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:: The Henry Hudson Parkway Task Force
 

The Task Force is broad based, with members representing the major parks and neighborhoods adjacent to the parkway.

Ita Aber, Preservationist
Joy Anastos, Educator
Karen Argenti, The Gaia Instititue
Richard W. Baldwin, Esq.
Susan Baldwin, 252nd Street Bridge
John Benfatti, NYC DOT Bicycle Director (former)

Steven Bernardo, Assoc. of Riverdale Cooperatives
Nancy Bruning, Ft. Tryon Park
Marcela Calabi, Hudson Heights Homeowners
James T. Dowell, Riverside Park Fund
Kathy Egmont, Educator
Hilary Hinds Kitasei, Riverdale Nature Preservancy
Peter Kohlmann, Riverdale Nature Preservancy
Robert Kornfeld, Riverdale Historic District
Paul Mankiewicz, PhD., The Gaia Institute
Charles McKinney, NYC Parks Department
Barbara Michaels, Fieldston Property Owners Association
Rosa Naperstek, Ft. Tryon Park
Jean-Lee Poggi, George Washington Bridge Park

John T. Reddick, Cityscape
Peter C. Riebling, Architect
Elizabeth Lorris Ritter, Community Board 12
Paul Sawyer, Friends of Van Cortlandt Park
Laura Spalter, Riverdale Community Association
Massimo Strino, Photographer
Anthony Walmsley, FASLA
Homer Young-Kennedy III, Inwood Hill Park

:: Supporters
 

The Henry Hudson Parkway Scenic Byway initiative is supported by:

US Congressman Eliot Engel
US Congressman Charles B. Rangel
NYS Senator Eric Schneiderman
NYS Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz
Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer
NYC Councilmember Oliver Koppell

NYC Councilmember Gale A. Brewer
Bronx Community Board 8
Manhattan Community Board 12

Manhattan Community Board 7
Association of Riverdale Cooperatives
Cambridge-Oxford Historic District (proposed)
East Coast Greenway
Fieldston Property Owners Association
Friends of Inwood Park
Friends of Van Cortlandt Park
Heights Heritage District
Hudson Heights Homeowners Coalition
National Historic Trust
Neighborhood Open Space Coalition
Inwood Community Coalition

Landmark West!
New Yorkers for Parks
New York City Landmarks Conservancy
181st Beautification Project

Regional Plan Association
Riverdale Community Association
Riverdale Historic District
Riverdale Press

Riverkeeper
Riverside Inwood Community Garden (RING)
Riverside Park Fund
Scenic Hudson

Financial support provided by:
City Parks Foundation
Con Edison
J.M. Kaplan Fund
New York City Environmental Fund
New York Community Trust
Riverdale Nature Preservancy

:: Partners & Advisors
 

Bronx Historical Society
Bronx River Parkway Conservancy
The Gaia Institute
Hudson River Valley Greenway Office
Municipal Art Society
New York City Art Commission
New York City Department of Parks & Recreation
New York CIty Department of Transportation
New York City Landmarks Conservancy
New York City Soil and Water Conservation District
New York State Department of Transportation - Region 11
New York State Scenic Byways
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

The Sam Schwartz Company
Scenic America
U.S. Department of the Interior (HAER)
Wave Hill

:: Riverdale Nature Preservancy
 

The Riverdale Nature Preservancy is dedicated to preserving the natural features, residential character, and cultural heritage of the Riverdale Special Natural Area District and the northwest Bronx. Preserving the historic character of the Henry Hudson Parkway has been an important goal over the last two decades. Please mail tax-deductible contributions to P.O. Box, 239, Bronx, NY 10471.

Directors and Officers


Paul Elston
Gilbert Kerlin

Honorary Chairmen

Donald J. Cohn
Chairman


Peter Kohlmann

Franz Paasche
Co-presidents

Sandy Shalleck
Vice President and Treasurer

William Abramson
Marcia Allin
Paul J. Anid
Richard W. Baldwin
Steve Byrns
Charles D.F. Cohn
Jodie Colon
Peter J. Davies
E. Allen Dennison
James H. Fogel
Sara Follet
Rosemary R. Ginty
Steve Hammer
Lorance J. Hockert
Peter Joseph
Hilary Hinds Kitasei
Robert Kornfeld

Robert Lynch
Barbara Michaels
Susan Morgenthau
Robert Reich
Erica A. Seiff
Laura Spalter
Dart Westphal
Barry Willner

Mary Bandziukas, AICP
Program Director

A copy of the Riverdale Nature Preservancy's latest annual report may be obtained, upon request, from the organization or from the Office of the Attorney General, Charities Bureau, 120 Broadway, New York, New York 10271.

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