New Yorkers for Parks announced on Wednesday, Sept. 13, the distribution points and times for this year’s Daffodil Project which, as New York’s largest annual volunteer program, gives people across New York City daffodils to plant as a living memorial to honor New Yorkers lost to 9/11 and COVID-19. Since the Daffodil Project’s inception in 2001, over 400,000 volunteers have planted more than 9 million daffodil bulbs.

Throughout two decades of bulb distribution, planting and perennial bloom, the Daffodil Project’s mission has grown. Today, the project serves to honor the victims of 9/11 and the COVID-19 pandemic, to catalyze citywide parks stewardship and civic engagement, and to advance New Yorkers for Parks’ call for 1% of the City budget for NYC Department of Parks & Recreation. It is also a celebration of how New Yorkers champion parks equity and resilience in their communities.

 

Adam Ganser, executive director of New Yorkers for Parks, said, “The Daffodil Project is an opportunity for New Yorkers to come together and create a beautiful, living memorial for those we’ve lost, sparking healing, togetherness, and joy.” He continued, “Flowers, parks, and natural spaces have a significant impact on our quality of life, and New York’s city government must follow through on the Mayor Eric Adams’ prior verbal commitment to increase spending for the Parks’ department to 1% of NYC’s annual spending.”

 

This year’s daffodil distribution will take place on the following dates between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.:

● Sunday, Sept. 17: Manhattan – Union Square North Plaza
● Saturday, Sept. 23: Bronx – Mill Pond Park, Exterior St &, E 150th St, Bronx, NY 10451
● Sunday, Sept. 24: Queens – Overlook at Forest Park
● Saturday Sept. 30: Staten Island – Brookfield Park
● Sunday, Oct. 1: Brooklyn – Prospect Park Plaza West
● Saturday, Oct. 7: Queens – Far Rockaway at the RISE Center at 58-03 Rockaway Beach Blvd

 

New Yorkers looking to receive free daffodil bulbs at any of these distributions can sign up here. Meanwhile, those looking to volunteer to help with this year’s distributions can sign up here. To learn more about the Daffodil Project, including where to find daffodil plantings and the best times to plant, please visit https://www.ny4p.org/the-daffodil-project.