Councilman Andrew Cohen introducing Councilman Mark Levine to discuss the Daylighting of Tibbetts Brook. On the evening of Tuesday March 7th 2017, the Friends of Van Cortlandt Park (FVCP) ho… Read More

Students created this model showing a daylighted river in the Van Cortlandt Park, next to the highway, and then going into an underground (separate) tunnel around 230th street. The water the… Read More

For Immediate Release May 3rd, 2016 On a dry day, 4 to 5 million gallons of water from Tibbetts Brook flows into the Broadway Sewer system.  When it rains, it can be up to 4 times as mu… Read More

The pedestrian side of the bridge along the John Kieran trail which is currently closed due to safety reasons. Friends of Van Cortlandt Park’s Executive Director gave the following tes… Read More

For Immediate Release October 9th, 2018 Completion of a New Entrance at West 261st Street and the VCP Master Plan 2034 The Friends of Van Cortlandt Park (FVCP) is pleased to announce the com… Read More

Our October 2016 Friend of the Month- Benigno Veraz- getting ready to help with our weekly water quality monitoring. The Friends of Van Cortlandt Park are happy to announce our October 2016… Read More

Parker Gambino giving a lesson on insect identification at the 2015 BioBlitz in Van Cortlandt Park.  Photo by Stanley McCleave. The Friends of Van Cortlandt Park are happy to announce t… Read More