The first Montefiore Park Community Forum was hosted at P.S. 192 on Tuesday by the Montefiore Park Neighborhood Association, the New York City Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit, and District 7 City Council member Shaun Abreu, CC ’14, aiming to address resident concerns over neighborhood safety surrounding the park.

The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation installed two replacement historical signs in Morningside Park on Feb. 7 and 8 following conversation with Friends of Morningside Park about its proposed commemorative plaque.

Following Mayor Eric Adams’ proposed budget cuts to eliminate funding for community compost programs, compost organizations are working together to preserve the programs, including those that serve West Harlem.

At Community Board 9’s landmarks preservation and parks committee meeting on Wednesday, Edgecombe Avenue Garden Park Sanctuary turned to the community board for support and funding, citing poor communication and a lack of support from NYC Parks GreenThumb, an urban gardening program under the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.