The next Volunteer Community Clean Up sponsored by The Broadway Mall Association [BMA] will be Saturday, October 17 from 10am – 12pm.
Volunteers will be cleaning the malls from 110th to 122nd Streets and will meet at 116th and Broadway at the Columbia University Gate. Tools will be provided by BMA and NYC Parks including garbage pickers, brooms, garbage bags, gloves and masks. Rain date is Sunday, October 18 at 10am.
Partners for the October 17 Community Clean Up are Valley Restoration LDC, West 111th Street Block Association, Community Board 9, Morningside Heights Community Coalition, Columbia University Office of Government and Community Affairs, Assembly Member Daniel O’Donnell, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Council Member Mark Levine, Marti Cummings, and NYC Parks.
To Sign up for a volunteer event email BMA at info@broadwaymall.org.
“The City has seen a surge in park visitors since the pandemic began, including on the Broadway malls, ” said BMA executive director Robyn Bellamy. “Combine heavy use of the Broadway malls with significant cuts in the sanitation budget, and we are seeing an increase in trash on the malls that needs to be addressed. We encourage our neighbors to join us for an upcoming Clean Up event,” Bellamy said.
Community Clean Ups will be on Saturdays, October 24, November 7 and November 14. Locations will be announced soon but you can check on BMA’s website at www.broadwaymall.org for up to date information. Rain dates will be held on the following Sundays.
The Broadway Mall Association (BMA) is a non-profit that stewards, advocates, and cares for the 5-mile environmental resource in the heart of upper Manhattan. The 83 verdant malls from 70th to 168th Street stretch from the Upper West Side through Harlem to Washington Heights. In addition to upgrading the 10.6 acres of malls along Broadway, BMA installs winter lighting and stages world class public art exhibitions that reflect the distinct, diverse communities of the area, and engage both residents and visitors alike.
For more information contact: Julia Kaback, jkaback@broadwaymall.org, (917) 975-5052.
