Tag: HPPC

Hunters Point Parks offer free summer programming for children under 10

Families enjoy a puppet show from Wonderspark Puppets at last year's Summer Kids. Photo courtesy of HPPC.

July 11, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The Hunters Point Parks Conservancy (HPPC) is hosting its 10th year of free programming for children this summer in Hunter’s Point South Park and Gantry Plaza State Park on the Long Island City waterfront, providing free family-friendly programming every morning at 10 a.m. across July and August. HPPC’s Summer… Read more »

Hunters Point South Park earns international recognition for design and and public value

From left to right: Stephanie Pankiewicz - ULI Jury Committee, Tom Balsley - Design Principal - swa/Balsley, Rob Basch - President Hunters Point Parks Conservancy, Ebony Young - Deputy Queens Borough President, Frank Ottomanelli - Owner, Frank Ottomanelli's By The Water, Len Greco - Senior Vice President EDC, Mark Focht - Deputy Commissioner NYC Parks, Kevin Parris - Director NYC Housing, Preservation and Development. Photo courtesy of HPPC.

June 27, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Hunters Point South Park has been selected as one of ten winners of the prestigious 2025 Urban Land Institute (ULI) Americas Awards for Excellence, a recognition honoring outstanding development efforts across the private, public, and nonprofit sectors throughout the Americas. Located on the Long Island City waterfront, the park… Read more »

Join HPPC’s I Love My Park Day cleanup this Saturday at Gantry Plaza

Volunteers at the 2024 I Love My Park Day event at Gantry Plaza State Park. Photo: HPPC

May 1, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Hunters Point Parks Conservancy (HPPC) will host a community volunteering event at Gantry Plaza State Park this Saturday as part of a state-wide volunteer initiative for I Love My Park Day, which encourages people to help out at their local state parks. HPPC, in partnership with New York State Parks,… Read more »

Summer Kids program kicks off on the Long Island City waterfront

Summer Kids (Photo provided by Jessica Sechrist)

July 17, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A fun-filled six-week program for kids featuring music, story time and yoga kicked off at the Long Island City waterfront last week. The free program, known as Summer Kids, also includes art classes and dancing, with hundreds of children expected to attend over the six-week period. Spaces for the… Read more »