Mitchell Silver

The Design Trust for Public Space will bring together leading urban planners, designers, architects, community organizers, and civic leaders to celebrate the importance and vitality of New York City's public spaces at its 2021 Benefit, held virtually for the first time, on Tuesday, June 15, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Activist orchestra The Dream Unfinished will present Deep River, a concert of works by composers hailing from communities impacted by climate change and other environmental issues.

Broadway's current and future cast of Hello, Dolly! gathered last night at Bette Midler's annual Hulaween bash.The annual benefit supporting Midler's New York Restoration Project held at The Cathedral of St. John the Divine on Monday night.

Hot Docs is proud to announce the first-ever CURIOUS MINDS WEEKEND, presented in partnership with The Globe and Mail, March 3–5, 2017 at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema.

NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, today joined Minerva Tantoco, Chief Technology Officer for the City of New York, Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Council Members Vanessa L. Gibson and James Vacca, and Soofa to announce the launch of a new pilot program that will install five solar powered benches in Highbridge Parks -Manhattan and Bronx. Designed by Cambridge-based Soofa, an MIT Media Lab spin-off, the benches provide free, solar-powered charging for mobile devices and also aid NYC Parks in understanding how many people visit Highbridge Park by counting Wi-Fi enabled devices as they pass. The announcement was made during the agency's PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS summit at The New School, a conference on the future of parks and urban spaces.

NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, today joined Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Council Member Vanessa L. Gibson, and Assembly Member Latoya Joyner to break ground on a $2.4 million reconstruction of Cedar Playground.

On Saturday, July 25, 2015, NYC Parks joined Comptroller Scott Stringer, Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Councilmembers Ydanis Rodriguez, Mark Levine and Vanessa L. Gibson, Assemblywoman Latoya Joyner, State Senator Adriano Espaillat and community members to kick off the High Bridge Festival.

NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, announces that the second section of new construction on the Rockaway Beach boardwalk will open to the public this Friday, July 3, in time for the holiday weekend.  Phase 2 of the construction project spans from Beach 97 Street to Beach 107 Street.  Combined with the first section of opened boardwalk (Beach 86 Street to Beach 96 Street) New Yorkers and visitors will now be able to enjoy 1 continuous mile of newly constructed boardwalk starting this weekend.

NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP joined Council Member Vanessa Gibson, Director of Planning and Development for Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. Wilhelm Ronda, Bronx Community Board 5 District Manager Xavier Rodriguez, Community Board 4 District Manager Jose Rodriguez, Park Manager of Roberto Clemente State Park Frances Rodriguez, and Harlem River Working Group's Chauncy Young today to cut the ribbon on renovations to Bridge Park.

NYC Parks Brooklyn Borough Commissioner Kevin Jeffrey today joined City Councilmember Brad Lander and community members to break ground on the first phase of renovations to Dome Playground, and to announce the second phase currently in design.