River Run Playground Renovation: We need your input! We’ve reached an important
milestone in the renovation the of River Run Playground in Riverside Park: a proposed
design (funded by $6.89 million from my office). Visit my River Run webpage at council.
nyc.gov/gale-brewer/river-run-playground and review the plans. Then, please email your
thoughts to me at district6@council.nyc.gov and MhBoroCapital@park.nyc.gov with the
subject line “River Run.” (One caveat: the proposal does not include renovating the
playground bathroom—that part of the project needs separate funding, but we’re working
on it!) Parks will present again at CB7 Parks Committee meeting on 10/20 at 6:30 pm.
Monday, 9/29, 6–8 pm, Goddard Riverside (593 Columbus Avenue at W 88 St.):
CPR and Narcan Training for Bystanders with reps from FDNY and Ryan Health Center,
who will teach these lifesaving techniques (note that the CPR training is compression
only and non-certification). Limited space; RSVP at bit.ly/Narcan25.
Saturday, 10/4, 12–3 pm, Riverside Park Info Center on the Hudson River Greenway
nearest W. 96th St: Celebrate City of Forest Day with the Riverside Park Conservancy.
Pick up a “Tree Explorer’s Guide” to the park’s Forever Wild woodlands, make your own
leaf pressing and cyanotype craft projects, enjoy fall snacks, and learn how to care for
NYC’s urban forest. Learn about at forestforall.nyc.
Sunday, 10/26, 10 am–2 pm, Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan (334 Amsterdam
Ave btw. W. 75th and W 76th St.): Fall Community Recycling Day and Clothing Drive in
partnership with the MMJCCM and the Lower East Side Ecology Center. Bring your
e-waste and worn out textiles for recycling; bring any new or gently used fall and winter
clothing for distribution to local families experiencing housing instability.
Saturday, 11/1, 12 pm–4 pm, across from my District Office (563 Columbus Ave at W. 87th
St.): Mobile Pet Adoption Event from Animal Care Centers of NYC. Meet and adopt dogs
and cats; all will be spayed/neutered, vaccinated, microchipped, and ready to go home!
Wednesday, 11/18, 9 am–4:30 pm, across from my District Office (563 Columbus Ave at W.
87th St): The Mammogram Bus from the American-Italian Cancer Foundation will again
visit. There’s no cost—no co-pays, deductibles are waived, and uninsured patients are
welcome—for NYC women between ages 40–79 who haven’t had a mammogram in the
last 12 months. Call 877-628-9090 for an appointment.
Sunday, 1/25, 1–4 pm, Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan (334 Amsterdam Ave. btw. W.
75 and W. 76th St): Annual Children’s Book Fair. Because kids outgrow their books, we’ve
hosted this event for four years to redistribute them to new generations. (Contribute
your outgrown, gently-used children’s books in good shape (even foreign-language ones!)
to my District Office beginning Monday, 1/5/26 through 1/16, then drop off at MMJCC
between Monday, 1/19–Friday, 1/23.)
