Founded in 1995 by long-time residents advocating for a safe + clean park. Restoring + caring for the best-sited park + neighborhood in all of NYC.
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Friends of Sunset Park retweeted
Late this morning, I was alerted by the @nycbirdalliance, that construction had started once again on this water tower.
Upon arriving at the scene, I demanded that Building Management stop construction and soon thereafter @NYSDEC arrived on scene to enforce the stop work order.
As of now, construction on the building has been fully halted.
Thanks to @NYSDEC for their swift action and @nycbirdalliance for their continued advocacy.
While the 75th Street Owl Family appears to be reunited after the cruel eviction tactics, let’s make sure that the humans involved are made to account for their vile + illegal behavior.
What was lost: one of the UWS barn owl parents checking on their nest a couple nights ago (above) and doing the same with what little remained of it tonight (below). After a stressful day and early evening, the family reunited and all owlets were accounted for.
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Crows, a Red Tailed Hawk + a Wild Turkey Take Manhattan. Sounds like the plot for a children’s book or movie…
#CrowsARedTailedHawkAWildTurkeyTakeManhattan
10/29/26 A Murder of Crows got The Princess Astoria all excited . A Red Tailed Hawk had landed on one of her trees and the crows were after it ! Go get ‘em Princess ! #birdcpp ❤️🦃❤️
They have broken Federal + NYState Laws!!!
Friends of Sunset Park retweeted
One of the displaced Barn Owls looks back from a nearby building in the direction of the water tank nest where it hatched and grew up—this Thursday afternoon on the Upper West Side. (Photo: Thomas Obersteiner) 🦉 🧡
Friends of Sunset Park retweeted
See my statement on the construction that has disrupted Manhattan’s first barn owl nest.
I’ve reached out to @NYC_Buildings to demand a pause on this work. ⬇️
Friends of Sunset Park retweeted
Some Barn Owls continue to be seen tonight on their Upper West Side water tank, on buildings near it, or in flight.
An easy way to monitor much of their activity is to watch their YouTube livestream UWSBarnowls filmed from a nearby roof.
Friends of Sunset Park retweeted
They're so beautiful. Why are people so careless and destructive??
Can we not share a TINY bit of space with precious wildlife and leave them in PEACE?
Those careless workers need to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law for the harm they've caused the barn owls.
Friends of Sunset Park retweeted
Mayor Mamdani says he’s opposed to mass surveillance, but he declines to say whether he thinks the NYPD should use stingray devices that track cell phones — even though his admin is moving forward w/ contracting a firm to operate them
“I'll get back to you,” he says.
Friends of Sunset Park retweeted
All e-bikes should be registered, and inspected. The bike registration # should match the # which should also be on the battery at inspection.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani spoke Wednesday morning after an 11-year-old boy was killed and four of his relatives were critically injured when a fire sparked by a lithium-ion battery tore through a Bronx apartment overnight. More: abc7ny.com/post/boy-dies-fir…
Friends of Sunset Park retweeted
SEVEN YEAR WAIT: In September 2019, @THECITYNY requested contracts for a 911 system upgrade under the state Freedom of Information Law.
Since then, NYC's Office of Technology and Innovation has delayed the deadline SIXTY TIMES. The latest projected response date is Dec. 1.
thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/…
Friends of Sunset Park retweeted
“Who keeps using flash on me? 📸 It’s blinding, and I already have to watch out for off-leash dogs and people who don’t respect my space! Please kindly turn off your flash and be considerate of my safety. Thank you. 🦃💕
#birdcpp, #Astoria, #WildTurkey, #NYCWildlife
Friends of Sunset Park retweeted
The system uses beeps and flashing lights to tell bus drivers a person or object is too close.
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