Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Parks

Pedestrians Shoved Aside as Brooklyn Judges Cling to Plaza Parking

By Ben Fried | Oct 6, 2008 | 6 Comments

Court personnel have again appropriated downtown Brooklyn parkland for their own private cars. The saga of the Brooklyn judges who just can’t stand to part with their parking spots inside Columbus Park turned into a case of whack-a-mole last week. First, the judges finally agreed to stop parking in a pedestrian walkway, backing down from […]

CHEKPEDS: Check Up on Far West Side Proposals Tonight

By Brad Aaron | Sep 22, 2008 | 6 Comments

The Clinton Hell’s Kitchen Coalition for Pedestrian Safety (CHEKPEDS) has issued an alert regarding a meeting tonight to review Hudson Yards boulevard and park design proposals. As part of Mayor Bloomberg’s vision for far West Side redevelopment, the streetscape between 10th and 11th Avenues from 33rd to 42nd Streets is to be transformed with four […]

Study Provides a New Vision for Allen and Pike Street Malls

By Sarah Goodyear | Sep 19, 2008 | 7 Comments

Local residents turned out to give their opinions on the renovation of the malls early last summer. Residents of the Lower East Side and Chinatown have been fighting for improvements to the Allen and Pike Street pedestrian malls for more than a decade. Now, with the city’s Parks Department set to begin a $5.4 million […]

How Would You Reinvent Grand Army Plaza?

By Brad Aaron | Sep 12, 2008 | 11 Comments

This morning officials announced the winners of the "Reinventing Grand Army Plaza" competition, a contest that drew 200+ proposals for transforming the gateway to Prospect Park into a public space worthy of its landmark status. A jury composed mainly of designers, planners and community advocates selected four designs to receive cash prizes, while winnowing the […]

Streetfilms: Portland’s Pioneer Courthouse Square

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Jul 10, 2008 | 1 Comment

According to the Project for Public Spaces (PPS), Portland, Oregon’s Pioneer Courthouse Square is one of the Top 10 greatest public spaces in the U.S. & Canada. I couldn’t agree more. Affectionately referred to as the city’s "living room" the charming and versatile block was once slated to be a parking garage in the 1960s. […]

Streetfilms: FIGMENT Festival on Governors Island

By Brad Aaron | Jul 7, 2008 | No Comments

A couple of weekends ago, FIGMENT, a non-profit art and culture festival, held its 2008 event on Governors Island. Streetfilms contributor Nick Whitaker was there. Partnering with Governors Island, the producers of FIGMENT hope to increase the enjoyment of art by placing it in an under-utilized public space just minutes from downtown. FIGMENT is free […]

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