Did you know that Arbor Day happens within Earth Week? If you don’t already, think about the trees when you walk by or under them in Marine Park. You might smell their sweet scent if they are in flower. This mother pushing her newborn baby’s stroller next to her young […]
Monthly Archives: April 2020
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This week I observed how families are using the park without playgrounds. Benches became balance beams, baseball clay became drawing boards with sticks, pigeons were chased. Instead of releasing a child in a playground where a parent can chill on a bench, each child has to be overseen by a […]
Did you know that Parks workers are considered essential City staff? They are required to work through this COVID-19 crisis to keep the park safe and clean for you. Today, Marine Park staff received Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) from NYC Parks and their union, DC37. Each field employee received masks, […]
As the sun comes out to shine on Marine Park, so do all the people in need of fresh air. The park is here for you, but….you can’t touch each other. Really. For everyone’s sake. The City has had to take down basketball hoops and today they locked tennis […]