Baseball Coach Youman Wilder kept an eye on his baseball players when ICE agents came calling at Riverside Park recently. ( Photo: Courtesy Youman Wilder) A Conversation with the Courageous UWS Baseball Coach Who Stood Up to ICE Tucked between the Hudson River, a dog run, basketball courts, and a version of the “Green Monster” (actually part of the... News 21 Jul 2025 | 12:50
Left: Enthused Manhattan Parks Commissioner Tricia Shimamura in red cap, with her boss Iris Rodriguez-Rosa in blue clapping. Right: Goatham 2025 winner, Mallomar! ( Photos: Brian Berger, Riverside Park Conservancy) Goats Return to Riverside Park for Summer Chomp Jobs More than a thousand goat lovers and other friends of flora and fauna descended on a verdant field at Ten Mile River Playground... 14 Jul 2025 | 10:54
Cherry blossoms, like these along the Harlem River Piers, should be visible once again in the Cherry Walk section of Riverside Park, between West 100th and West 125th streets. ( Photo: jim.henderson/NYC Parks Dept) Cherry Walk: The Riverside Path Set to Reopen This Weekend Closed since September last year, Cherry Walk, located between 100th and 125th streets in Riverside Park, underwent a long-awaited... News 05 May 2025 | 12:16
The herd of goats preparing to start their summer of work in Riverside Park. ( Photo: Riverside Park Conservancy) “Goatham” City: Riverside Park’s Favorite Rangers Are Back This Summer If you see a goat running around north Riverside Park this summer, don’t immediately call the nearest petting zoo. Seven... 26 Jun 2024 | 12:25
The goats made the trip to Riverside Park from Rhinebeck, NY. Photo courtesy of Riverside Park Conservancy The Goats are Back – and Ready to Get to Work While candidates ran to represent the Democratic and Republican parties in Tuesday’s gubernatorial primary, on Wednesday... News 30 Jun 2022 | 12:38
The Ralph Ellison Memorial. Photo courtesy of Riverside Park Conservancy Keeping Black History Alive in Riverside Park A crucial piece of Black history lies right within New Yorkers’ reach. The Ralph Ellison Memorial, located in Riverside Park,... News 19 Feb 2021 | 02:36
The design plan for the new boat basin includes additional boat slips. ( Rendering: Courtesy NYC Parks) $90 Million Boat Basin Overhaul The 79th Street Boat Basin, one of the Upper West Side's quirkiest features, may get a much-needed $90 million face-lift... News 09 Jan 2020 | 03:33
Cozy’s Cuts for Kids has been styling NYC kids for 25 years. ( Photo: Cozy’s Cuts for Kids) Kids Best Playground EAST 72ND STREET PLAYGROUND East side of Central Park at 72nd Street Bigger kids will get a kick out of the... Best of Manhattan 03 Dec 2019 | 02:27
Conservancy President & CEO Dan Garodnick presented Massey with the award and bouquet. ( Photo courtesy of Riverside Park Conservancy) The Goat Vote Who didn’t love the goats of Riverside Park? The much-celebrated visitors to the UWS greenspace helped rid the park of invasive... News 02 Aug 2019 | 12:19
