Juneberries in Isham Park

Juneberries in Isham Park today.

This coming Wednesday June 21st celebrate the Summer Solstice in Isham Park where juneberries, along with mulberries, are now ripe.

"Juneberry" is only one of the many names these native shubs go by: "shadbush, serviceberry, shadblow, wild sugarplum, saskatoon. The official name is Amelanchier: ("The name saskatoon originated from a Cree noun misâskwatômina (misāskwatōmina, misaaskwatoomina) for Amelanchier alnifolia.").  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelanchier

They are delicious! Thank you so much to former Inwood resident, first nations Cree Harlan Pruden for sharing his plants knowledge!

Proposed Historic District for Inwood

Isham family Memorial Terrace in Isham Park, November 2014.

Last October, Volunteers for Isham Park (VIP) sent a Request for Evaluation (RFE) for Inwood to the Landmarks Preservation Commission.  The RFE included a three page narrative and a Powerpoint presentation.

The proposed district is a significant step in the process begun in 2011 when Inwood was selected as one of the first communities for the Historic Districts Council's new "Six to Celebrate" program.

On May 3, 2017, the narrative and the Powerpoint from the RFE was presented at the CB12 Manhattan Land Use Committee meeting for the: "Broadway Corridor Historic District, Inwood, Manhattan."