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Marte Ekhougen (left) and Sevrin Mason helped clean up Gorman Park on Sun., April 10. Another clean up date is scheduled for Sun., April 17.
For the first time in recent memory, Gorman Park on Broadway near W. 190th Street received some tender loving care from volunteers on Sun., April 10.
Five area residents, working in conjunction with Partnerships for Parks, raked leaves, pruned bushes and trees, and picked up litter along the southern stretch of the park that borders Broadway. In all, they hauled out eight bags of leaves and trash.
The effort was initiated by Jonathan Rabinowitz, an area resident who has been informally cleaning up the park in his spare time.
“They uncovered some plants and flowers that were under the leaves – it’s very pretty,” said Yekaterina Gluzberg, Northern Manhattan’s outreach coordinator with Partnerships for Parks. “People walking by stopped and said thank you.”
Based on the feedback and fun they had, another clean up is scheduled for this Sun., April 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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