Fort Tryon's Alpine Garden Stairs and Grotto Could Get $140,000 Makeover

Fort Tryon's Alpine Garden Stairs and Grotto Could Get $140,000 Makeover

November 7, 2011 7:28am | By Carla Zanoni, DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

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WASHINGTON HEIGHTS — The Parks Department will soon move forward with a plan to restore the 150-foot stretch of rocky cliffs in Fort Tryon Park that arch from Broadway to the upper level of the green space where the Cloisters Museum sits.  

The $140,000 landscape restoration will improve access to the staircases and grotto, a man-made cave at the eastern end of the park. Much of the stairways have fallen into disrepair in recent years, making it difficult to hike from the valley along Broadway to the heights of Fort Tryon Park near the museum.

“We are excited to restore this amazing piece of Fort Tryon Park,” said northern Manhattan parks administrator Jennifer Hoppa. "It will make many happy to see the changes, especially the tourists who realize how far they have to climb when they get out of the Dyckman Station on their way to the Cloisters."

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