THE HUDSON RIVER COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
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What Is HRCA?
We are a group of concerned area residents who came together more than 25 years ago to try to address some of the problems facing our neighborhoods. HRCA has tackled many projects over the years and has been successful. Our members generally come from the area bounded on the north by the Hastings city line, on the east by North Broadway, on the south by Main Street, and on the west by the Hudson River. Members also live outside the area.
We need your help more than ever with the current redevelopment projects proposed by the City of Yonkers, We want to make sure that residents who have been the backbone of these communities are not displaced by high priced real estate projects. We want to have a say in the type of housing that will be built and if that housing will ultimately meet the needs of the residents of these areas. We are concerned about the future of the Warburton area and realize that its problems reach out beyond these boundaries. The condition of housing, crime and drugs, police protection, sanitation, vacant businesses, beautification and the need for community services are some of our primary concerns. New issues arise continuously, and we are ready and willing to take on these challenges at all times.
The Association has already had successful Clean-up Campaigns, formed a Block-watchers group, and held representative positions on important citywide committees. We have worked closely with the Yonkers Community Development Agency in developing and implementing programs in the area. Some of the results are quite visible, such as a new Ravine Park, improvements to the Glenwood Station and area retail stores, and the rehabilitation of more than forty homes. Other improvements may be less noticeable, but no less important -- such as new street lights, entire blocks of new side walks, more than 150 trees, and the rehabilitation of the old A&P building into the new home of the Nepperhan Community Center. Newer projects have been the demolition of an illegal church home, illegal rooming houses and eyesores in our neighborhood. HRCA has been working with the Department of Public Works to keep vacant lots clean, and is responsible for more police presence in our area.
For three years HRCA has sponsored a dinner dance to raise money and to honor SAT scholarship students from the five Yonkers High Schools and have honored distinguished individuals with our Community Service Award.
While much has been done, it is only a beginning, and we can be successful only if there is widespread support from community residents such as you. With your help, we can make further gains towards a better neighborhood, of which we can all be proud. We meet on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 7:30 pm at the Nepperhan Community Center, 342 Warburton Avenue, Yonkers, New York (See our Meeting Schedule Page)
Our meetings often focus on a special issue, but there is always time allowed for airing complaints and discussing how problems can be resolved.
We need your help more than ever with the current redevelopment projects proposed by the City of Yonkers, We want to make sure that residents who have been the backbone of these communities are not displaced by high priced real estate projects. We want to have a say in the type of housing that will be built and if that housing will ultimately meet the needs of the residents of these areas. We are concerned about the future of the Warburton area and realize that its problems reach out beyond these boundaries. The condition of housing, crime and drugs, police protection, sanitation, vacant businesses, beautification and the need for community services are some of our primary concerns. New issues arise continuously, and we are ready and willing to take on these challenges at all times.
The Association has already had successful Clean-up Campaigns, formed a Block-watchers group, and held representative positions on important citywide committees. We have worked closely with the Yonkers Community Development Agency in developing and implementing programs in the area. Some of the results are quite visible, such as a new Ravine Park, improvements to the Glenwood Station and area retail stores, and the rehabilitation of more than forty homes. Other improvements may be less noticeable, but no less important -- such as new street lights, entire blocks of new side walks, more than 150 trees, and the rehabilitation of the old A&P building into the new home of the Nepperhan Community Center. Newer projects have been the demolition of an illegal church home, illegal rooming houses and eyesores in our neighborhood. HRCA has been working with the Department of Public Works to keep vacant lots clean, and is responsible for more police presence in our area.
For three years HRCA has sponsored a dinner dance to raise money and to honor SAT scholarship students from the five Yonkers High Schools and have honored distinguished individuals with our Community Service Award.
While much has been done, it is only a beginning, and we can be successful only if there is widespread support from community residents such as you. With your help, we can make further gains towards a better neighborhood, of which we can all be proud. We meet on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 7:30 pm at the Nepperhan Community Center, 342 Warburton Avenue, Yonkers, New York (See our Meeting Schedule Page)
Our meetings often focus on a special issue, but there is always time allowed for airing complaints and discussing how problems can be resolved.
