Who we are
In the heart of Greenpoint, Brooklyn, WNYC Transmitter Park is a beloved green space—a peaceful retreat from the buzz of urban life. Once home to the iconic WNYC AM broadcasting towers (1936–1990), and historically the site of the first Greenpoint Ferry landing, the park today stands as a vibrant public space where nature, history, and community converge.
Friends of WNYC Transmitter Park was founded by a passionate group of local open space advocates who recognized the urgent need to protect and care for this unique waterfront gem. In an era of shrinking public budgets, it became clear that the park needed dedicated stewards to ensure its continued vitality—for both people and wildlife.
Established in 2016, our all-volunteer Steering Committee works in close partnership with NYC Parks to support and sustain the park. Our Volunteer Corps has grown each year, reflecting the incredible diversity of our neighborhood—and the devotion of longtime New Yorkers who travel across the city to give back to this special place.
Guided by a mission to preserve and activate public green space, we focus on:
Hosting community clean-ups and environmental restoration days
Planting and maintaining pollinator gardens
Offering free nature-based workshops and events
Cultivating partnerships with local leaders, schools, and businesses
As stewards of this one-acre park, we are equally committed to honoring its legacy. Our efforts include ongoing historical interpretation and community storytelling, reminding visitors of the park’s rich past while nurturing its future.
Every dollar we raise and every hour we volunteer goes directly toward keeping WNYC Transmitter Park vibrant, resilient, and welcoming—for neighbors today and generations to come.
We invite you to join us in this work. Together, we can honor the park’s past, enrich its present, and safeguard its future.
Steering Committee
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Matt Blanchard
Matt is a Clinical Psychologist who lives near the park and loves getting up early to water and weed. He believes every day is more enjoyable when you stop to look at plants and that volunteering is the best way to get to know your neighbors. Matt is a die-hard supporter of WNYC-NY public radio.
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Julie Gamble
Julie is a visual artist and designer. She has been living and working in Greenpoint since 1998. As a tree lover and green space advocate, volunteering in WNYC Transmitter Park is a great opportunity for her to help ensure her community has both. When she’s not pulling weeds at the park, she is experimenting with plantings and soil health in her permaculture orchard upstate.
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Elissa T. Iberti
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Elissa is a New York Botanical Garden-certified urban naturalist, visual artist, and costume designer who draws inspiration from nature. Elissa’s background and long-time working relationship with the Metropolitan Opera in live repertory theatrical performance has provided the production skills for keeping track of seasonal species in the park, coordinating with various park supporters, city and private agencies, local public schools, as well as encouraging and creatively growing the Park’s volunteer corps and free programming. Elissa is a Greenpoint resident and avid gardener and has served as the Friends of WNYC Transmitter Park steering committee chair since 2021.
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Nicole Jakubik
Nicole Jakubik is a New York City-based filmmaker, artist, and member of the Friends of WNYC Transmitter Park Steering Committee. With a background in film and digital media, she has produced projects for Netflix, HBO Max, Apple TV+, and nonprofit organizations, and her work centers on character-driven storytelling. As a printmaker and painter inspired by the natural world, Nicole brings a creative, community-focused perspective to the park, supporting its mission through visual storytelling, design, and advocacy for accessible public green space.goes here -
Amy Williams
Amy is a visual artist and passionate gardener who loves spending time in nature. Living in Greenpoint just steps away from WNYC Transmitter Park, she visits almost daily to enjoy the best views in the city and check in on the bees buzzing around the flowers. Amy started volunteering in the park as a way to get some “Vitamin G” (Gardening) in her life and found it to be the perfect opportunity to meet her neighbors and beautify her favorite place in Brooklyn. When she’s not stewarding WNYC Transmitter Park or making art, Amy’s day job is as the Senior Development Manager at Fort Greene Park Conservancy.
Thank You To Our Supporters
13 Greenpoint Avenue
21 Greenpoint Avenue
Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez
Assemblymember Emily Gallagher
State Senator Kristen Gonzalez
Brooklyn Community Board #1
Boro President Antonio Reynoso
Coastal Roots
Council Member Lincoln Restler
Fornino Pizza
Former Assemblymember Joseph Lentol
Greenpointers
Marvel Architects
Park Advocates
Mighty Campaigns
New Yorkers 4 Parks
Newtown Creek Alliance
Noah Saucerman Pitts
North Brooklyn Neighbors
Ovenly
Paulie Gee’s
Pink Sparrow
Purpose by Design Architects PLLC
Radio Star
Stuart Cinema
Town Square
Transmitter Brewing – NYC
Programming & Stewardship Partners
Amateur Astronomers Association
Billion Oyster Project/Community Water Quality Testing
City Parks Foundation
EcoBeneficial
Greenpoint Library
Herban Garden
Lawyers Alliance
Lowlands Nursery/Gowanus Canal Conservancy
New York City Department of Parks & Recreation
NYC Urban Park Rangers
NYC 1000 American Chestnut Tree Challenge
Our Temenos
Partnership for Parks
Pollinator Pathway
PS 31
Re:Creation (formerly Trash Club)
Reti Center
Riverkeeper
Sanitation Foundation
