To restore Freedom Park's recognition as a historical landmark and destination of the Underground Railroad, to enhance utilization of the park for educational, cultural, recreational, and community activities, and to ensure the longevity of the park through stewardship and necessary improvement
The 2026 edition of Healing By The Water filled Freedom Park every Thursday and September 10 for the season finale was no exception. A tremendous crowd, dressed in mostly white, gathered for one more summer night on the water for a variety of music, dance, prayer, spoken word performances and more, honoring our history, our…
Freedom Park, formerly known as Broderick Park, is a public park situated on Unity Island in the Niagara River in Buffalo, New York. It was originally named for Michael Broderick (died 1951), one of the founders of the West Side Rowing Club, which had a clubhouse on the southern point of Unity Island until 1975,…
