A linear city park, 6 blocks long, with recreation, relaxation, regeneration and resiliency. The active community garden has a wonderful website about the park, which is a beacon to this diverse community. Public restrooms at Stanton and Hester streets.
This park has many issues, some of which are described in this recent New York Times article - in 2023, fresh attention is being paid to this community resource.
Around Sara D Roosevelt Park
Lower East Side, NYC
sites
Nike Field is one of three dedicated soccer fields in Sara D. Roosevelt park. Sadly, Nike has been disinclined to maintain it, and it fell into disrepair - it's got new turf again. Artificial turf has...
Almost every morning during the warmer months, in the early hours of the day, local residents come to this spot for a traditional Chinese bird-singing contest. The birdsong can be heard regularly. Tai...
The New Museum is a modern art museum, featuring many works from all over the US and the globe. Founded in 1977, it recently (commissioned 2002) moved to a new building at the origin of Prince Street....
The local middle school, MS 131 is also a local voting site.
A pair of twin basketball courts sit along Stanton Street as it passes through the park, where teenagers play sports in the morning and afternoon. Photo from Wikimedia...
This playground is old but still very popular; brightly colored jungle gyms and swing sets are often populated by young children, and the sprinkler is almost always on in the summer for kids to enjoy....
Hester Street playground as it is today is the work of the local community over an entire year, having been renovated from a dilapidated, borderline-dangerous park into a very popular playground where...
One of the last truly-multipurpose park spaces in New York City, the Pit is an empty asphalt space where morning tai chi sessions are held and bike polo is played. If it's unoccupied, it's a good plac...
Lion's Gate field, named for the pair of lions that flank the park's entrance on Grand Street, is one of three dedicated soccer fields in SDR Park. It is well-maintained, and it is often a site for or...
Named to commemorate a nearby African American burial ground, M'finda Kalunga community garden is a verdant haven for birds, turtles, butterflies and people. Founded in 1983 to address the area's lack...
The Bowery Mission has been helping the less-fortunate since 1879, and its mission remains to provide aid to those trapped in poverty. There are many opportunities to volunteer at the Mission, and to ...
The Bowery Residents Committee was formed in 1971 by a small group of the Bowery's less-fortunates to assist the homeless, poor, and struggling, and it exists today as a community center for local sen...