SAVE THE FOLLOWING FUTURE DATES 2008
And remember, we DO NOT get paid to do these events.
We are volunteers that only benefit from knowing we are doing something constructive and pleasant...
so if you have any other agenda "Please Stay Home"
We do not have time or 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. If you are for the children and the Park you are welcome.
JOIN US: BECOME A FREE "moral support" MEMBER OF FRIENDS OF FERRY POINT PARK
Donations are tax deductable through our Fiscal Sponsor 501C3.
Sept 15?
Global Waterfront (Littoral Zone) Clean Up:
Join us for our largest waterfront cleanup up at this park so far;
we will attempt to 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.
Oct. 20th 2008?
"Fall "It's My Park Day"
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?
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.
To be determined by the Parks Needs at that point
July 19th
Friends of
Established 2002 Founder/President Dorothea Poggi
In coordination with Ferry Point Community Advocates our local civic group
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718-892-7303 Fax 718-829-7165 www.ferrypointcommunity.org
www.ferrypointpark.org
email:dpoggi@ferrypointpark.org
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 REMAININ 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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May 17: Spring It's My Park Day 2008: Join us as we clean the debris off the West waterfront.
150 students will drag and bag as much debris as they can up from the water.
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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.
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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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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...
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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....
"American Littoral Society "Clean-up Fall 2005: cleaned up and photographed debris along waterfront,
Timothy Williams with Jimi Hughes
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
Cathy Aoroco? will Assist Dorothy Poggi with 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
Cathy Aoroco? will Assist Dorothy Poggi with 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
Cathy Aoroco? will Assist Dorothy Poggi with 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 2007 Friends of Ferry Point Park will hold the 2nd annual
"HALLOWEEN HAUNTED TRAIL WALK"
MEET US AT 9:30 AT SCHLEY AVE. AND BRUSH AVE.
WHERE THE BICYCLE PATH ENTERS THE PARK
"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
THIS CURRENT MONTH ...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: SEND OUT THANKS YOU'S SEND OUT CERTIFICATES
REPLANT BRONX MEMORIAL TREES
PLANT MORE DAFFODILS WHEN GROUND DEFROSTS
Two 1 hour photo sessions
Sat. Dec. 22nd & Sun. 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.
716 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 “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 THE MEETING HALL FOR FRI. NIGHT DEC. 21ST AT 6:30
WRAPS/HOT HORS D'OUVRES, 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...
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 BJ's 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 blockingtraffic, an area for grid lock to back up into, and a parking lot, but also a Holiday Tree Lighting area as well.
We are also planning to incorporate Kyacking, and possibly a Bus Duck on Schley
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
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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.
Green Street Gardens Because we have only one “tree” median of Green Streets and NO gardens throughout our Mixed use Community, We have written to Com. Bd. 10 in response to the request for Green Street Possibilities and asked for Green Streets in the following locations:
Thank you for being interested enough to finish this article….
Dorothea Poggi