History

The Vision of William E. Dodge and George C. Perk: Riverdale's Preservation Legacy (1894-2008)

In 1894 Riverdalian William E. Dodge met with his neighbors at the Riverdale Library to brainstorm ways to stop the destruction of the...

City Council Candidate's Forum: 2021

The Riverdale Nature Preservancy is available as a resource to elected officials as well as residents. In 2021, the NYC City Council...

Archive: Planning Reports for Preserving Henry Hudson Parkway

Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) 2006 Putting the Park Back in Parkway A Proposal for Greenway and Landscape Recommendations...

Archive: Henry Hudson Parkway- National Register of Historic Places (2017)

In 2017, Preservancy and SHPO will work to advance the application to list the Henry Hudson Parkway in the National Register of Historic...

Archive: Henry Hudson Parkway Scenic Byway Efforts (2013)

A comprehensive plan for the parkway – The Scenic Byway effort The Scenic Byway initiative was spearheaded by the Riverdale Nature...

Archive: Henry Hudson Parkway (2013)

Parkways and Conservation: The Legacy of Riverdalians in preserving both sides of the Hudson is an account of how George C. Perkins and...

Archive: 2016-19 SNAD Text Amendment

In January 2015, the Preservancy asked the Community Board, "what is the value of a SNAD if a property can be stripped of its glorious ...

Why does NYC create Special Natural Areas?

SNADs are mapped "only in areas where outstanding natural features or areas of natural beauty are to be protected. The preservation of...

Archive: Hebrew Home Proposed Developments (2015-2018)

This year our community has achieved a vital success - we have won major changes to a proposal that defied our zoning and community...

Archive: Zoning for affordable housing – ZQA and MIH (2016)

How will ZQA and MIH affect our community? In approving ZQA, the City Council made it possible to build long-term care facilities in New...

197-a Community Plan

Published in 2014: Riverdale is one of only 13 communities in NYC to have created a Community Plan to guide local development. Community...

Archive: RNP Newsletter, Winter 2002

Topics: Movement to restore the park in Henry Hudson Parkway, Riverdale's Roots, Annual Meeting Held in October, Henry Hudson Parkway...

Archive: RNP Newsletter, Spring 2002

Topics: Naturalist Corner- Composting, Greenway Updates, Zoning for Preservation, Riverdale's Roots, Chapel Farm, Riverdale Metro-North...