Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Parks

Eyes on the Street: A Death-Defying Walk to Prospect Park

By Ben Fried | May 12, 2008 | 15 Comments

The bloggers at Hawthorne Street put together this dandy little short — you could even call it a Streetfilm — to illustrate the dangers of crossing Ocean Avenue at the southeast entrance to Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. Cars turning onto Ocean from Parkside Avenue pose a constant threat to people in the crosswalk, even while […]

Demo Today Against Park-Hogging Judges

By Brad Aaron | Mar 20, 2008 | 8 Comments

If you have some time to spare early this afternoon and are in the vicinity of Columbus Park in Downtown Brooklyn, Transportation Alternatives will be holding a demonstration at 1:00. It seems some judges who have been using this public space as a parking lot may take legal action to retain access for their […]

Hudson River Greenway Bike Path Sabotaged

By Brad Aaron | Mar 11, 2008 | 9 Comments

Streetsblog received this tip last night: I was riding North on the Greenway tonight at about 9:15, and after clearing 60th street and entering the stretch under the elevated Miller Highway a southbound cyclists yelled at me, "Watch out! There’s a pile of rocks across the bike path ahead." I slowed down and carefully rode […]

Ideas Competition for Brooklyn’s Grandest Plaza

By Aaron Naparstek | Feb 20, 2008 | 17 Comments

The Grand Army Plaza Coalition (GAPCo) and The Design Trust for Public Space have launched a website for their "Ideas Competition" called Reinventing Grand Army Plaza, which is intended to generate new visions for the plaza’s design. The jury will award three cash prizes to the winners, and along with other top entries will be […]

City Subsidizing Boater Parking

By Brad Aaron | Feb 4, 2008 | 10 Comments

Parking fees for boaters at the 79th St. basin are $422 cheaper per month than rates at a nearby garage The New York Times reports that the comptroller’s office is concerned about possible fraud at the Parks Department’s 79th Street Boat Basin. Buried in the piece is the small revelation that the Parks Department offers […]

Fate of Pier 40 Could Be Determined Tomorrow

By Brad Aaron | Jan 30, 2008 | 3 Comments

Tomorrow the Hudson River Park Trust is set to vote on a plan by the Related Companies to redevelop Pier 40 on W. Houston Street as a ~$600 million entertainment complex, which would include a permanent home for Cirque du Soleil and the Tribeca Film Festival, and would draw thousands of visitors per day. Neighborhood […]

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