Skate Association, Inc. to do some invasive removal at Hamilton Bridge Skate park in Highbridge Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Linden Park
at Linden Park, Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Brite Leadership Coalition to beautify Linden Park.
Free!
Saturday, June 15, 2024
It's My Park at Cooper Park
at Cooper Park, Brooklyn 

9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Volunteer every Saturday morning with the Friends of Cooper Park to pick up litter, weed, rake, and beautify Cooper Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Ewen Park
at Ewen Park Dog Run (in Ewen Park), Bronx
9:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Volunteer with Stewards of Ewen Park to weed, water, and maintain our spring plantings.
Free!
It's My Park at Malcolm X Blvd Malls
at Fred Samuel Playground, Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Malcolm X Blvd Beautification Group to Beautify the malls on Malcolm X Boulevard.
Free!
It's My Park at East River Esplanade
at East River Esplanade, Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Volunteer with Alliance for Kips Bay to plant, mulch and cleanup at the East River Esplanade.
Free!
It's My Park at Marion Hopkinson Playground
at Marion Hopkinson Park (in Marion Hopkinson Playground), Brooklyn
9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Volunteer with Marion Street Park Block Association to beautify Marion Hopkinson Playground.
Free!
CANCELLED: It's My Park at Devoe Park
at Devoe Park, Bronx
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Devoe Park to do a general cleanup at Devoe Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Leif Ericson Park
at Leif Ericson Park - 9th Ave. and 67th St. (in Leif Ericson Park), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Leif Ericson Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Lemon Creek Park
at Dorothy Fitzpatrick Fishing Pier (in Lemon Creek Park), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with NYCH2O, along with Natural Resources Protective Association, for the Lemon Creek Beach Cleanup in Staten Island by the Dorothy Fitzpatrick Fishing Pier!
Free!
It's My Park at Mapes Ballfield
at Mapes Ballfield (in Mapes Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Mary Mitchell Family and Youth Center to do a general clean up with the community at Mapes Ballfield.
Free!
It's My Park at McCarren Park
at McCarren Park Dog Run (in McCarren Park), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with McCarren Dog Run Alliance to add fresh mulch and clean up at the McCarren Park dog run.
Free!
It's My Park at Owl's Head Park
at Lawn Area (in Owl's Head Park), Brooklyn 

10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Owl's Head Park Volunteers to beautify Owl's Head Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Tompkins Square Park
at Tompkins Square Park, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Tompkins Square Park for a general park cleanup and planting at Tompkins Square Park.
Free!
Whiz Kidz
at Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Join Whiz Kidz for hands-on STEM fun! Spark curiosity and ignite a passion for learning in your child. Let their creativity soar! ??
Free!
Kids
3rd Annual SI Juneteenth Freedom Parade & Festival at Tappen Park
at Tappen Park, Staten Island 

11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join us at the 3rd Annual Juneteenth Freedom Parade at Tappen Park on Saturday, June 15, 2024 from 11am to 1pm and stand united with African Americans as we commemorate and celebrate when the news of liberation for people of African descent came to Texas on June 19, 1865, now known as Juneteenth.
Free!
It's My Park at Bushwick Inlet Park
at Bushwick Inlet Park, Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Come work with our horticultural experts from North Brooklyn Parks Alliance to learn about the ecological needs of Bushwick Inlet. Weed invasive plant species and care for flowering pollinator plants.
Free!
It's My Park at Cardozo Playground
at Cardozo Playground, Queens
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join Partnerships for Parks and Friends of Arverne & Cardozo Park Group for an It's My Park project to beautify Cardozo Playground.
Free!
It's My Park at Canarsie Park
at Canarsie Park, Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Canarsie Park and Flossy Organization at the Canarsie Park Basketball Court.
Free!
Sunday, June 16, 2024
It's My Park at Brighton Playground
at Basketball Courts (in Brighton Playground), Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Asser Levy Park to discuss Brighton Playground.
Free!
It's My Park at McKinley Park
at McKinley Park, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify McKinley Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Sunset Park
at Sunset Park Recreation Center (in Sunset Park), Brooklyn 

10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Sunset Park.
Free!
Monday, June 17, 2024
It's My Park at Coney Island Creek Park
at Coney Island Creek Park, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Usher's New Look to beautify the Coney Island Creek Shoreline.
Free!
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
It's My Park at Sunset Park
at Sunset Park Recreation Center (in Sunset Park), Brooklyn 

7:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Sunset Park.
Free!
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
It's My Park at Brower Park
at Brower Park Butterfly Garden (in Brower Park), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Brower Park to beautify at Brower Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Bushwick Inlet Park
at Bushwick Inlet Park, Brooklyn
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Join us every week as we weed, mulch, tend bushes and blossoms, sometimes plant and water.
Free!
Thursday, June 20, 2024
It's My Park at Hunter's Point South Park
at Center Boulevard and Borden Avenue (in Hunter's Point South Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Hunters Point Parks Conservancy to beautify Hunter's Point South Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Scarangella Park
at Scarangella Park (in Police Officer John G. Scarangella Park), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Block Institute to beautify Scarangella Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Scarangella Park
at Scarangella Park (in Police Officer John G. Scarangella Park), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Block Institute to beautify Scarangella Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Grady Playground
at Grady Playground, Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Volunteer with APNA Brooklyn Community Center Inc/APNA Beautification Project to beautify Grady Playground.
Free!
It's My Park at Kaiser Park
at West 33rd Street and Bayview Avenue (in Kaiser Park), Brooklyn
2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Billion Oyster Project to beautify at Kaiser Park.
Free!
Saturday, June 22, 2024
It's My Park at Cooper Park
at Cooper Park, Brooklyn 

9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Volunteer every Saturday morning with the Friends of Cooper Park to pick up litter, weed, rake, and beautify Cooper Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Montefiore Square
at Montefiore Park (in Montefiore Square), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Montefiore Park Neighborhood Association for a cleanup and park maintenance event at Montefiore Square.
Free!