Dean Street Turf Field Delayed

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A reader wrote in to ask what's going on with the Parks Dept's installation of synthetic turf at the Dean Street Playground, which is between 6th Ave and Carlton: "They refinished the concrete ball field several months ago with asphalt, in preparation for a new synthetic turf. Everything seemed to be moving forward as they began to roll out the new turf, however they then started pulling the turf back up! It has been in this condition for over a month now!" As we covered a month ago, the field was slated to be done in May but the Parks Dept. says it has been having trouble getting the turf to adhere to the asphalt. The latest line on the situation, via a Parks spokesperson reached yesterday, is as follows: "Heavy rains prevented the initial installation of the turf so we will attempt to do so again this August." We'll see.
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This whole turf trend is a bummer

Posted by: werner at July 24, 2009 11:31 AM

I live across from a turf park and it's worked out pretty well. Turf is a necessary evil. Sure it's somewhat ugly but it's better than an unkempt grass park that turns to dirt from overuse and definitely an upgrade from concrete/asphalt. I'll miss having basketball hoops there but will more than gladly concede in order to have a more community/child friendly surface.

Posted by: nycdelisauce at July 24, 2009 11:48 AM

This whole installation has been pretty messed up. They have rolled the turf out, waited a couple of days and then rolled it back at least 3 times now. They've also left tubs of the glue out on the lawn just sitting there for days. I know it's been a rainy summer, but I don't understand why it's so much harder to install this lawn than anywhere else. I know that parks has installed artifical turf lawns all over the city - you'd think they know how to do it by now.

Posted by: bkre at July 24, 2009 3:24 PM

The taxpayers $$ at work. What are the odds the city has to replace half these materials?

Posted by: grand army at July 24, 2009 3:55 PM

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July 24, 2009

Dean Street Turf Field Delayed

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