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20Th Annual International Coastal Cleanup Beach Cleanup Sites - New York City 20th Annual International Coastal Cleanup Beach Cleanup Sites - New York City SITE CAPTAIN PHONE DATE RAIN DATE THE BRONX Bronx River Josie Burke 718-547-0804 9/17 9/18 City Is. Bridge to Orchard Bch. Pat Grondahl 212-348-4345 9/17 Crotona Park: Indian Lake Steve Cain 718-430-4675 tba Eastchester Bay Maria Karpfinger 718-430-4683 9/17 Orchard Beach: Twin Island Ranger David 718-430-4684 9/17 9/18 Kunstler Orchard Beach Alice Andrusco Orchard Beach Frances Moss SUNY Maritime College Campus Shoreline Robert Crafa 718-409-5572 9/14 9/15 & Fort Schuyler BROOKLYN Brighton Beach Sherri Greenspan 212-361-8786 tba Brooklyn Bridge City Park/Empire Fulton Dena Driver 718-802-0603 9/17 State Park Coney Is.: Aquarium East to Brighton David Rosenfeld 718-339-9061 9/18 9/25 Coney Island Creek Beach Eric Delva 718-595-4899 9/17 9/18 Coney Island: W. 17-W. 29 Streets Cathy Phillips 718-265-4048 9/17 9/24 **Denyse Wharf Thomas Greene 718-833-0102 10/2 DUMBO: Chris Cuschieri 718-858-4708 9/17 9/24 Empire Fulton Ferry State Pk. Gateway National Recreation Area Ranger 718-338-3799 9/17 9/24 Aviation Road Ranger 718-338-3799 9/17 9/24 Canarsie Pier Amrita Sen 718-684-1014 9/17 Canarsie Pol Joe Romano 718-680-4574 9/17 9/24 Dead Horse Bay Robert Newmark 718-680-9372 9/17 9/24 Dead Horse Bay Catherine Donaldson Dead Horse Bay Stacie Henry 212-262-8113 10/15 10/22 Floyd Bennett Fld: E. Shore-Jam. Bay Ron Bourque 718-648-1684 9/17 9/24 Gateway Marina Gary Wachter 212-719-9848 9/17 9/18 Plumb Beach Andrew Baksh 201-372-4424 9/17 9/24 Plumb Beach Robert Garcia 718-748-1537 9/17 10/1 Seaplane Ramp Ranger 718-338-3799 9/17 9/24 Gowanus Canal: Red Hook @ Coffey Street Owen Foote 718-243-0849 9/24 & Gowanus Canal @ 2nd St. Plumb Beach Steve Wilson 718-923-4750 tba Gerritsen Beach: Gerritsen Creek Michael Taylor 718-648-3745 9/24 10/2 Gerritsen Beach: Gerritsen Creek Ranger Scarlet 718-421-2021 9/17 9/18 Granberg Prospect Park Lake Jackie Perez 718-965-6989 9/17 QUEENS Astoria: Astoria Park & Hallets Cove Emily Maxwell 917-902-9165 9/17 **Bayside: Oakland Lake Robert Davi 212-460-0831 9/17 Bayside: Little Neck Bay Shawn Spencer 718-961-8483 9/24 9/25 Bayswater: Norton Basin Patrick Clark 718-634-3397 9/17 9/18 Broad Channel: South Shore Dan Mundy 718-634-5032 9/24 9/25 Broad Channel: Grant’s Lot Natalie Grant 718-474-2643 9/17 9/18 Broad Channel: Subway Island Kate Willsen 917-692-0344 9/24 9/25 Douglaston: Alley Creek - Little Neck Bay Dyan Freiberg 718-229-4000 9/24 Edgemere: B. 35-38 Streets Marlen Waaijer 718-868-3219 9/17 9/24 Far Rockaway: B 26-30 Streets Jo Anne Ellis 718-327-5859 9/24 9/25 Gateway National Recreation Area Ranger 718-338-3799 9/17 9/24 Ft Tilden Ocean & Bay Ranger 718-338-3799 9/17 9/24 Hamilton Beach & Frank Charles Park Rick Jarvis 718-244-3552 9/17 9/18 Frank Charles Park TC Wescott 718-835-5520 9/17 9/18 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Ranger 718-338-3799 9/17 9/24 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Bradley J. Wilkens Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Deborah Williams 9/19 9/23 North Channel Bridge Ranger 718-338-3799 9/17 9/24 Riis Park Beach Ranger 718-338-3799 9/17 9/24 L.I.C.: Gantry Plaza State Park Mark Christie 718-340-8307 9/17 9/24 Rockaway: B. 38 - 58 Streets Lisa Lepson 212-938-1172 9/17 9/18 Rockaway: B. 96 – B. 116 Streets Sheldon Soleyn 718-850-6578 10/8 10/15 Rockaway: Belle Harbor Dan Leary 718-318-7325 9/24 9/25 Rockaway Park: B. 98-108 St. @ Ocean & Laura Dimino 718-634-1970 9/12 10/30 B 95-B. 107 St. @ Bay MANHATTAN Inwood Hill Park Ruth Siegel 212-431-9676 9/17 ext. 392 East R: 2 Bridges Bch @ So.St.Seaport Holly Haff 212-442-7713 9/17 9/18 Harlem River: Swindler Cove/Sherman Jane Jackson 212-333-2552 10/1 10/2 Creek Hudson River Allison Godshall 9/16 9/23 Hudson River: 129th St. Christa Carmody 212-870-3070 9/18 Hudson River: Riverside Park, Cherry Walk Christa Carmody 212-870-3070 9/17 Riverside Park N: 10 Mile R. Playground Christa Carmody 212-870-3070 10/1 10/2 Spuyten Duyvil Bch @ Inwood Hill Park Rich Love 212-360-1448 9/17 10/1 STATEN ISLAND Gateway National Recreation Area Great Kills Beach Ranger Jackie Duhon 718-987-6790 9/17 9/24 New Dorp - Miller Field Ranger Kathy 718-351-6981 9/17 9/24 Garofalo Great Kills: Crescent Beach Sandra Dinger 718-317-0632 9/17 9/18 Huguenot: Wolfe's Pond Park Beach Fran Socolick 718-317-5948 9/18 9/19 Huguenot: Lemon Cr. & Midland Beach Lizabeth Reeves 718-447-5200 9/17 9/24 Mt. Loretto Unique Area / Lemon Creek Betsy Ukeritis 718-482-4953 9/17 New Dorp: New Dorp Beach Jim Scarcella 718-987-6037 9/17 9/18 Ocean Breeze: South Beach Kathleen Nolan 718-447-1374 9/24 10/1 Plesant Plains Dominick Durso 718-761-7496 9/17 South Beach Traci Javois 718-981-2799 9/17 9/24 Tottenville: Conference House Ella Viola 718-442-3174 9/24 10/1.
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