Through a partnership with the Harlem River Park Task Force , the park is at the forefront of community engagement and innovative design. The Frederick Douglass Academy and various universities in New York City have taken advantage of this natural classroom and are studying contamination levels in the river, generating awareness and interest in environmental sustainability amongst community members. The Harlem River Park Task Force has also engaged local artists to design murals, banners and etched panels for the park and adjoining streets to celebrate the unique history and culture of East and Central Harlem.
We encourage you to walk, cycle, run, play, relax, and enjoy this unique esplanade along the shores of the Harlem River. Was this information helpful? Optional Please tell us how we can make this page more helpful.
The Greenway is an opportunity to think differently about how the community can use the river—for recreation, for exercise, for economic development, for culture and education. A safe waterfront is one enlivened by programming and facilities that function at all hours and educate people about the use of the river and how to be safe on or in the water.
Building the Greenway creates jobs during construction and enhances real estate values when completed. The Harlem River stretches 9. It is a rare and valuable urban landscape: a river flanked by sheer cliffs and forested slopes coupled with monumental and historic infrastructure including fifteen bridges, the Old Croton aqueduct, and a viaduct — The High Bridge. The Harlem River has the potential to serve as a sustainable model that will enhance the recreation and ecological value of the region.
There is a dramatic juxtaposition: on the one hand, the river is a unique natural asset that historically provided a recreational center for regattas and small boating, with dramatic views of the river from high bluffs on both sides, connected two boroughs, and allowed a thriving economy to flourish upon the waterfront. On the other hand, the arrival of the Major Deegan Expressway in the s separated the public from the river. Parks on both sides of the river were abandoned, piers rotted, and the High Bridge Promenade that linked two boroughs high above the river was closed.
There are currently only two publicly accessible parks, no continuous bicycle or pedestrian pathway or connection to upland communities, and only very limited on-water access. Community members are denied the public health, aesthetic, and recreational benefits of the natural environment.. Tantalizingly close, but in every practical sense, very far away. The Trust for Public Land has a long history of partnering with local organizations to create waterfront visions—greenprints—that recommend and inspire protection, conservation and restoration of urban waterfronts.
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