Friends of Transmitter Park

Name: Friends of Transmitter Park
Address: New York, NY, US
Telephone: +19178041313

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Friends of Transmitter Park is a volunteer group dedicated to making WNYC Transmitter Park a cleaner, greener and safer center of community life.

08/03/2025

Happy Sunday!!! We had a great time welcoming new and returning volunteers at WNYC Transmitter Park for a beautiful day of Sunday gardening! A huge thank you to crew for helping us w**d, define paths, and discover thriving plants and shrubs in the garden beds. 🌳🪻🌸

Welcome back from Eleanor Roosevelt High School! 🏎️ It was so wonderful having your energy back in the park 🌱🌻🌳

We loved meeting new faces, saying hello to all the dragonflies zipping about over the inlet, and seeing a growing lawn! It was the perfect way to celebrate the gorgeous weather this morning ☀️

Many thanks to the Greenpoint Ave for more delicious treats for all of our volunteers! 🍪 We love celebrating a day of gardening with a yummy surprise 🙌🏼

We’re looking forward to welcoming people back to Sunday Gardening on August 31st! 🔗 Link in bio to sign up.

07/27/2025

Thank you to all the volunteers who stopped by to help tend the gardens and the lawn! Under a constantly changing cloud cover we defined garden spaces by creating some breathing room for plants and trees- caught up with long time volunteers and welcomed new folks including some serious young park stewards! 👩‍🌾🪴👨‍🌾 We appreciate the continued participation of all our volunteers and neighbors and support from ! 🍁

A special shout- out to for the volunteer treats! 🍪

Until next week! Enjoy your park! 🌳🦋🌼

07/06/2025

Happy Sunday!!! We had a great time rounding out the holiday weekend at WNYC Transmitter Park today. A huge thank you to crew for helping us maintain and care for all the garden beds, trees, and lawn. 🌳🪻🌸

Thank you from Eleanor Roosevelt High School for reaching out about volunteering! 🏎️ , We had such a blast welcoming you and it was so much fun sharing the park.

A huge thank you to all the returning volunteers who made it out after a busy 4th of July weekend 🎆🇺🇸🎇 A special shoutout to our MVP of the day: the sprinkler on the lawn. We’re thankful for all the new growth! 💦🌱 Lots of butterflies in the Kent St Garden! 🦋

We’re looking forward to welcoming people back to Sunday Gardening on July 27th! 🔗 Link in bio to sign up.

06/29/2025

A special thank you to everyone in the park today who stopped by to say hello, run through the sprinklers ⛲️ and to new and returning volunteers who worked tirelessly in the gardens 🧤!

Today we had special programming focusing on extreme gardening for full sun with drought tolerant plants! 🌻A special thank you to Rosemaire Miner for her expert guidance and teaching!

We w**ded, composted, planted, mulched, and watered! 💦

📅 Come join us next Sunday 7/6 | 10AM-12PM
🔗 Sign- up for Sunday Gardening - link in bio!

06/28/2025

The Friends are partnering with the Billion Oyster Project at WNYC Transmitter Park for a shoreline clean- up and Oyster Research Station monitoring and climate education. ReCreation (FKA Trash Club) and Oceana will also be in the park tabling and the Urban Park Rangers will offer saltwater fishing off the pier.

Come join the fun! 🌊💧💦

📅 July 12 | 10AM-2PM

06/21/2025

Happy Summer ☀️ and thank you to everyone who participated in our two-part presentation Birds, Butterflies & Habitats with naturalist, author, and photographer Rick Cech. Funding for this programming was part of our NYC Green Fund Grassroots Grant Program through .

Part I was a zoom classroom experience that prepared us with some basic facts about honing our observational skills when seeking out bird and butterflies and how to identify a habitat. We learned there are many layers to urban habitats, especially in the constantly changing terrain of a NYC public park. We looked deep into our garden foliage to identify plants that encourage and support diverse populations of bird, butterfly and insect species.

Part II was on-site today and our focus was on butterflies 🦋. While we have previously and commonly seen Monarchs, Swallowtails, Red Admirals and Common Sootywing butterflies in the park, today our lone species observed was the CabbageWhite/Small White (Pieris rapae) enjoying the sunshine, gardens 🌼 and the inlet.

Missed this week’s programming? We’re back in the park for more Sunday Gardening 🧤next week on 6/29/25.

Special Programming: Extreme Gardening: Summer Sun ☀️Plants 🌻with Rosemarie miner . Sign- up via Sunday gardening link in bio! 🐞

06/17/2025

Free Programming from the Germination Station - Birds, 🐦 Butterflies 🦋 & Habitats with Rick Cech!

Have you ever wondered where to look for local birds and butterflies? If you’re curious, please join Rich Cech, field naturalist, author, educator, and photographer for a two-part series highlighting how to hone your powers of observation 👀

Part I: Thursday, June 19, 6-7PM, via Zoom | This program will be a primer and introduce us to methods for looking for and defining varying habitats, including disturbed urban dwellings, that serve as shelters for birds and butterflies. If you cannot make the Part I virtual presentation, you may still register to attend the Part II on-site park talk. A Zoom link will be sent to registered participants in advance of the presentation.

📅 Thursday, June 19 | 6PM – 7PM
🔗Sign up for Part I at the link in bio

Part II: Saturday, June 21, 10AM-12PM | This program will be an on-site,isit , talk, and tour of the gardens and shoreline of WNYC Transmitter Park. Using our powers of observation, we will put into practice methods for looking for and defining varying habitats. Feel free to bring a journal and binoculars, but you can also come to be in the moment.

Note: If you did not attend the Part I Zoom, you can still expect to learn a great deal from the Part II on-site experience. If you cannot make the Part II on-site program, consider attending the Part I virtual presentation for foundational methods of observation and identification for birds and butterflies.

📅 Saturday, June 21 | 10AM – 12PM
Rain date: Sunday June 22 - same time
Registered participants will be notified in case of rain.
📍 Meet near the Greenpoint Ave Entrance (Look for the Friend’s Table!)
🔗Sign-up for Part II at the link in bio

06/15/2025

Despite the drizzle 🌧️ the gardens were happy 🌼 and the park welcomed so many visitors today!

Thank you 🙏 to Rosemarie Miner for teaching us about Extreme Gardening with Shade Plants! 🌱

We spent our time discovering 🌳🔍 what lives under the canopy (including our Buckeyes and Redbuds), while welcoming new and returning volunteers alike!

A special 🗣️ shoutout to the park rangers from , who offered a saltwater fishing demonstration off the pier! 🎣

Missed today’s events? Join us for more Extreme Gardening with Sun Plants on 6/29 10AM- 12PM 🌻

Hosted by Friends of WNYC Transmitter Park 💚

06/08/2025

The last few days in WNYC Transmitter Park have been busy as we make the transition to summer weather 😎

A big thank you to , , and ! Friday we welcomed Partnership for Parks and a volunteer group from Deloitte, who worked alongside NYC Parks gardeners 🌿 and volunteers from the Friends of WNYC Transmitter Park. Weeds were pulled to make room for new pollinator plants in several garden beds 🦋🐝🐛

Saturday we presented our annual Cyanotype Workshop with artist Amy Williams. Passing showers ☔ were no match for the creative energy of our participants, who assembled interesting botanical prints 🌼 from foliage from the gardens. A good time was had by all!

Missed us this weekend? No problem, come by for a special Sunday Gardening Event, Extreme Summer Gardening Part I: Shade Plants.
Learn about the special needs of summer shade plants - presented by Rosemarie Miner, social ecologist and founder of 🌸  🌸

📅 Sunday, June 15 I 10AM - 12PM
📍Meet at the Greenpoint Avenue entrance (Look for the Friend’s table)
🎒What to bring:  Work gloves 🧤, sunscreen, a hat 🧢, and a waterbottle🚰
Don’t have work gloves? No problem we have spares!
🔗 Sign up at the link in our bio

Hosted by Friends of WNYC Transmitter Park

06/05/2025

Programming from the Germination Station -  Cyanotype 🦋☀️Workshop with artist - Amy Williams!

The Friends of WNYC Transmitter Park invite you to a free, on-site art workshop focusing on making botanically - themed 🌿 Cyanotypes or Solar prints.

What is a Cyanotype you ask?  This technique was popular in the 1800’s. Prints were made by placing objects on specially treated paper and exposing the paper to sunlight. Photographic pioneers created blue images called cyanotypes or solar prints 💙

About our Presenter:
Amy is a Brooklyn-based designer whose work draws from nature and tradition to create vibrant artwork and is no stranger to collaboration!

✨ Bring your imaginations - all supplies will be provided. ✨

About the Germination Station:
The Germination Station is a seasonal program series sponsored by the Friends of WNYC Transmitter Park. Inspired by the park’s historic legacy as a hub for public radio broadcasting, this series supports the expression of ideas and nurtures a deeper connection to our shared public green space.

📆Saturday, June 07 | From 10AM—12PM
📍Meet at the Greenpoint Ave entrance (Look for the Friends’ table!)
☔️Raindate: Saturday, June 14 | same time. Registered attendees will be notified in advance of date change due to weather.

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+19178041313

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http://transmitterpark.org/

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