Riverside Park's 105th St. Dog Run

New York City's Partnerships for Parks sponsors an annual Spring “It's My Park Day,” when thousands of New Yorkers come together to volunteer and celebrate their neighborhood parks and public spaces throughout the five boroughs! And we're going to participate by gathering volunteers for a big Spring Clean-Up of the dog run this Saturday from 10:00am to 1:00pm!

This work is an important first step in our efforts to clean up and restore this run over the next few months! If you can join us, please meet us at the run:

Saturday morning, May 19, 10:00am!

This dog run is entirely dependent on the efforts of local dog owners and park lovers for its care and support. Please give a few hours of your time to help care for this great neighborhood resource. We can’t do it without your help!

Click here to download a printable flyer!

The 105th St. Dog Run User Group has been revived and we're looking to grow!

Defunct for years, the 105th St. Dog Run User Group has been brought back to life by a small group of neighborhood dog owners. This is important because, like all the dog runs in Riverside Park, the 105th St. Dog Run is publicly owned, but privately maintained—maintained, that is, by us: the dog run's users!

Please join with your neighbors to make our dog run a nicer, safer, more enjoyable place
for us and—most importantly—for our dogs!

We need volunteers for fundraising, maintenance, gardening, and more!

Let us know you're interested
by emailing us at
volunteer@dogrun105.org!

The run needs work, and that costs money!
Make your tax-deductible donation today!

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What We've Accomplished	What's Underway	Our First Set of Goals

Formed a 10-person board Gathered for our first meeting on March 3, 2012 Held several meetings with representatives of the Riverside Park Fund and the NYC Parks Dept. Replenished the long-empty dog waste bag dispensers with fresh sets of bags Worked with the Riverside Park Fund and the Parks Dept. to repair the main entrance gate to the dog run so that it opens properly. Obtained a lockable tool chest from the Parks Dept. for dog run upkeep by volunteers Created a Facebook page and a Twitter account for the dog run (see below)	We're gearing up for a big day of volunteer clean-up activity on It's My Park Day (May 19) We're getting cost estimates and making the other necessary arrangements for the dog run to be resurfaced We're getting cost estimates on installing a separate entrance for the small-dog enclosure We're planning fundraisers to pay for the dog run's most pressing needs (see list at right)	Resurface the entire run Move the water source closer to the drainage grates so no stagnant pools form Install a separate entrance gate for the small-dog enclosure Get the Transportation Dept. to repair the lighting that surrounds and leads to the dog run

Have questions or comments?
Email us at info@dogrun105.org!