Ferry Point Park Memorial Grove Remembers 9/11 Victims
By Vito Signorile
Friday, September 9, 2011 11:09 AM EDT
| Bronx Times-Reporter |
The Ferry Point Park 9/11 Memorial Grove has dealt with many problems during its first year, but community activists are always determined to keep the memorial intact.
In late 2007, the City Department of Parks and Recreation planted 15 white flowering redbud trees at the southern tip of Ferry Point Park in a project meant to remember the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
An additional 3,000 saplings that were donated by Prince Albert II of Monaco were also planted in the park to commemorate the approximate number of people who lost their lives in the attacks.
In the four years of the Ferry Point 9/11 Memorial Grove’s existence, however, the memorial trees have dealt with an unfortunate history of vandalism.
In 2008 alone, the memorial trees were stolen by coldhearted thieves three separate times, forcing local residents, families of 9/11 victims, elected officials, and high school students to voluntarily replant the trees.
“It was a terrible time because we could never figure out who stole trees that remember the events of September 11th,” said Dotti Poggi, founder of Friends of Ferry Point Park. “We were very grateful to have all the help that we got to replant the trees. It’s one of our most loved sections of our park.”
The area of Ferry Point Park was selected as one of four locations in the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island that face or overlook Ground Zero. The grove is located in a crescent-shaped area near the Whitestone Bridge overlooking the Hudson River. On a clear day, passersby visiting the Ferry Point 9/11 Memorial Grove have a clear view of where the World Trade Center once stood.
Each memorial grove in New York City is called “viewshed groves,” meaning that each overlooks the area in Lower Manhattan. The trees stand between 10 and 20 feet high and stand-out among the other trees in Ferry Point Park with their bold white blossoms, and are separated by a small plaque with a dedication to the victims of 9/11.
Fortunately, Poggi says the grove has remained intact over the last few years and it is something that Friends of Ferry Point Park makes sure continues to bloom during the 10th anniversary of 9/11.
“When you have a dedicated area in a park, or anywhere, that honors those who lost their lives and fought to save others lives, it really means something,” Poggi said. “We have a staff that constantly cares for the Ferry Point Memorial Grove because it is something we are certainly proud of.”
A Poggi said every year the site is visited frequently on September 11th. With the 10th this year, she urges local residents to visit the beloved viewshed grove and pray for those who perished.
2011
ATTENTION: FINAL EVENTS FOR 2010 Season:
JOIN US BX PKS SPEAKUP! '2011
When Saturday, Feb 26, 2011 Where Lehman College Bronx NY 10468 (map) Description Bronx Parks Speak-Up XVII. Lehman College Faculty Dining Rooms. 11:30AM - 5PM. http://www.bronPresident Joyce Hogi
1st Vice President Dr. Paul S. Mankiewicz
2nd Vice President Dorothea Poggi
Secretary vacant
Corresponding Secretary Jorge Santiago
Treasurer Stephen Franciosa, CPA
Founder Theresa Lato
Past President I.C. Levenberg-Engel
A very special thank you for the many years of service as President to ICLE!! For the full Board members, including Committee Chairs, see our ABOUT page and click BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS, or http://www.bceq.org/about/officers/
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March 12, 2011 Friends of Ferry Point Park
has been invited to participate in the following conference
Partnerships for Parks 2011 Conference
Overall theme: “Supporting healthy and livable communities, one park at a time”
Date: Saturday, March 12, 2011, 10-5pm, with reception to follow
Location : Hunter College
Purpose : The conference will celebrate and recognize the collaborative activities of community parks groups who have worked with Partnerships for Parks and the Department of Parks & Recreation to improve the health of their neighborhood parks and surrounding communities. Through interactive workshops, panels and other collaborative activities, the conference will share a diverse array of challenges, opportunities and successes of working with the many constituents and stakeholders of NYC parks and public spaces.
We will seek to address four subthemes at the conference:
1) Value/Power of volunteerism.
2) Developing relationships, connections and networks (people/resources)
3) Addressing challenges (one challenge industrial area with little residents....)
4) Effective communication
Format: The themes will be addressed through speakers and interactive activities guided primarily by the experiences/voices of community park groups.
1) Large Group Session : Participants will gather for an introductory speaker or presentation/panel to establish the themes and participatory framework of the conference.
2) Small Group Activitie s: Participants will work on examining partner based case study(ies) based on the four subthemes which will include small group activities. These small groups have the option of several formats including (but not limited to) panels, discussions, working groups, and/or creative or theatrical communication.
3) Closing: A wrap-up activity will bring the participants together as a group to debrief and share highlights.
Participants:
Community park groups
Department of Parks & Recreation staff
Other NYC agency staff
Elected officials and funders
Partnering nonprofit organizations
General public
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ATTENTION: FINAL EVENTS FOR 2010 Season:
DETAILS:
7th Annual Waterfront Cleanup Event (COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY)
Sent in form to American Littoral Society with sign in list (40 persons attended),
Totals on Collected Items, and Approximated Weight of Debris
Hundreds of volunteers have been led by Friends of Ferry Point Park each year. These wonderful people ranging in age from 10 to 85 have helped us gather information on the sources of the debris that line our shore each year.
At Ferry Point Park we have defined our main source of water polution from the years of data collection.
1- A definate source of debris that most other beaches and Parks do not have is the constant debris from the Hindu population that worship on our Bronx shoreline. We are working in various ways to decrease this debris while we continue our cleanup advocacy.
2- Our other source of debris is the CSO's (combined Sewer Overflows) that enter our water ways that may contribute floatable objects and raw sewage to the Creek.
3- The sports leagues that engulf the park each weekend add the the broken beer bottles, kotex, tampons and diapers along the sand. Many times members have witnessed women squatting along the shore to relieve themselves.
4- We also add up the fishing line, crab traps, and bait containers to determine the impact of the Fishermen that use the Shoreline daily. We are working on pamphlets that will ask them to discard their fishing line more carefully.
Working with the help of Partnerships for Parks & the American Littoral Society of NY we contribute this information to the Global Event of the Ocean Conservancy. We work together throughout our Planet to record the debris that is specific to our shoreline.
Who Are They? http://www.oceanconservancy.org
At Ocean Conservancy, they believe it's time to look beneath the surface to see where the health of our planet really begins. It’s time to recognize the source that sustains us day to day with the food we eat, the water we drink, and the air we breathe...to discover that all living things are connected to the ocean. It’s time to understand that going green starts with living blue. It’s time to start a sea change. We must continue to collect data of the debris on our shores to find out where it comes from. Then we can stop the debris at it’s source before it reaches our shores and therefore our oceans.
"It's My Park Day with Million Trees NYC at Ferry Point Park"
Oct. 23rd Tools, Gloves/Bags supplied With the help of Partnerships for Parks from Million Trees NYC.... register on their website...www.milliontreesnyc.org
All registered participants will recieve Free Lunch and Possible Give aways
Please include Friends of Ferry Point Park as your group.
" Trick or Treat" for all neighbors and friends
at 724 Brush Avenue
Sunday- Oct 31st
Plus ! ...Halloween Eve. Ghost Stories at a campfire at 724 Brush Ave.
For pre registered children ages 8 to 16
Parent's encouraged we will have refreshments
Fall "Friends of Ferry Point Park It's My Park Day"
Nov. 6 Saturday
Daffodil Planting at 9/11 Hilltop Memorial Grove
10am to 2pm, follow signs
Pre register for free LUNCH (917-741-2768):
FREE:
Msgr. Scanlon did not send Volunteers
Food was changed to suit the smaller group,
Variety of "boars head" ham, cheese, bologna sandwiches
with chips/pretzels/juicy gummies/cookies/crackers/water/ soda
Tools supplied ,Gloves/Bags supplied, Data Cards , Certificates awarded to all registered participants
With the help of Partnerships for Parks
Sept. 25 Saturday 2010..10AM to 1:00 PM
Pre Register friends@ferrypointpark.org (name, age, address, contact info)
Gloves/Bags supplied & Snacks Provided by http://www.ferrypointpark.org
Tools supplied With the help of http://www.partnershipforparks.org
Data Cards & Certificates to all registered participants
provided by http://www.alsnyc.org
All Albums at link below:
http://ferrypointpark.org/PhotoAlbums/
Start by putting up the flyers, notify Girl Scouts, Msgr. Scanlan High School, Millenium Arts, Facebook, E Blast, Friends, Family, Neighbors,
Girl Scouts
Alice led the South Painting Group through the Painting of the BBQ Tables and the Trash Cans located in that area....the group did a great job with her guidance......the following photos are credited to Alice DeCurtis
The sight of this Horse Shoe Crab brought back many memories to Alice who had not seen one since her childhood.
Below is the large group of Students and Teachers (plus the assistant Principle) of the Millenium Art Academy, located in the Adelhi Stevenson HS in the Soundview area.
Basic info will be placed on this site...all details will be posted on www.FerryPointBronx.org
Millennium Art Academy joined us for a wonderful Community Service Day on April 30th 2010
We all had a great time and accomplished plenty....
Dorothy was invited to the School to participate in the Awards Ceremony May 14th.
We donated the Events Banner to the School for their new wall of Service.
2009-2010 This year we had a slight decrease in events due to the construction of the water front node, Synthetic field, pathways,flag pole, BBQ area and site preparation for the future comfort station .
These are all wonderful assets to the park and we look foward to an even larger volunteer effort next year with the comfort station.
We hope to some day have a pavillion that would protect us in our events that are mostly rain or shine.
2008-2009 It was a Great season at Ferry Point Park as of Nov. 8th we had over 600 volunteers helping us improve the Park. Thank You for your help volunteers.
From Nov. to August we have had over 250 volunteers
we still have Sept. and Oct. events to add in.
We hope to be able to offer you shelter, a comfort station, and better snacks and beverages for the coming year. REMEMBER, we are not running for a government position, and we DO NOT get paid to do these events.
We are volunteers that only benefit from knowing we are:
while doing something constructive and pleasant...
If your interests lie in helping children, animals or the environment in general "YOU ARE WELCOME".
if you have any other agenda "Please Stay Home".
We are proud to state that we do not have the time, funding nor energy to waste on negative, sabotures who's only achievements seem to be ruining those of others or taking credit for others hard work and achievements.
JOIN US ANY DAY TO BECOME A FREE "moral support" MEMBER OF FRIENDS OF FERRY POINT PARK
by joining our mailing list...Or contribute with Donations that are tax deductable through our Fiscal Sponsor 501C3
Checks are written to "Neighborhood Open Spaces".
ANNUAL EVENTS:
Our trusty Girl Scout troops below... they are growing up so fast
Some "Friends" at "Thank You" luncheon at Antuns of Elmsford
Hutchinson River Restoration project Canoe Survey Participation by Friends of Ferry Point Park
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Sept 12, 2009
Global Waterfront (Littoral Zone) Clean Up:
Join us for our largest American Littoral Society waterfront cleanup up at this park ;
we will gather many volunteers of different ages to clean up after the Hindu Ceremonies and make a dent in the large accumulation of Floatables that have settled in of Salt Water Marsh between "Cozy Cove and Schley Ave." wear thick bottom waterproof shoes. Cleanup areas will be determined by age group. items will be documented.
Sept.19th? (Littoral Cleanup 2)
Building with Books joined us 2008
may be an annual event at Ferry Point Park (we hope to see them in 2009)
We will also participate in an American Littoral Society Cleanup at Pelham Bay Park
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Oct. 20th Annual Event "Fall "It's My Park Day"
2009 Join us as we plant daffodils down the South side of the Cascading Stairs that lead from the Hill Top Grove down to the East River Waterfront. There will be weeding, watering, mulching, painting, and a great day at the park.
We would like to work with Parks to get volunteers to start re graveling the pathways through the Park.
We will aim towards:
Senior Greenway Health Walk Day,
Childrens Wildlife Footprint Hunt?
Read a map day, Bird watch walk,
To be determined by the Parks Needs at that point
2008 Winter Park Advocacy
Saturday was a great day for all Bronx Parks.
The 15th Annual Bronx Park Speak Up
was held at Lehman College. This event is brought to the public by the BCPGS Bronx Coalition of Parks and Green Spaces.
Thank you to the following:
Lunch is sponsored by Co Ed and the hall is donated by Lehman College.
Special Thanks to our Councilman James Vacca who participated in the exciting panel discussion. Jimmy included his commitment to support “Friends of FP Park volunteers” in the coming year. Jimmy Vacca has been an obvious supporter of the East side of FP Park. Jimmy has pushed to get the Balcolm Ave. Community Park, The waterfront promenade and the possible Golf Course (which all total comes to 90 million?) to be paid for with Mayor Funds and Parks Department funds. “Friends of FP Park. We are also glad to have Jimmy consider helping us on our West side with designated port-o-sans for the volunteers until the comfort station is complete, and we look forward to creating a special day for his promised visit at the park this coming year.
The participation of the 7 out of 10 councilmember’s was an important growth step for this annual Event. To have our representatives available for comment on the important issues that affect each park visitor throughout the Bronx was important.
Thank you Marcia and Richard, Violet and Loraine for attending, your presence is always supportive, from what I could see you enjoyed the day.
Members of Friends of Ferry Point Park and the Ferry Point Community Advocates have participated in the last 5 annual “Bronx Park Speak Ups” bringing their Master Plan for Ferry Point Park and photos of their stewardship events to the public.
Within this year our president Dorothea Poggi has networked with various groups and now holds positions in the following groups/ committees etc.
2008 Fall Park Advocacy
2008 Done: Join us with the Park Depart to re-plant the TN Memorial trees (15) in a designated area that will be protected by the Parks Department.to plant bulbs, paint, weed, mulch, rake, cleanup waterfront?
July 19th 2008
2008 Summer Park Advocacy
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Dear Pepsi Representative,
This note is to thank Pepsi for supplying our volunteers with 6 cases of “Aquafina” Water during our latest effort to improve our Park.
We have led a successful volunteer program for 6 years now and we look forward to increasing the educational activities in the Park and making it a safer, cleaner place to build healthy bodies and memories for the future generations of NYC.
This event was actually 2 events in one day.
1) The planting of 12 trees in addition to 3 previously planted trees to become the new Triangular Grove dedicated to the 15 Victims of the Throggs Neck Area which included Firefighter Michael Lynch.
Out of the 30 volunteers from Msgr. Scanlan that went directly to the Million Tree stewardship, 8 of the young men volunteered to help to plant the 12 trees along with supervision by the Parks Department. They shoveled the dirt and mulch into place and then the trees were later watered.
(last year our attempt to complete this dedicated planting was thwarted by repeated vandalism to the smaller saplings supplied by the Parks Dept.)
NYC Parks Dept. along with Forestry Dept. has been able to supply us with trees that are much more mature and therefore much harder to vandalize. We thank the Parks Dept. for answering our requests for a stronger group of trees for this Grove dedicated to Michael Lynch and the other 14 Throggs Neck Victims. We hope this Grove serves as a lush flowering garden some day in the near future. With the addition of a Comfort Station early next year and some landscaping being done for this project, we hope the Parks Dept. can find it in the budget to add some flowering shrubbery and supply our volunteers with bulbs to do a fall planting that would add vibrant annual spring flowers to the barren entranceway of this long neglected beautifully located Park.
This grove is part of a larger Forest of 3000 saplings donated by the Prince of Monaco to NYC as a Living 9/11Memorial
This
2) The MillionTreesNYC stewardship event hosted by
“Friends of
· Arranged and met with a parks designer Gail Wittwer, Jack Lynch and others to plan the placement of the 15 trees.
· Worked along with Mary Ann Sheridan of
· Supplied the volunteers with gloves, tools, snacks, and thanks to “Pepsi, the water” to make this stewardship a successful event.…..
Thank you again for your help, Dorothea Poggi
Enclosed are a few photos of your water in action!!!
If you ever want to contribute to our group, or accept renovation of 1 or 2 of the existing soft ball fields check out all the work we do on www.ferrypointpark.org
We accomplish a lot with a little….our fiscal sponsor is the “ Neighborhood Open Space Coalition”.
New trees planted July 19th 2008
THE TREES ARE GONE AGAIN.
WE DID COMPLETE THE SCHEDULED PLANTING OF SOME FLOWERING PLANTS
BUT THERE WERE THREE REMAINING PLANTED TREES. ONE ALMOST UPROOTED AND 2 UP ROOTED. WE SECURED THE 1 AND BROUGHT THE 2 HOME TO BE REPLANTED WITH THE REST WHEN WE FIND THEM.
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2008 Spring Park Advocacy
May 17: Spring It's My Park Day 2008: Thank you for joining us as we cleaned the debris off the West waterfront.
150 students dragged and bagged as much debris as they could up from the water.
(NOTE* I lost 44 pounds since this photo...thank god!!!)
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April 18 Friday 100 Milenium Arts Academy Students from the Stevenson High School joined us for weeding and mulching the Memorial Forest Saplings. It was very nice weather and the students did a lot of work.
Today Barbara Lopez and Dotti also worked together to Get the Soccer Field ready with Portosans.
2008 Winter Park Advocacy
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We attended the Bronx Parks Speak up and learnt alot about problems facing all the parks in the bronx and the great things others are doing. Marcia and Richard of the Country Club Civic Group joined us and really enjoyed the day of Music, Food, Tabling, Presentations, Workshops, Panel Discussions and more.
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While we were down being presented with our award certificate from the Commissioner of NYC Parks Adrienne Benepe,We were told by a few of the Parks Dept. employees that a letter was written questioning where we got the right to do our tree plantings in the park. This letter was from the Ferry Point Civic Association, I wish they had better things to do with their time than to try to stop the good things that are happening through our groups.
Why don't they join us and get their hands dirty? "It's a Good Thing"
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Feb.13 We will be honored by the Partnership For Parks Group of the NYC Parks Dept. for the great things we have accomplished in our Park. Especially gathering 170 volunteers to plant the trees on Oct. 20th and the total planting of 3000 trees in the park this year.
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Lynch Family re-plants Michaels tree
Msgr Scanlon HS Sister Marie O'Donnell retired 2008 contact: Miss Nugent 718-430-0100
2007
Oct. -100 Students volunteered to plant trees for the "1Million Trees NY" in Ferry Point Park
Oct. - 100 Scanlan Students helped plant the last wave of 3000 sapling Trees donated by the Prince of Monaco to create the "F.P. Living 9/11 Memorial Forest".
2008
April- 100 Millenium Art Academy Community Service Day
May / June/ July/ Sept.- Hundreds of Scanlan student volunteers have helped us with our Littoral Waterfront clean
ups, tree stewardships, bbq table painting etc.
Sept. Building with books group also joined us for their Littoral Cleanup.
Oct. -85 Scanlan students planted a large semi circle of daffodils in the "Hilltop 9/11 Memorial Viewshed Grove" at Ferry Point Park
Nov. - 35 Scanlan Volunteers planted 1000 Daffodils in the Throggs Neck Memorial 9/11 Grove
2009
Construction throughout the Park (so we cut back on events)
April- 100 Millenium Art Academy Community Service Volunteers
May - 45 Scanlan Students Spring It's My Park Day
July -50 Tree Stewardship and Waterfront cleanup
Oct.- It's My Park Day was rained out...we will pick up our work in April 2010
2010
April 30th - 100 Millenium Art Academy student volunteers cleaned the waterfront,
weeded....BBQed....recycled.....no plants available
May 15 - It's My Park Day-
100 Scanlan and girl Scout Volunteers cleaned waterfront,
BBqued, Painted trash cans and BBQ tables throughout the park.
Total of 1100 volunteers have joined us to clean /weed /mulch /plant in Ferry Point Park.
Bronx Post Office Bulk Mail Facility
The hundreds of Tractor Trailers that load and unload from this facility have decreased the once quite neighborhood and the M-1 restrictions that used to be well enforced.
Because this is a facility that is considered under federal jurisdiction, our police depts. have waived much of the enforcemnet of M-1 rules.
It has been a battle by all our various stages of Community and Civic groups to get the Tractor Trailers to follow the laws. We applaud the work of these groups and hope for continued success. 2009 update...the Trucks are still somewhat off the street...thank you to all involved.
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875 Brush Ave, Bronx, NY 10465(866) 372-6750 NO PROBLEM THAT I HAVE HEARD ABOUT EXCEPT THAT SOME PEOPLE DUMP THEIR UNWANTED STUFF ON OUR SIDEWALKS AFTER THEY PICK IT UP FROM STORAGE. This company suffers from unfair tickets given for debris left from Ambulette drivers on a regular basis. Unitron Products Inc. 905 Brush Ave Bronx NY 10465-1888 718-863-7000 MESSY REPAIR SHOP BEHIND FENCE WITH NO S has cleaned half the area as of Nov. 2008 sidewalk and street area horrendous mess, no drainage, no sidewalk, puddles 10 feet into street become dangerous ice in winter, breed west nile? in summer. GONE: 2007 Snapple Distribution ILLEGALLY PARKS IN STREET AND SIDEWALK OVER NIGHT 999 Brush Ave. Bx., NY 10465 GONE: 2006 Atlantic Bus depot (That was some mess). PEPSI DISTRIBUTION 650 Brush Ave. Feb: 2007 6 acres of wooded area now is a huge distribution plant metal frame. April 30: the walls are going up with no protective fence. Letter sent to electeds and Pepsi asking questions about the future Traffic, Trucks, Catch Basins, Sidewalks. Nov. 2008: construction continues...this building is much bigger than our entire residential section. our neighborhood has 3 sections 200x300 Ft, 200x300ft, 200x100 Pepsi measures 6 acres Dec. 2008: Gas line has been connected through from Rohr & Brush to Pepsi, Left a big mess in already worn out street, no drainage for water and mud, huge puddles near Senger and Brush. Dec. 19, 2008: complaints have been registered to Com. Bd. 10 to keep the heavy traffic off Senger Place. Jan. 2009: many complaints about senger place being used as a drivway for construction vehicles much heavier then 5 tons. Feb.2009: trucks continue to intermittantly use senger place as driveway.Sidewalks are in on the Hutch Service road South. Article was written about our fears of graffitti along this huge wall. Pepsi responded saying the trees would take a while to grow once planted. March 2009: trees were cut along senger place to place sidewalk. Tree cutter says they will be cutting large trees throughout the undeveloped Jay Place to create a grassy area that would be an emergency exit? We have brought this to the attention of the Bronx Times and Com bd 10. By Oct. 2009 Noise abated 3 times by engineers, Jay Place cleaned by Sanitation Dept. Petitions for and against Jay place being made into a community Park have voided each other out. Trees in lot dying Water in swales abated by Pepsi Jay Place near 680 Brush has been fixed Streets are torn up multiple times Pepsi Trucks stop in front of homes to do inventory raise their sliding side doors and set off the dogs in the neighborhood each day all day. Trucks hit the undulating street at 5:00 am one and make horrid noises that are causing sleep deprivation in many residents. Catch basins must be connected before Dot will pave Brush from Wenner to Schley Catch Basins can not be connected without a special permit from DEP to allow Pepsi to cut part of the water main. DEP does not want Pepsi to re route the water main. CB10, Kleins office, Vaccas office, are working on this problem along with Pepsi. FPCom. Advocates has asked for a meeting with all stakeholders to come up with a solution. FP Civic Assoc. has asked to have the Temp. C of O revoked. The Ring Road has been opened at night since June 1st against our wishes and crime has increased in the Park and surrounding area since. Ferry Point Community Advocates Writes: 4/30/2008 Dear Cheng Lu, Director-Systems Operations For some time now the question of subcontracted vehicles using your future To clarify this statement, I need to know that there will be no street usage of any trucks that have to do with loading, unloading dead storage between runs, or sleeping in their vehicles day or night, deriving from the use of this future Pepsi Distribution Site. We need a written response to this question ASAP. There is simply no longer any room for such traffic in our area and you will have to make other arrangements for subcontractors if this is even suspected to be a possible occurrence. We also need an updated version on what type of traffic and their projected routes for the estimated 120 (30 ft trucks) daily and the 14 (tractor trailers) after 11pm.
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Jan. 12,2008
Dotti's emails to different divisions of the Parks Dept. are coming up empty.
There is no Parks Person that has removed the trees?
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Jan. 2008..
.Dotti went to check on the Lynch Families planting and found that all the 15 trees had been removed.
What the H-ll? Why? Who?
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New Years Eve 2008...
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SPECIAL FOR EXISTING MEMBERS ONLY :
Very windy, We took this inside and used the Christmas Tree or just the curtains for various family religions.
Join us for two 1 hour sessions this year as a “Friend of Ferry Point” Sat. Dec. 22nd & Sun. 23th /Between 3:00 and 4:00
at Dotti's Christmas Yard. 716 BRUSH AVE.
Let Dotti take a Holiday Photo of you or your family at this location (after it is decorated) .
Dotti will then email the photo to one email address of your choice for free.
Or we can send an invite for you or others to view the photo on our community album on “snapfish.com”
When they (or you) open the photo in “snapfish.com” they can then download it, print it yourself, print on one of the many gift items to send directly to your loved ones or have many printed for holiday cards etc. at a good price.
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PRIVATE "FRIENDS" PARTY was a fun night,
interesting discussions on the future use of the different portions of the Park.
Food was flowing along with Beverages.The Christmas Tree was amazing.
BEING PLANNED AT THE MEETING HALL FOR FRI. NIGHT DEC. 21st at 6:30 pm
WRAPS/HOT HORS D'OUVRES, EGGNOG ETC. Will be served, call for details 718-892-7303
Dec. 12th 2007. We are happy to announce that the Flowering Hilltop Memorial Grove has been planted. Due to the weather and the work being contracted out we were not sure of the planting days. We were not able to get photos of the planting but we will be bringing some photos to you soon to share the experience. Congratulations to the Forestry Dept. of NYC Parks, Jimi and Susan who led the committee for the Hilltop Memorial Grove, as well as all the others who contributed to this projects success.
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Nov. 27th
Dotti took the photos of the planted trees and rearranged the replanted ones
to be in their original spots.
Nov. 24th
5 trees were torn from the ground in the center of the Lynch Family Plantings.
they were found in the tall weeds nearby.
Dotti replanted the 5 trees that were vandalized
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Nov. 16th
Jimi planted 10 Oaks
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NOV. 3rd
the Lynch Family volunteers planted trees
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JOIN US ON HALLOWEEN FOR TRICK OR TREAT AT 716 BRUSH AVENUE
DUSK UNTIL WE RUN OUT OF CANDY / COSTUME CONTEST
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OCT. 27,
Remainder of trees will be planted by "Friends", and Msgr. Scanlon volunteers.
Moment of Silence closure to planting of Sept. 11 Forest at dusk, with candles at Soccer Stands.
SORRY CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN.....
Please call us to reschedule your families tree planting.
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Also on Oct. 20th:
1 IN A MILLION TREE PLANTING MAYOR BLOOMBERGS PLANYC PROMISE TO PLANT BY 2030
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Also on Oct. 20th:
JOIN US TO PLANT HUNDREDS OF DAFFODILS
THROUGHOUT THE PARK BRING YOUR DAFFODIL PROJECT
TO FERRY POINT AND MAKE IT PART OF THE MEMORIAL FOREST.
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Also on Oct. 20th:
"Haunted Hill Trail" signs.and ghosts until you see "FRIENDS OF FERRY POINT PARK " SET UP WITH 300 HOTDOGS & CANDY FOR THE VOLUNTEERS.
Start at the large gravel parking lot and face the park. Stay to the left of the park and walk south. Follow the signs
There will be a table set up for you to Sign in for the tree planting and
ask for whatever give-aways are available for "It's My Park Day".
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OCT.19/FRI.
Great Day, we had some volunteers show up from Wave Hill to join Friends and Green Apple Corp. to work with the other volunteers that came with Parks to plant.
9AM TIL? 700 MEMORIAL SAPLING TREES WERE BE PLANTED
Visit the Monaco Website to learn more about the (country)
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SEPT.29TH
(150) BOOST MOBILE VOLUNTEERS WILL CLEAN
PART OF THE HILLSIDE IN PREPARATION OF THE FLOWERING HILLTOP GROVE MEMORIAL.
THEY WILL ALSO WEED AROUND THE FIRST WAVE OF 1000 TREES PLANTED IN MAY.
Great Idea but They Cancelled on Sept. 20th
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Sept. 9, 2007
Meeting of the Ferry Point Sept.11 Memorial
Forest Comittee at the Water Club
Great Day!!...see you next year
SEPT.15/SAT.
LITTORAL CLEANUP OF THE WATERFRONT
Great Day!!....see you next year
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APRIL 11, 2007
Throggs Neck Feature: Bronx Times Reporter ..... May 3, 2007 |
9-11 GROVE TO BLOSSOM AT FERRY POINT A separate project will add nearly 3,000 saplings to the park later in the year, one to commemorate each victim of the attacks. That project is being funded by a donation from Prince Albert II of The grove, located at a crescent-shaped outlook near the “Soon after September 11, people were really looking for places to grieve and come together as a community and they used their parks a lot,” said Jennifer Greenfeld, director of the New York Tree Trust, the Parks division overseeing the project. “We realized there was something we could do to give people a place to reflect.” The memorial sites are called “viewshed groves,” a play on the term “watershed,” the spot where multiple streams empty into one body of water, Greenfeld said. In the case of the memorials, the various groves gaze upon a single spot: the former site of the Typical trees in the grove will stand 10 to 20 feet and create a bold white blossom unlike any other in the mostly green park. A small plaque will explain the project and pay tribute to the victims, she said. Community Board 10's Parks Committee announced at the last board meeting on April 19 that it had sent a letter to Greenfeld and the grove's designer to thank them for an earlier presentation on the project. Supporters of Ferry Point Park West also said they are grateful for the project. In fact, the city's search for grove sites perfectly coincided with an independent campaign by the Ferry Point Park West Coalition to create a 9/11 memorial at the park. “We had requested that since we have a beautiful view of the skyline and we were affected in Throggs Neck very badly as far as the firemen and the police that we lost, we felt that this would be a nice area for a memorial,” said Dorothea Poggi, co-founder of the coalition with Jimi Hughes. In addition to the sentimental value of the grove, Poggi said the memorial would attract visitors to a rarely used but beautiful part of the park and absorb some of the noise from the bridge. “It will make the whole area more tranquil,” she said. The second 9/11-related planting at Ferry Point will add several thousand small flowering saplings in all areas of the park, especially in between athletic fields, around designated picnic areas and near the central parking lot. “The saplings will create a flowering edge to some of the wild places in the park,” Greenfeld said. The two planting projects join about $6 million in planned improvements to Ferry Point Park West, including a new comfort station with restrooms and a concession stand. Funds for those upgrades come from the $220 million in park-improvement funds tied to the construction of a water filtration plant in Van Cortlandt Park. A master plan for the park is expected sometime this summer. A presentation from the Parks Dept. involving Ferry Point....The discussion was about the future Memorial grove of white flowering trees that will be planted on the Hilltop. Meeting of the Parks Committee of the Com. Bd. 10 include We were glad to hear about the possiblity of 3000 saplings being planted to create a Memorial Forest to the lost lives at the Twin Towers during the Sept. 11 Attack back in 2001. |
We will always Remember is not just words anymore but a Grove of trees to sit in and view the site of the Twin Towers from each Borough. In ours it will be the Hilltop at Ferry Point Park. These promises to remember may also be backed up with a tree planted for every lost life that day thanks to the Prince of Monaco who felt the need to contribute them. These trees that will hopefully flourish to a ripe old age (the ones in the Park now just reached 70 years old).
Thank you Dorothea Poggi, Jimi Hughes, NYC Parks Forestry, Com. Bd. 10
SCOPING MEETING FOR CROTON FUNDS 2006 JUNE 7
Commissioner Hector Aponte and others stayed for a Scoping Tour of the Western Portion of Ferry Point Park after the meeting which was held near Schley Ave. Entrance.
Jane Couch, Project Manager and Mike Grattan Parks Supervisor/District Manager
Jane Couch made a pleasant presentation around Dec. of 2006 at the Com. board 10's request to show the draft plans for phase 1 & 2 of the Future Ferry Point. Here are our requested copies, they are available for view at our
MEETING HALL 724 Brush Ave. Bx, NY 10465 by request
Note from Ferry Point Civic Group
Established 1967 Founder Catherine Poggi
Co-Founder Dorothea Poggi
7/31/2006
Following are some notes taken from our last meeting in reference to the scoping meeting by the Parks Dept. pertaining to the allotted Croton Money to be used to develop
Options:
Settle for what the parks dept. wants for the soccer leagues
And storing equipment
Or:
Request a more diversified park
Request a playground for the children w/ sprinkler
Handicap, stroller and bicycle access for the whole park
Plan a Letter writing rally (to Mayor) with news coverage for FPP addition funding to create a real park
To be held at Schley Ave.& Brush Ave. on a soccer Sunday with rain date
Letters requesting the basic treatment that other neighborhoods are getting:
Dorothea Poggi
Done: SEPT.29 CLARKE UNIVERSITY INTERVUES DOTTI ABOUT ECOLOGY AND ACTIVISTS OF NYC
CANCELLED SEPT. 30, 100 BOOST MOBILE VOLUNTEERS WILL CLEAN THE HILLSIDE IN PREPARATION OF THE HILLTOP GROOVE MEMORIAL
Done: OCT.19, 1500 SMALL GROUP OF MEMORIAL SAPLING TREES WILL BE PLANTED/ ALL WELCOME
Done:OCT. 20, WE NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS IS IT'S MY PARK DAY JOIN 200 VOLUNTEERS/ TO PLANT 1500 TREES AND HUNDREDS OF DAFFODILS THROUGHOUT THE PARK
CANCELLED WEATHER: OCT. 27, 20 PLUS VOLUNTEERS FROM MSGR. SCANLON HS WILL HELP CLOSE UP THIS MEMORIAL FOREST.
THE LAST BUNCH OF YOUNG TREES WILL BE PLANTED TODAY...
WE WILL PROBABLY MEET FOR A CANDLELIGHT MOMENT OF SILENCE AT DUSK (AT THE SOCCER STANDS) TO CLOSE THIS PROJECT ON THE SINCERE, SOLEMN NOTE THAT IT DESERVES. PLEASE REGISTER AHEAD IF INTERESTED LEAVE YOUR NAME AND PHONE ON THE VOICE MAIL AT 718-892-7303 OR EMAIL A NOTE TO friends@ferrypointpark.org
PAST EVENTS WRITTEN MATERIAL- FLYERS/ LETTERS/CONTACTS/AND DETAILS ARE LISTED UNDER THE CURRENT BUTTON this button is mostly for photos of the events
Oct. 31 Dusk til we ran out of candy at 9:00 Halloween Night was a blast.
It was so much fun to see the faces on the children as they looked up at the 12 ft. Frankenstein and screamed when the fog or the eerie screams came on in the 8 foot haunted mansion. About 40 children from the surrounding Community came to the Haunted Yard of Dorothea Poggi (President of the Ferry Point Community Advocates). Dotti combined the decorations from the Haunted Trail that was held at FP Park on OCT. 20th with all her Air Filled scary ghosts, haunted house and pumpkins to create a really frightening yet fun experience for the Children of the area. All were welcome and there was plenty of candy eyeballs to go around. These body parts and other candies were served on talking scull head platter to increase the thrill. Photos were taken and anyone leaving their address will be placed in the costume contest. Budget willing there will be a little something sent out to all the kids because they were so great!.
The Children all had adults supervising them and nothing got out of hand.
Which costume do you like best? Use our blog to tell us why!
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Sat. Nov. 3, 2007
The Lynch Family of Throggs Neck (in response to Dotti’s invite) Joined together to plant a Tree for their (son, brother ) Michael who they lost in the Sept. 11 tragedy.
While they planted their tree, they also planted a tree for each of the following who are listed (after the Photos) on the Memorial Stone in Throggs Neck.
WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
F.F.Peter A. Bielfeld 1699 FDNY
P.O. Liam Callaghan 899 P.A.P.D.
Mary T. Caulfield
Donna Marie Clarke
Melissa Candide DOI
P.O. Jerome M Dominguez ESU#. NYPD
John Patrick Gallagher
Mon Gjonbalaj
Elvira GranittoCapt. Frederick J. Ill, Jr. FDNY
F.F. Michael F. Lynch 2315 FDNY
F.F. Dennis M. Mulligan 6066 FDNY
Lt. Raymond E. Murphy FDNY
Lt. Thomas G. Ohagan FDNY
P.O. Dominick Pezzulo P.A.P.D.
“God Bless
Throgg Neck now Honors our Heroes and Loved ones each with a tree in the
The “Friends of Ferry Point Park” will have their helpful volunteers
add mulch around these trees and keep the weeds down as they grow strong.
DONE: great day! OCT. 20th 2007
1 of 3 events:
1) IT"S MY PARK DAY HAUNTED HILL TRAIL AND DAFFODIL PLANTING FOR THE FUTURE MEMORIAL HILLTOP (Viewshed) GROVE
The entire neighborhood was invited as well as the volunteers,
2) PLANTING OF THE 3000 TREES DONATED BY THE PRINCE OF MONACO
The entire neighborhood was invited as well as the volunteers
more to come...
3) 1 in a Million plaNYC Mayor Bloomberg Planting
more photos to come...
Done: SEPT.15 FOR THE LITTORAL CLEANUP OF THE WATERFRONT
great day see you next year)
SPRING IT'S MY PARK DAY 2007
FALL 2006 IT'S MY PARK DAY
Thank you ...to all of you who tried to make this WINDY, stormy day a success.
We did hold our "IT'S MY PARK DAY" thanks to a small group that waited for the storm to pass and then hastily planted over 400 bulbs in the 3 planters that were prepared in advance.
We spread the mulch under the trees and bushes and previous gardens and then ran away.....
There should be a great show in the Spring...
and Thank You Cliff from CJ Carting for the donation of Mulch...It is really appreciated.
We canceled the fence painting and haunted walk due to the crazy storm weather and saved all the ghosts and goblins, decorations and we willl have the community enjoy them at 716 Brush Ave. and save for next year.
Halloween Haunted Trail Walk 2006...held at 716 Brush Ave. due to rain out at park
Some photos:
NIGHT SHOT................
DAY SHOT........New Neighbors join us for their first Halloween on Brush Ave.
SHOT OF GARDEN...........
"Little Neighbors"............WATCH OUT !!! ..................LOOK OVER YOUR HEAD !!!
Catherine Poggi and her new friend "FRANK" sends a
Happy Birthday Wish to her Halloween Daughter and her Grandchildren Emily and Julie
WE BUILT AND PLANTED 400 BULBS IN THREE PLANTERS AT SCHLEY AVE. AND THE TOLL BOOTHS....WATCH THEM BLOOM IN MAY....NEAR OUR MIMOSA TREE WHICH WILL ALSO BLOOM EACH YEAR ONCE IT REACHES A CERTAIN AGE......
Mimosa Tree is about 3 years old and looks like a stick....
11/07 Mimosa Tree is filling out, about 5 feet tall and 3? main branches
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 16 2007
BETWEEN 10 AM AND 2:30 PMThank You for Joining Us.... PARKS DEPARTMENT... AND THE JUNIOR GIRL SCOUTS #1302
JOINS FRIENDS OF FERRY POINT PARK FOR WATERFRONT CLEANUP
Thanks also to Walter Fox of the TBTA for allowing the girls the use of the facilities, and to Bill Egbert of the Daily News for his article that discusses the problem we face with this constant Hindu Ceremonial debris.
We Cleaned up the HINDU DEBRIS LEFT BEHIND THIS YEAR ON THE BEACH AREA IN ZONE 1 OF THE PARK. THIS AREA IS ACROSS FROM THE LARGE PARKING LOT ON THE WATERFRONT...
WE Started with DONUTS & COFFEE
picked up our TOOLS, GLOVES, BAGS...ETC...and went to work
THEN HOTDOGS WERE GRILLED...some of us picked up the tools again
CERTIFICATES WERE GIVEN TO PARTICIPANTS....Photos were taken
Gifts: Two sizes of American Flags for the girls
The Ferry Point Park West Coalition & The Friends of Ferryt Point park
Thanks the Following Girl Scouts for their help with our....
American Littoral Society Annual Cleanup at Ferry Point Park
Dear Dotti,
The girls had a wonderful time. They were so happy to help out and are excited to be going back.
Thank you so much for having us. Here is the list of girls names:
1. Ashley Ortiz
2. Isabelle Cotte
3. Emily Pena
4. Jennifer Martinez
5. Raeven Dale
6. Rhea Dale
7. Christina Wirsing
8. Christina Hernandez
9. Larissa Martinez
Leaders:
Maddy McCormack
Lucy Ortiz
Troop info:
Troop 1302 Juniors.
Meeting place:
Our Lady of Assumption
Roberts Ave , BX NY
From: Maddy McCormack
BEFORE CLEANUP AFTER CLEANUP
BEYOND CLEANUP AREA JUST A FEW OF THE HINDU CLOTHS
So far we have had successful turn out for:
"It's My Park Day Spring 2005" Cleaned up waterfront and Beach area
Catherine Cleans the Beach Front where an illegal fire was the night before.
"It's My Park Day Fall 2005" Planted hundreds of bulbs for spring
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Geanine watches the bulbs she helped plant... bloom....
This page is where we will have future schedules of Events
"The Melting Pot of Parks"
Some Proposed Getting Started Events for Spring 2007 will be..
Double Walk Day
A.-1st Seasonal Walk With Wisdom
Elderly walk with escorts
from 10am to 10:30am
Some transportation will be provided
Coffee & Cake (donated by ProFoods, sign will acknowledge donation) afterward
Photo will be published on website
Sponsored By: Ferry Point Park West Coalition (FPPWC).
B.- 1st Seasonal Gateway to Tomorrow Walk
Walk for Children with parent or guardian
from 12noon to 1:00 pm
Balloons will be given out before and after walk
Photo will be published on website
Sponsored By: Ferry Point Park West Coalition (FPPWC).
C.-There will be a Daffodil Planting Project.
donated daffodils (Bronx Coalition for Parks & Green Spaces?) will be planted in specified areas
Gloves and digging tools donated by Home Depot?
Photo will be published on website
Sponsored By: Ferry Point Park West Coalition (FPPWC).
D.- 1st Seasonal Soar To New Heights Day
A kite Flying Day
Kites and instructions will be given out to the older children
Balloons for the youngest
A Demonstration will be given. GOOD LUCK
Photo will be published on website
sponsored by: A Kite Company? Or Liberty Plumbing
(Banner donated by Alpha Art Inc.will advertise sponsor)
E.- Safety First
Rakes gloves and garbage bags will be supplied to rake the sandy area of the Beach
where there is a debris and broken glass problem.
Photos will be published on website
Sponsored by: Ferry Point Community Advocates(FPCA) Park Dept. may supply tools?
F.- Learn the Parts of Plants Spanish/English
drawing material and diagrams to be held around a bar-B=Q area with tables so children can draw and write
Photo will be published on website
Sponsored By: Ferry Point Park West Coalition (FPPWC).
G.-Learn Parts of the Trees in Spanish/English
drawing material and diagrams
to be held around a bar-B=Q area with tables so children can draw and write
Photo will be published on website
Sponsored By: Ferry Point Park West Coalition (FPPWC).
H.- Learn Parts of Fish in Spanish/English
drawing material and diagrams
to be held around a bar-B=Q area with tables so children can draw and write
Photo will be published on website
Sponsored By: Ferry Point Park West Coalition (FPPWC).
I. It's a Small world after all
Children will be encouraged with small inexpensive plastic people and animals to create small worlds out of tree trunks, fallen branches, tuffs of grass etc. to play with (on their own or with friends). Encouraging imagination and creativity without adult input. Great way to work out problems.
plastic people and animals donated by Frank Bee Stores?
Sign to acknowledge donation, donated by Alpha Art Inc.
Snacks may be included, donated by ProFoods
Photo will be published on website
Sponsored By: Ferry Point Park West Coalition (FPPWC).
J. It's My Park Day
Future Possible Donations by:
Future Pepsi
Cablevision
UPS
HOPENN
ProFoods
Cimminello Properties
Hellman Electric Co.
Storage Co.
Unitron
Atlantic Bus Service
Postal Hub
Volunteers from MSGR. Scalon
Volunteers from Lehman High School
Next year 2010 Friends of Ferry Point Park will hold the 5th annual
"HALLOWEEN HAUNTED TRAIL "
This year it will be marshmellows and ghost stories just for the neighborhood kids.
"BE THERE IF YOU DARE"
Dog Graduation Day at Ferry Point Park
Ferry Point Park West Coalition is an overall title for the groups that are participating in the restructuring of this parks use from mainly Soccer Leagues back to a diversified Park with a variety of active and passive activities.
The group that pays for and organizes events, supplies dedicated phone, office space, website, email, postage, stationary, copies is the "Friends of Ferry Point Park" group.
ANNUAL LITTORAL CLEANUP
2007 ...Check out the award "fRIENDS" was were given on Feb. 13 by Partnership For Parks
It was a miserable day (weather wise) but we got a warm round of applause for the work we have done in Ferry Point Park for the last 5 years. It was rewarding to rub elbows with so many determined, hardworking, park partners.
STILL TO DO LIST 2009/10:
SEND OUT THANKS YOU'S /SEND OUT CERTIFICATES
REPLANT 3 Throggs Neck MEMORIAL TREES
PLANT MORE DAFFODILS WHEN GROUND DEFROSTS
2007/08/09/Two 1 hour photo sessions
Dec. 22nd & 23th /Between 3:00 and 4:00
Let Dotti shoot and then send your Christmas Family Photo to one email of your choice.
at Dotti's Christmas Yard or tree.
724 BRUSH AVE.
SPECIAL FOR EXISTING MEMBERS ONLY :
Let Dotti take a Holiday Photo of you or your
family at this location (after it is decorated) .
Dotti will then email the photo to one email address of your choice for free.
Or we can send an invite for you or others to view the photo on our community album on "facebook" or “snapfish.com”
When they (or you) open the photo in “snapfish.com” they can then download it, print it yourself, print on one of the many gift items to send directly to your loved ones or have many printed for holiday cards etc. at a good price. Check Dates on www.ferrypointpark.org CURRENT Button
Join us for two 1 hour sessions this year as a “Friend of Ferry Point”
PRIVATE "FRIENDS" PARTY
BEING PLANNED AT 724 FOR DEC. 21ST AT 6:30
WRAPS/HOT HORS D'OUVRES, FOOD, REFRESHMENTS, EGGNOG ETC. SERVED call for details
MOST RECENT EVENTS:
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Nov. 24th Dotti replanted a few trees that were vandalized
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Nov. 16th Jimi planted 10 Oaks
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NOV. 3rd the Lynch Family planted trees
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JOIN US ON HALLOWEEN FOR TRICK OR TREAT AT 716 BRUSH AVENUE
DUSK UNTIL WE RUN OUT OF CANDY / COSTUME CONTEST
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OCT. 27, Remainder of trees will be planted by "Friends", and Msgr. Scanlon volunteers.
Moment of Silence closure to planting of Sept. 11 Forest at dusk, with candles at Soccer Stands.
SORRY CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN.....
Please call us to reschedule your families tree planting.
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Also on Oct. 20th: 1 IN A MILLION TREE PLANTING MAYOR BLOOMBERGS PLANYC PROMISE TO PLANT BY 2030
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Also on Oct. 20th: JOIN US TO PLANT HUNDREDS OF DAFFODILS
THROUGHOUT THE PARK BRING YOUR DAFFODIL PROJECT
TO FERRY POINT AND MAKE IT PART OF THE MEMORIAL FOREST.
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Also on Oct. 20th: "Haunted Hill Trail" signs.and ghosts until you see "FRIENDS OF FERRY POINT PARK " SET UP WITH 300 HOTDOGS & CANDY FOR THE VOLUNTEERS.
Start at the large gravel parking lot and face the park. Stay to the left of the park and walk south. Follow the signs
There will be a table set up for you to Sign in for the tree planting and
ask for whatever give-aways are available for "It's My Park Day".
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OCT.19/FRI.
Great Day, we had some volunteers show up from Wave Hill to join Friends and Green Apple Corp. to work with the other volunteers that came with Parks to plant.
9AM TIL? 700 MEMORIAL SAPLING TREES WERE BE PLANTED
Visit the Monaco Website to learn more about the (country)
Principality that donated these trees--- http://www.visitmonaco.com
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SEPT.29TH
(150) BOOST MOBILE VOLUNTEERS WILL CLEAN
PART OF THE HILLSIDE IN PREPARATION OF THE FLOWERING HILLTOP GROVE MEMORIAL.
THEY WILL ALSO WEED AROUND THE FIRST WAVE OF 1000 TREES PLANTED IN MAY.
Great Idea but They Cancelled on Sept. 20th
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Sept. 9, 2007
Meeting of the Ferry Point Sept.11 Memorial
Forest Comittee at the Water Club
Great Day!!...see you next year
SEPT.15/SAT.
LITTORAL CLEANUP OF THE WATERFRONT
Great Day!!....see you next year
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APRIL 11, 2007
Throggs Neck Feature: Bronx Times Reporter ..... May 3, 2007 |
9-11 GROVE TO BLOSSOM AT FERRY POINT A separate project will add nearly 3,000 saplings to the park later in the year, one to commemorate each victim of the attacks. That project is being funded by a donation from Prince Albert II of The grove, located at a crescent-shaped outlook near the “Soon after September 11, people were really looking for places to grieve and come together as a community and they used their parks a lot,” said Jennifer Greenfeld, director of the New York Tree Trust, the Parks division overseeing the project. “We realized there was something we could do to give people a place to reflect.” The memorial sites are called “viewshed groves,” a play on the term “watershed,” the spot where multiple streams empty into one body of water, Greenfeld said. In the case of the memorials, the various groves gaze upon a single spot: the former site of the Typical trees in the grove will stand 10 to 20 feet and create a bold white blossom unlike any other in the mostly green park. A small plaque will explain the project and pay tribute to the victims, she said. Community Board 10's Parks Committee announced at the last board meeting on April 19 that it had sent a letter to Greenfeld and the grove's designer to thank them for an earlier presentation on the project. Supporters of Ferry Point Park West also said they are grateful for the project. In fact, the city's search for grove sites perfectly coincided with an independent campaign by the Ferry Point Park West Coalition to create a 9/11 memorial at the park. “We had requested that since we have a beautiful view of the skyline and we were affected in Throggs Neck very badly as far as the firemen and the police that we lost, we felt that this would be a nice area for a memorial,” said Dorothea Poggi, co-founder of the coalition with Jimi Hughes. In addition to the sentimental value of the grove, Poggi said the memorial would attract visitors to a rarely used but beautiful part of the park and absorb some of the noise from the bridge. “It will make the whole area more tranquil,” she said. The second 9/11-related planting at Ferry Point will add several thousand small flowering saplings in all areas of the park, especially in between athletic fields, around designated picnic areas and near the central parking lot. “The saplings will create a flowering edge to some of the wild places in the park,” Greenfeld said. The two planting projects join about $6 million in planned improvements to Ferry Point Park West, including a new comfort station with restrooms and a concession stand. Funds for those upgrades come from the $220 million in park-improvement funds tied to the construction of a water filtration plant in Van Cortlandt Park. A master plan for the park is expected sometime this summer. NEWS! ! May 8, 2007 CSO Meeting at Com. BD 10 about the way the city will solve the raw sewage contamination and floatable debris that enters the Hutch. River and Westchester Creek when the Hunts Point Sewage Treatment Plant is overflowing from the Hurricanes or heavy Rains that enter the Combined Sewer Overflows.... Keep scrolling....big space between next article.... NEWS! ! May 8, 2007 CSO Meeting at Com. BD 10 about the way the city will solve the raw sewage contamination and floatable debris that enters the Hutch. River and Westchester Creek when the Hunts Point Sewage Treatment Plant is overflowing from the Hurricanes or heavy Rains that enter the Combined Sewer Overflows.... ____________________passed_____________________________________________ |
We will always Remember is not just words anymore but a Grove of trees to sit in and view the site of the Twin Towers from each Borough. In ours it will be the Hilltop at Ferry Point Park. These promises to remember may also be backed up with a tree planted for every lost life that day thanks to the Prince of Monaco who felt the need to contribute them. These trees that will hopefully flourish to a ripe old age (the ones in the Park now just reached 70 years old).
Thank you Dorothea Poggi, NYC Parks Forestry, Com. Bd. 10
March 2007 DOROTHEA POGGI Represented the FPPWest Coalition for the third time at the"BRONX PARK SPEAKUP" HELD in the Old Music Building of Lehman College. The many Park involved groups and individuals network with each other to learn more about the different Bronx Parks and how to get more improvements in them.
PRELIMINARY DRAWINGS FOR THE FUTURE OF FERRY POINT PARK
WERE DISPLAYED AND DISCUSSED WITH MANY PARK ADVOCATES.
Transportation Alternatives.... Zerega Ave. Industrial Zone, Bob Bieder
IC Pres. Labyrinth
This is our current plan:
OUR MASTER PLAN AND TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES REP.
PARKS PLAN BELOW
This visual plan is accompanied by a 13 page written plan describing our basic needs now, as well as our future hopes if possible. There is also a brochure of photos and a map of designated problem areas available. If your office would like a presentation, please contact us
This was our 1st draft plan: to try to get input from different sources....it is on a dry erase board so the changes could be made instantly...
Above our 2nd intermediate plan Was drawn during the proposed construction of a BJ's Box store on Bruckner that would add 3000 to 6000 vehicles per day to the small community of Ferry Point. Because of this added traffic...this plan incorporated the need to suggest a vehicle turn around off of Schley Ave. and Brush Avenue. This turn around would be like a culdisack. It would offer not only an area for large trucks to turn quickly and safely without blocking traffic, an area for grid lock to back up into, and a parking lot, but also a Holiday Tree Lighting area as well. This design would have moved the future first field (along Schley Ave.) reconstruction further into the Park where we feel it should be.
We hope for a Ferry (Water Taxi Type) in the future, are also planning to incorporate Kayaking/Canoeing (Boat House?/Launch), and possibly a Bus Duck on Schley Avenue
SCOPING MEETING FOR CROTON FUNDS JULY 6 2006 OR JUNE 7 date on photos?
Commissioner Hector Aponte and others stayed with Dorothea Poggi for a Scoping Tour of the Western Portion of Ferry Point Park after the meeting which was held near Schley Ave. Entrance.
Jane Couch, Project Manager and Mike Grattan Parks Supervisor/District Manager
Jane Couch made a pleasant presentation around Dec. of 2006 at the Com. board 10's request to show the draft plans for phase 1 & 2 of the Future Ferry Point. Here are our requested copies, they are available for view at our
MEETING HALL 724 Brush Ave. Bx, NY 10465 by request
Note from Ferry Point Civic Group
Established 1967 Founder Catherine Poggi
Co-Founder Dorothea Poggi
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
718-892-7303 Fax 718-829-7165 www.ferrypointcommunity.org email:dpoggi@ferrypointpark.org
7/31/2006
Following are some notes taken from our last meeting in reference to the scoping meeting by the Parks Dept. pertaining to the allotted Croton Money to be used to develop
Options:
Settle for what the parks dept. wants for the soccer leagues
And storing equipment
Or:
Request a more diversified park
Request a playground for the children w/ sprinkler
Handicap, stroller and bicycle access for the whole park
Plan a Letter writing rally (to Mayor) with news coverage for FPP addition funding to create a real park
To be held at Schley Ave.& Brush Ave. on a soccer Sunday with rain date
Letters requesting the basic treatment that other neighborhoods are getting:
Dorothea Poggi
Done: SEPT.29 CLARKE UNIVERSITY INTERVUES DOTTI ABOUT ECOLOGY AND ACTIVISTS OF NYC
CANCELLED SEPT. 30, 100 BOOST MOBILE VOLUNTEERS WILL CLEAN THE HILLSIDE IN PREPARATION OF THE HILLTOP GROOVE MEMORIAL
Done: OCT.19, 1500 SMALL GROUP OF MEMORIAL SAPLING TREES WILL BE PLANTED/ ALL WELCOME
Done:OCT. 20, WE NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS IS IT'S MY PARK DAY JOIN 200 VOLUNTEERS/ TO PLANT 1500 TREES AND HUNDREDS OF DAFFODILS THROUGHOUT THE PARK
CANCELLED WEATHER: OCT. 27, 20 PLUS VOLUNTEERS FROM MSGR. SCANLON HS WILL HELP CLOSE UP THIS MEMORIAL FOREST.
THE LAST BUNCH OF YOUNG TREES WILL BE PLANTED TODAY...
WE WILL PROBABLY MEET FOR A CANDLELIGHT MOMENT OF SILENCE AT DUSK (AT THE SOCCER STANDS) TO CLOSE THIS PROJECT ON THE SINCERE, SOLEMN NOTE THAT IT DESERVES. PLEASE REGISTER AHEAD IF INTERESTED LEAVE YOUR NAME AND PHONE ON THE VOICE MAIL AT 718-892-7303 OR EMAIL A NOTE TO friends@ferrypointpark.org
Ferry Point Community Advocates
Tel: (718)-892-7303 Fax: (718)-892-7165
www.ferrypointpark.org www.ferrypointcommunity.org
11/4/2007
Dear Laura Bx. Times reporter Community Column.
Halloween Night was a blast. It was so much fun to see the faces on the children as they looked up at the 12 ft. Frankenstein and screamed when the fog or the eerie screams came from the 8 foot haunted mansion. About 40 children from the surrounding Community came to the Haunted Yard of Dorothea Poggi (President of the Ferry Point Community Advocates). Dotti combined the decorations from the Haunted Trail (that was held at FP Park on OCT. 20th ) with all her Air Filled scary ghosts, Goblins, haunted house and pumpkins to create a really frightening yet fun experience for the Children of the area. All were welcome and there was plenty of candy eyeballs to go around. These body parts and other candies were served on a talking scull head platter to increase the thrill. Photos were taken and the 25 children that left their address have been placed in the costume contest. Budget willing there will be a little something sent out to all the kids because they were so great!
The Children all had adults supervising them and nothing got out of hand. Photos are on the website under events at www.ferrypointpark.org.
Which costume do you like best? Use our blog to tell us why!
NEW “Michael Lynch Memorial Stand of Trees FP” Sat. Nov. 3, 2007
It was a windy, slightly rainy day when the Lynch Family of Throggs Neck met up with Dorothy Poggi. The Bagels and hot coffee helped but there was an under tone of sorrow as we arranged the small trees to commemorate the final public planting in the Sept. 11 Memorial Forest at
“God Bless
Throggs Neck now Honors our local Heroes and Loved ones each with the
and most important, the memories and love that we hold for them each day.
These are the specific names are now attributed to this stand of trees planted by the Lynch Family. (if I am correct the seventh one from the left side is Michaels).
As it says on the
WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
F.F. Peter A. Bielfeld 1699 FDNY
P.O. Liam Callahan 899 PAPD
Mary T. Caulfield
Donna Marie Clarke
Melissa Candide DOI
P.O. Jerome M. Dominguez ESU#. NYPD
John Patrick Gallagher
Mon Gjonbalaj
Elvira Granitto
Capt. Frederick J. Ill, Jr. FDNY
F.F. Michael F. Lynch 2315 FDNY
F.F. Dennis M. Mulligan 6066 FDNY
Lt. Raymond E. Murphy FDNY
Lt. Thomas G. O’Hagan FDNY
P.O. Dominick Pezzulo PAPD
Photos on website www.ferrypointpark.org of plantings and Monument on E. Tremont.
The “Ferry Point Community Advocates” say “Thank You” to Michaels Family for making the closure of this large undertaking by the Prince of Monaco, FP Com. Advocates, Friends of Ferry Point, and the NYC Parks Dept. a success on the personal community level as well as the general NYC level.
Friends of FP will have their helpful volunteers add mulch around these trees and keep the weeds down as they grow strong.
We have submitted a request to Community Bd. 10 for a garden in front of the new “Memorial Stand” of trees in
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Dorothea Poggi
Welcome to our Park
We are working towards creating a sustainable Bronx Park
Social, Educational, Environmental and Economic Stakeholders of Ferry Point Park working
together the create the Best Park with whatever assets we have available.
Million Trees NY has notified us that there will be working in the Park this Spring....more later
BRONX PARKS SPEAKUP! '2011 When: Saturday, Feb 26, 2011 Where: Lehman College Bronx NY 10468 (map) Description: Bronx Parks Speak-Up XVII. Lehman College Faculty Dining Rooms. 11:30AM - 5PM. http://www.bron
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The Bronx Coalition for Parks and Green Spaces (BCPGS) was formed in 2001 as a result of the Bronx Parks Speak Up. Since 1995, groups working in Bronx parks have met every February at the Bronx Parks Speak-Up. The day-long session was begun by the Bronx Council for Environmental Quality as a forum for creating a calendar of events in Bronx parks. Over the years the event evolved into a "report card" for parks, with speeches by the Borough Commissioner and the Parks Commissioner and discussions about surfacing issues. The Speak Up led to a greater focus in the borough on the Bronx River, which is now a focal point of community and government involvement. Breakout discussions allowed groups to network and share ideas. While the Speak-Ups worked well as a forum for exchanging ideas and sharing calendar information, the cooperation among groups didn't extend into the rest of the year. Groups began to feel frustrated that they gathered together each year to talk about the challenges they were facing in their parks, and they weren't working together to come up with solutions. At planning sessions for Speak Up 2001, Partnerships for Parks Outreach Coordinators suggested that Bronx groups might want to consider doing the same thing. Since it was an election year in New York City, and because of term limits more than two-thirds of the races-including all four city-wide offices-had no incumbents. This fact, coupled with the groups' own frustrations, created a strong impetus for forming a coalition. Partnerships' Bronx Outreach Coordinators and the Speak Up's planning committee used their contacts in the community and the Partnerships database to reach out to a much broader array of community groups and invite them to the Speak Up. The February 2001 Speak-Up was the best-attended in the event's history, with more than 200 people from more than 50 organizations participating. The event was divided into sessions to discuss three issues: Should there be a Bronx coalition?; surfacing issues/creating a Bronx-wide agenda; and techniques for approaching candidates and elected officials. The coalition that grew out of the latest Speak Up held its first meeting in March 2001 and has been meeting ever since. Today the coalition comprises more than 30 organizations, including housing associations, little leagues, civic associations, and parks and garden groups. From the results of the discussions at the Speak Up, the Bronx Coalition for Parks and Green Spaces adopted a seven-point platform asking candidates to increase the Parks budget; hire more, especially skilled, personnel; preserve community gardens; and increase the opportunities for recreation in parks. Since it formed, the Coalition has had two major goals: first, to reach out to community organizations in the Bronx and ask them to join the coalition and second, to continue to host the Annual Bronx Parks Speak Up. |
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The Bronx Coalition for Parks and Green Spaces (BCPGS) was formed in 2001 as a result of the Bronx Parks Speak Up. Since 1995, groups working in Bronx parks have met every February at the Bronx Parks Speak-Up. The day-long session was begun by the Bronx Council for Environmental Quality as a forum for creating a calendar of events in Bronx parks. Over the years the event evolved into a "report card" for parks, with speeches by the Borough Commissioner and the Parks Commissioner and discussions about surfacing issues. The Speak Up led to a greater focus in the borough on the Bronx River, which is now a focal point of community and government involvement. Breakout discussions allowed groups to network and share ideas. While the Speak-Ups worked well as a forum for exchanging ideas and sharing calendar information, the cooperation among groups didn't extend into the rest of the year. Groups began to feel frustrated that they gathered together each year to talk about the challenges they were facing in their parks, and they weren't working together to come up with solutions. At planning sessions for Speak Up 2001, Partnerships for Parks Outreach Coordinators suggested that Bronx groups might want to consider doing the same thing. Since it was an election year in New York City, and because of term limits more than two-thirds of the races-including all four city-wide offices-had no incumbents. This fact, coupled with the groups' own frustrations, created a strong impetus for forming a coalition. Partnerships' Bronx Outreach Coordinators and the Speak Up's planning committee used their contacts in the community and the Partnerships database to reach out to a much broader array of community groups and invite them to the Speak Up. The February 2001 Speak-Up was the best-attended in the event's history, with more than 200 people from more than 50 organizations participating. The event was divided into sessions to discuss three issues: Should there be a Bronx coalition?; surfacing issues/creating a Bronx-wide agenda; and techniques for approaching candidates and elected officials. The coalition that grew out of the latest Speak Up held its first meeting in March 2001 and has been meeting ever since. Today the coalition comprises more than 30 organizations, including housing associations, little leagues, civic associations, and parks and garden groups. From the results of the discussions at the Speak Up, the Bronx Coalition for Parks and Green Spaces adopted a seven-point platform asking candidates to increase the Parks budget; hire more, especially skilled, personnel; preserve community gardens; and increase the opportunities for recreation in parks. Since it formed, the Coalition has had two major goals: first, to reach out to community organizations in the Bronx and ask them to join the coalition and second, to continue to host the Annual Bronx Parks Speak Up. |
Ferry Point Park Memorial Grove Remembers 9/11 Victims
By Vito Signorile
Friday, September 9, 2011 11:09 AM EDT
| Bronx Times-Reporter |
The Ferry Point Park 9/11 Memorial Grove has dealt with many problems during its first year, but community activists are always determined to keep the memorial intact.
In late 2007, the City Department of Parks and Recreation planted 15 white flowering redbud trees at the southern tip of Ferry Point Park in a project meant to remember the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
An additional 3,000 saplings that were donated by Prince Albert II of Monaco were also planted in the park to commemorate the approximate number of people who lost their lives in the attacks.
In the four years of the Ferry Point 9/11 Memorial Grove’s existence, however, the memorial trees have dealt with an unfortunate history of vandalism.
In 2008 alone, the memorial trees were stolen by coldhearted thieves three separate times, forcing local residents, families of 9/11 victims, elected officials, and high school students to voluntarily replant the trees.
“It was a terrible time because we could never figure out who stole trees that remember the events of September 11th,” said Dotti Poggi, founder of Friends of Ferry Point Park. “We were very grateful to have all the help that we got to replant the trees. It’s one of our most loved sections of our park.”
The area of Ferry Point Park was selected as one of four locations in the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island that face or overlook Ground Zero. The grove is located in a crescent-shaped area near the Whitestone Bridge overlooking the Hudson River. On a clear day, passersby visiting the Ferry Point 9/11 Memorial Grove have a clear view of where the World Trade Center once stood.
Each memorial grove in New York City is called “viewshed groves,” meaning that each overlooks the area in Lower Manhattan. The trees stand between 10 and 20 feet high and stand-out among the other trees in Ferry Point Park with their bold white blossoms, and are separated by a small plaque with a dedication to the victims of 9/11.
Fortunately, Poggi says the grove has remained intact over the last few years and it is something that Friends of Ferry Point Park makes sure continues to bloom during the 10th anniversary of 9/11.
“When you have a dedicated area in a park, or anywhere, that honors those who lost their lives and fought to save others lives, it really means something,” Poggi said. “We have a staff that constantly cares for the Ferry Point Memorial Grove because it is something we are certainly proud of.”
A Poggi said every year the site is visited frequently on September 11th. With the 10th this year, she urges local residents to visit the beloved viewshed grove and pray for those who perished.
Ferry Point Park Memorial Grove Remembers 9/11 Victims
By Vito Signorile
Friday, September 9, 2011 11:09 AM EDT
| Bronx Times-Reporter |
The Ferry Point Park 9/11 Memorial Grove has dealt with many problems during its first year, but community activists are always determined to keep the memorial intact.
In late 2007, the City Department of Parks and Recreation planted 15 white flowering redbud trees at the southern tip of Ferry Point Park in a project meant to remember the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
An additional 3,000 saplings that were donated by Prince Albert II of Monaco were also planted in the park to commemorate the approximate number of people who lost their lives in the attacks.
In the four years of the Ferry Point 9/11 Memorial Grove’s existence, however, the memorial trees have dealt with an unfortunate history of vandalism.
In 2008 alone, the memorial trees were stolen by coldhearted thieves three separate times, forcing local residents, families of 9/11 victims, elected officials, and high school students to voluntarily replant the trees.
“It was a terrible time because we could never figure out who stole trees that remember the events of September 11th,” said Dotti Poggi, founder of Friends of Ferry Point Park. “We were very grateful to have all the help that we got to replant the trees. It’s one of our most loved sections of our park.”
The area of Ferry Point Park was selected as one of four locations in the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island that face or overlook Ground Zero. The grove is located in a crescent-shaped area near the Whitestone Bridge overlooking the Hudson River. On a clear day, passersby visiting the Ferry Point 9/11 Memorial Grove have a clear view of where the World Trade Center once stood.
Each memorial grove in New York City is called “viewshed groves,” meaning that each overlooks the area in Lower Manhattan. The trees stand between 10 and 20 feet high and stand-out among the other trees in Ferry Point Park with their bold white blossoms, and are separated by a small plaque with a dedication to the victims of 9/11.
Fortunately, Poggi says the grove has remained intact over the last few years and it is something that Friends of Ferry Point Park makes sure continues to bloom during the 10th anniversary of 9/11.
“When you have a dedicated area in a park, or anywhere, that honors those who lost their lives and fought to save others lives, it really means something,” Poggi said. “We have a staff that constantly cares for the Ferry Point Memorial Grove because it is something we are certainly proud of.”
A Poggi said every year the site is visited frequently on September 11th. With the 10th this year, she urges local residents to visit the beloved viewshed grove and pray for those who perished.
Ferry Point Park Memorial Grove
Remembers 9/11 Victims
By Vito Signorile
Friday, September 9, 2011 11:09 AM EDT
The Ferry Point Park
9/11 Memorial Grove has dealt with many problems during its first year, but
community activists are always determined to keep the memorial intact.
In late 2007, the City Department of Parks and Recreation planted 15 white
flowering redbud trees at the southern tip of Ferry Point Park in a project
meant to remember the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
An additional 3,000 saplings that were donated by Prince Albert II of Monaco
were also planted in the park to commemorate the approximate number of people
who lost their lives in the attacks.
In the four years of the Ferry Point 9/11 Memorial Grove’s existence, however,
the memorial trees have dealt with an unfortunate history of vandalism.
In 2008 alone, the memorial trees were stolen by coldhearted thieves three
separate times, forcing local residents, families of 9/11 victims, elected
officials, and high school students to voluntarily replant the trees.
“It was a terrible time because we could never figure out who stole trees that
remember the events of September 11th,” said Dotti Poggi, founder of Friends of
Ferry Point Park. “We were very grateful to have all the help that we got to
replant the trees. It’s one of our most loved sections of our park.”
The area of Ferry Point Park was selected as one of four locations in the
Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island that face or overlook Ground Zero.
The grove is located in a crescent-shaped area near the Whitestone Bridge
overlooking the Hudson River. On a clear day, passersby visiting the Ferry
Point 9/11 Memorial Grove have a clear view of where the World Trade Center
once stood.
Each memorial grove in New York City is called “viewshed groves,” meaning that
each overlooks the area in Lower Manhattan. The trees stand between 10 and 20
feet high and stand-out among the other trees in Ferry Point Park with their
bold white blossoms, and are separated by a small plaque with a dedication to
the victims of 9/11.
Fortunately, Poggi says the grove has remained intact over the last few years
and it is something that Friends of Ferry Point Park makes sure continues to
bloom during the 10th anniversary of 9/11.
“When you have a dedicated area in a park, or anywhere, that honors those who
lost their lives and fought to save others lives, it really means something,”
Poggi said. “We have a staff that constantly cares for the Ferry Point Memorial
Grove because it is something we are certainly proud of.”
APoggi said every year the site is visited
frequently on September 11th. With the 10th this year, she urges local
residents to visit the beloved viewshed grove and pray for those who perished.
IDEWALK OR DRAINAGE FOR TOXIC OILS AND GAS FROM TRUCKS now used for Ambulette parking...has been cleaned up (Thank You) 2009