The Carl Schurz Park Association is the oldest community-based volunteer park association in the city of New York. In the 1970s, concerned parents banded together and organized a funding campaign to supplant drastic parks budgetary cuts and save the Carl Schurz Park playground from further ruin. Working in close partnership with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, the Association has become the citizen caretaker of Carl Schurz Park, allocating its operational and capital funds as the City and the Association assess the state of the park, and the programs the community will enjoy and value.
