The White Garden
The White Garden is located behind Field 74 in the most wooded part of the island. It is composed of plants that either have white blooming flowers, or variegated foliage. There is grove of birch trees underplanted with Virginia Bluebells, which bloom in springtime. The White Garden was planted as a restful sanctuary from the commotion on the rest of the island.
Join us for free art, music, sports and snacks as we celebrate the bridge re-opening and FLOW.12!
The Randall’s Island Park Alliance, Inc. (RIPA) is currently seeking candidates for the following positions: Seasonal Gardner, Photography Intern, Maintenance Worker.
Randall’s Island Sports Foundation, Inc. (RISF) has changed its name to Randall’s Island Park Alliance, Inc. (RIPA). The change reflects the Park’s remarkable coalition of current supporters with a view toward an increasingly collaborative stewardship in the coming years. We have also realigned our mission statement as follows: The Randall’s Island Park Alliance (RIPA) works [...]
News – 03/06/2012
Yohan Blake Gives his take on competing in NYC
“I love Icahn Stadium,” declared World Champion Yohan Blake on Tuesday, March 6, as he spoke to media from around the world about his plans to compete at the 2012 adidas Grand Prix on June 9.
They plunged the roots beneath the surface of the city, the din of an elevated train drowning out the shovels smacking against the dirt. Some gardeners traveled from East Harlem, where a group from the Renaissance Charter High School for Innovation boarded a yellow school bus to Randalls Island on Wednesday morning.
November 18, 2011 – Frieze have announced today the participating galleries for the organization’s first New York fair, which is to take place 4–7 May 2012 in Randall’s Island Park, Manhattan.
While most Americans were centered on football this weekend, Harry Potter fanatics are crazy about Quidditch.
Ichan Stadium on Randalls Island was transformed into tournament headququarters Saturday, with tents hawking everything from roast turkey legs to magic wands.
NYC Dept. of Transportation has informed us that the 103rd Street Pedestrian Bridge shall be closed starting Oct. 31, 2011 due to construction. The bridge is scheduled to re-open early summer 2012.
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A Music Festival Gets Intimate with it’s Venue
July 28, 2011 – Phyllis Odessey, Randall’s Island Sports Foundation’s Director of Horticulture, recently was awarded a scholarship from the Chanticleer Foundation for their horticulture program in 2012.
Randall’s Island Park Hosts Flow.11, a Waterfront Public Art Exhibit for All New Yorkers
Friday, July 1 at 7 am the 103rd Street Pedestrian Bridge re-opens to the public.
Art along the waterfront pathways on Randall’s Island during the summers of 2011 and 2012.
Randall’s Island will host the New York edition of Frieze Art Fair in 2012.
Join Team Randall’s Island and Guarantee Yourself a Entry into the ING NYC Marathon in 2011
On May 10 at 11am in partnership with NYC Wildflower Week, Randall’s Island Horticulture Department is offering a botanical walk through the Hell Gate Wildlfower Meadow on Randall’s Island.
Randall’s Island Sports Foundation is saddened by the lost of a true friend, Grete Waitz. Grete was a nine (9) time winner of the New York City Marathon between 1978 and 1988, more than any other runner in history. She also won a silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and a [...]
Action kick’s off Friday, April 15 with the 8th Annual New York Relays being held at Randall’s Island Park’s Icahn Stadium.
On Monday, March 14, 2011 New York City released its Waterfront Action Agenda. The Agenda is the three year implementation component of the City’s Vision 2020: New York City Comprehensive Waterfront Plan. The plan mentions Randall’s Island Park as a component in the development of NYC’s waterfront Greenways and esplanades. It specifically mentions the completion of waterfront pathways, including [...]
12-Year-Old Girl May Embody McEnroe’s Vision By HARVEY ARATON Published: March 7, 2011 For John McEnroe, a man of impassioned and instantly expressed emotions, hitting with Ingrid Neel was almost a case of love at first tennis stroke. To introduce herself, Ingrid drew him to the net with a deft drop volley. Then she [...]
On Nov. 17, Randall’s Island Sports Foundation hosted its annual benefit, the Champions for Children Gala. The successful event was attended by over 450 people and RISF broke it’s event fundraising record. All Gala proceeds benefit Randall’s Island Park and our free children’s programs. Thank you to our Trustees, RISF staff and all the friends [...]
The New York City Department of Transportation is performing capital upgrades to the 103rd Street Pedestrian Bridge. From November 3 through November 21, the bridge will be open from 6:00am to 7:00pm each day. It may be closed overnight. The bridge will be closed from November 22 until mid-2011 to allow for the construction to [...]
To download the Randall’s Island Sports Foundation, Fall 2010 Annual Review please click here.
8/11/2010 By: Roger Clark The City Parks Foundation hosted the 9th annual Track and Field championships at Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island today. Following an Olympics-style parade, thousands of kids participated in the 172 events, which included javelin, triple-jump and hurdles. The competition is a culmination of a summer program at 12 city parks around [...]
July 20, 2010 The New Tennis Academy in His Name Is Designed to Put New York’s Junior Players Back Among the Nation’s Elite By ADITI KINKHABWALA for Wall Street Journal John McEnroe still fidgets. He crosses and uncrosses his arms, he runs his fingers through that famously curly hair, he shifts in his chair. A guitar [...]
Challenge Grants awarded to three groups 07-07-2010 INDIANAPOLIS -The USA Track & Field Board of Directors announced three inaugural recipients of USATF’s 2010 Excellence Challenge Grants, with groups receiving as much as $50,000 for developmental programs. These grants, established at the 2009 USATF Annual Meeting, support the advancement of performance excellence in five specific [...]
Regional park revived with major new amenities, its largest public space investment since Robert Moses By Rebecka Gordan, June 14, 2010 Randall’s Island has long been a daunting landscape of deteriorating ball fields and overgrown parkland. But on May 19, the Randall’s Island Sports Foundation (RISF) announced the completion of more than 60 new athletic [...]
By JENNY ANDERSON Published: June 13, 2010 On a blazing May afternoon, a group of lanky seventh- and eighth-grade softball players from the Dalton School were locked in a fierce battle against a rival private school, St. Hilda’s & St. Hugh’s. The championship game was being played on Randalls Island, on an immaculately manicured field [...]
BY Michael Wursthorn DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Thursday, May 27th 2010, 11:24 PM They have built them, and now everyone can come. Public schoolchildren were on hand from PS 182 in the Bronx and Manhattan Center HS as city officials unveiled 62 new or renovated athletic fields on Randalls Island last week. The $130 million [...]
Fields of dreams: Randalls Island has become a top city sports destination Sunday, May 23rd 2010, 4:00 AM There’s some brightness in this era of dismal developments: New York City has a great new athletic and recreational resource on Randalls Island. Ballplayers of all ages and every kind of ball are flocking to 62 new [...]
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