The Daffodil Breakfast


The NY4P Daffodil Breakfast, a springtime ritual for the past 12 years, honors individuals and organizations whose dedication to their neighborhood open spaces exemplifies the Daffodil Project’s spirit of volunteerism. 


Winners of New Yorker's For Parks 2013 Daffodil Project

Our 2013 Daffodil Project award winners after the April 23 Daffodil Breakfast at Bryant Park Grill: Citywide winners Rob Bennaton and Chairman John B. Rhea of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), Brooklyn winners Tom Buxton and Jennifer Hicks of William McKinley I.S. 259, Staten Island winner Lynn Kelly – President & CEO of Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, Queens winners Rosa and Benny Wong of the West Cunningham Park Civic Association, Hurricane Sandy volunteer award winner City Council Member Vincent Ignizio of Staten Island, NY4P Executive Director Holly Leicht, Bronx award winner Debra Myers of Friends of Mount Eden Malls and Claremont Park, and Citywide winners Lee Trotman and Howard Hemmings of NYCHA. (not pictured: Manhattan Winner Tony Hillery of Harlem Grown)