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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Archive: RNP Newsletter, Spring 2002
Topics: Naturalist Corner- Composting, Greenway Updates, Zoning for Preservation, Riverdale's Roots, Chapel Farm, Riverdale Metro-North...
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