2nd Floor Yonkers, NY 10701 website: www.groundworkhv.org promote the joys of running. The Runners make use of the parts of the Old Croton Aqueduct trailway that run through the river towns along the Hudson River. Rivertown Runners P.O. Box 8384 Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591 website: www.rivertownrunners.org Section 4: Conclusion that celebrates the Croton Aqueduct with tours, live music, and children’s activities. The Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct have also published a map detailing the route of the Croton Aqueduct trail and attractions along the way. An ongoing project is the restoration and adaptive reuse of the keeper’s house in Dobbs Ferry into a visitors center, and the Friends also play an active role in the High Bridge Coalition, working to gather support of the restoration and reopening of the High Bridge and adjacent parks. Village of Ossining (NYS Heritage Area Museum): The town of Ossining, located in Westchester County, is home to the Village of Ossining Museum, a New York State Heritage Area Museum focused on the history of the Croton Waterworks and the Sing Sing Prison. Village of Ossining Museum 95 Broadway Ossining, NY 10562 website: http://www.villageofossining.org/Cite-Access/webpage.cfm?TID=24&TPID=3536 101 New York City Partners: The Bronx The Van Cortlandt Park Conservancy: Van Cortlandt Park, the fourth-largest park in New York, once served as the right-of-way for the Old Croton Aqueduct. The Old Croton Aqueduct Trailway, operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, is a walking trail that follows the path the Aqueduct took as it traveled through the Bronx and Manhattan. A segment of this trail cuts through Van Cortlandt Park, extending for 1.1 miles and providing users with an understanding of how the aqueduct engages the landscape as well as views of a weir building and 102 New York City Partners: The Bronx Amsterdam Nursing Home (113th Street Gatehouse, Manhattan): The Amsterdam Nursing Home operates as a residence for older adults and is located on Amsterdam Avenue and 112th Street in the Morningside Heights section of Manhattan. The Adult Day Health Care Program, a program established by the nursing home to assist older people who are able to live at home but require special assistance, is housed in the 113th Street Gatehouse. The nursing home adaptively reused the 113th street Gatehouse, carrying out an extensive renovation program that restored much of the structure’s exterior. Amsterdam Nursing Home 1060 Amsterdam Avenue New York, NY 10025 website: http://www.amsterdamcares.org/ Harlem Stage (135th Street Gatehouse, Manhattan): Harlem Stage is a performing arts organization that works to develop, support, and promote new works by artists of color in and around New York City as well as around the world. They also provide multicultural artseducation programming for children and families in and around New York City. In 2006, the Harlem Stage moved their headquarters into the adaptively reused 135th Street Gatehouse. Restoration and adaptive reuse of the structure was carried out by Ohlhausen Dubois Architects, working with Wank Adams Slavin Associates and the theater design firm Harvey Marshall Berling Associates. website: http://harlemstage.org/ Potential Partners Some potential partners along the Croton Waterworks are the New York City MTA and MetroNorth Railroad. Both of these transportation systems could work in conjunction with other agencies to raise awareness of the Croton Waterworks by displaying posters to advertize the Aqueduct in trains/subway cars as well as providing directions on how to reach the various components/key features along the system. Two other potential partners are Columbia University and the New York Public Library. The 119th Street Gatehouse is located across the street from Columbia University on Amsterdam Avenue, and the fragments of the Murray Hill Reservoir— the distributing reservoir of the Old Croton Aqueduct—still reside in the lower levels of the building. If any type of adaptive reuse or interpretation project were to be pursued in the future, it would be beneficial to have these organizations as partners. Key Players High Bridge Coalition: Since 2001, the High Bridge Coalition—an alliance of various public agencies, nonprofit organizations, community leaders, residents, and individuals—has been leading a New York City–wide campaign to restore and reopen the High Bridge and its adjacent parks for public use. Due to the hard work and dedication of the High Bridge Coalition and its various partners and constituents, the High Bridge is slated to be restored and reopened for public use by 2013. website: http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_ your_park/highbridge/html/hb_coalition_programs.html an exposed section of the aqueduct tunnel. websites: http://vcpark.org/park/features/ old_croton_aqueduct_trail.html; see also http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/ virtual_tour/croton_aqueduct/index.html Section 4: Conclusion New York City Partners: Citywide New York City Department of Parks and Recreation: New York City’s Department of Parks and Recreation is in charge of the Old Croton Aqueduct Trailway, the segment of the Croton aqueduct that runs through the Bronx and Manhattan. website: http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_ your_park/virtual_tour/croton_aqueduct/ index.html Right: Map showing stakeholders and partnerships for the Croton Waterworks 103 Private Business A