Alison Ettinger-DeLong
The goats are coming back to New York City, but this season, they’ll be posted up on West 143rd Street in Riverside Park, a bit over a mile north of their previous location on 120th Street, where they’ve eradicated invasive weeds for the last four summers.
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“Thanks to the goat crew’s hard work at 120th Street over the past four summers, the human staff at the Conservancy and NYC Parks now have access to a much clearer slope,” reads a Riverside Park Conservancy press release. “With the success of the goats’ work at that location, native understory and large trees to fill in gaps can be installed, protecting the existing mature tree canopy. The Conservancy is thrilled for the goats to bring their big appetites further uptown.”
The welcoming ceremony – “a Goatham festival and ribbon-chewing,” per the Riverside Park Conservancy – will be taking place at the lawn north of Ten Mile River Playground at 151st Street on Friday, July 12 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Seven goats will be making the pilgrimage from Green Goats in Rhinebeck to the big city, including two returning goats, Chico and Mallomar. Last year, Mallomar was crowned the G.O.A.T. Members of the public will once again be able to vote for their favorite goat.
Riverside Park Conservancy
The July 12 ceremony is free to attend and will come with “light refreshments, local vendors, live music, new Goatham merch, and educational activities for all ages,” according to the press release. For more details, click here.
