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Sunken Plgd

Adventure Plgd

Audubon Plgd

Payson Plgd

Bennett Park

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Wright Brothers Park

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Emerson Plgd

P.s./i.s. 176 - Manhattan

Cpf Plgd

Indian Road Plgd

West 186th St Basketball Court

Isham Park

Highbridge Park

Ft. Tryon Park

Inwood Hill Park

Ft. Washington Park

Highbridge Park

J. Hood Wright Park

Isham Park

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KCity of New York / Parks & Recreation Northern Manhattan Parks 2030 Master Plan Major Partner OrganizationsDecember 2011

Planning & Parklands Division

© 2010 Parks & Recreation

Opportunity for more seasonal beauty and more healthy slope plantings

Opportunity to expand waterfront uses

No shoreline walkway

Improve access to park interior

Basin is �lling up with silt providing an opportunity for a healthy marsh

Inlet is �lling up with silt providing an opportunity for a healthy marsh

Overgrown landscape blocks scenic views

Improve bicycle and pedestrian connections to the

George Washington Bridge, the waterfront and

the Little Red Lighthouse

Filled shoreline and buried hydrology disrupt natural processes and storm water absorption Improve river access

Control invasive plants to improve forest health

Control invasive plants to improve forest health

Shoreline path should be continuous

Improve pedestrian and ADA

compliant access

Need restroom facilities at recreation and play areas

Improve interior path continuity to encourage use, service access and police patrol

Improve interior path continuity to encourage use, service access , and police patrol

Imminent bridge rehabilitation and opening requires improved bicycle and pedestrian access to the High Bridge

Toll plaza and parking disrupts park atmosphere

Control invasive trees to open scenic views

improve path system signage, condition and drainage

Field alignment needs revision to

control �y balls Improve the street and intersections for pedestrians and bicyclists

Improve perimeter appearance

Gorman Park: Opportunity for more

seasonal beauty and improved sightlines

Overgrown landscape hides illegal activities, blocks scenic views and inhibits use of the interior of the park

Improve shoreline access

Bicycle path and shoreline walkway needs to continue south

Control invasive plants to improve forest health

Control invasive plants to open scenic views

Control invasive plants to improve forest health

Restore stairs, structures and historic walls

Need restroom facilities at recreation and play areas

Need restroom facilities at recreation and play areas

Need restroom facilities at recreation and play areas

Recreation center should be open

year-round

Opportunity for more landscape

beauty and seasonal interest

Recreation center needs reoranization to improve use

:Physical Issues

Path in poor condition

Illicit sexual activity

Illicit sexual activity

Late-night parties

Deteriorated stairs, structures and historic walls

Late-night parties

Drug-use and sales; illicit sexual activity

Drag racing

Vagrancy

VagrancyLittering

Automobile “packs” and loud radios

Mini-bike racing

Mini-bike racing

Need a wider range of community activity focused on boating, families, and cultural arts

Loud sound systems and littering disrupt the park atmosphere

Loud sound systems and littering disrupt the park

atmosphere

Social Issues

Drug-use and sales; illicit sexual activity

General Concerns: All parks and neighborhood•Lack of multilingual (Spanish and English) orientation and rules signage•Heavy incidence of littering and lack of cleanliness in parks•Lack of enforcement of drug laws and incidences of homeless encampments•Insufficient active recreation in a neighborhood with high obesity and youth violence

Demographics Concerns•26% of the population is under 17 years old•31% of the population is below the poverty level

Health Concerns•48% of the population gets no exercise•21% of the population is obese•11% of the population has diabetes

:Social Issues

Inwood Canoe and Kayak Club

Rocky’s Run

Friends of J. Hood Wright

J’s Run

Fort Tryon Dog

Fort Tryon Park Trust

Manhattan River Group

Morris Jumel Mansion

Buczek Little League

New York Restoration Project

Friends of Highbridge Park

Highbridge Canine Club

New York City Mountain Biking Association

Francisco Alphonso Little LeagueBruce’s Garden

Inwoof

Volunteers for Isham Park

City Parks Foundation

Inwood Soccer Academy

Moosehall Theater

Inwood Little League

Bennett Park Community Association