Hot Cash Injection for Fort Greene Park
Good news for the residents of Fort Greene and Clinton Hill: Fort Greene Park will be getting a $300,000 injection if the Senate signs off on the House version of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2010. Fort Greene is one of the great historical landmarks in the country…
Good news for the residents of Fort Greene and Clinton Hill: Fort Greene Park will be getting a $300,000 injection if the Senate signs off on the House version of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2010. Fort Greene is one of the great historical landmarks in the country but, unfortunately, many areas in the park have fallen into disrepair, said Rep. Ed Towns, whose district stretches from Fort Greene to Canarsie. The money’s expected to go towards repairing sidewalks and signage as well as improving the landscaping around the Martyrs Monument, reported The Eagle. Fort Greene is one of the great historical landmarks in the country but, unfortunately, many areas in the park have fallen into disrepair, said Rep. Ed Towns, whose district stretches from Fort Greene to Canarsie. These additional funds will help restore the park’s natural beauty and directly improve the Fort Greene neighborhood.
Historic Ft. Greene Park In Line for Federal Funds [Brooklyn Eagle]
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i agree- don’t waste money and time on reseeding. i’ve seen it tried at least 1/2 dozen times. i also agree that the landscaping near the monument is lovely, tasteful and should be left be. it seems like drainage is a major concern and some of the entrances. could knickerbocker explain the whole bit about it being towns’s $ , the projects and the bbq pits? should we be reading btw the lines or am i buggin?
i’m on the fence about a dog run. i do appreciate that some owners like teyjam are aware that their dogs might be bothering others but a dog run is something that, duh, only dogs can use and in tough times it feels like $ should be spent for the greater good; though i do see his/her point. crazy question. are dog runs hard to build and maintain could the owners all chip in to construct them? do they have to be funded by the city or can private organizations sponsor them?
Hopefully, the additional funds could be used to help us create a dog run. The idea of having dogs run freely in an area and relieve themselves where people lay down, have picnics and have small children run freely certainly seem very unhealthy and poorly planned. I love my dog and as a resident of the area, there is certainly a need for a dog run but there must be a better way way to serve everyone’s needs in a healthier an cleaner environment. Certainly, the creation of an enclosed dog run in the park could meet all of our needs.
If the additional funds could serve to fill these needs, I am sure it would be a welcome contribution to all in our community.
iz: They were able to fix the cobblestones around Central Park. You should have CPW it in the 1970s. Pothole central – Riverside park was the same too.
I’m pretty sure the only concrete is on the Myrtle side. There is no Ashland side to the park (Bk hospital is the border) and there are cobblestones on Washington Street. Then again, this is Ed Town’s money, so it will probably go to put in permanent BBQ pits on the Myrtle side so it can be just as disgusting as the 9th st entrance of Prospect Park.
As for better reno options – the back staircase on St Edwards is a lawsuit waiting to happen. Also they need (even) more benches now that the crackheads found somewhere else to sleep. Throw in some new cobblestones on DeKalb (and a curb cut on the Dekalb/Washington corner), then we are getting somewhere.
Tinarina, did I not understand this right? “repairing sidewalks and signage as well as improving the landscaping around the Martyrs Monument” — sounds like all cosmetics to me. Someone’s getting their pockets lined, is my guess.
The cobblestones have been cemented over around MOST of the park, if you haven’t noticed.
Finally, maybe they can fix the tennis courts? IT’s one of the only athletic resources that the park has to offer, and they are in serious need of an upgrade. But that might be the jurisdiction of a different department all together, who knows.
Actually iz, there’s tons wrong with Ft. Greene Park not always visible—serious structural and drainage problems that will cost millions to fix. $300k is a drop in the bucket, but better than nothing.
I doubt that cobblestones could just be cemented over, as the park is a national landmark. But repairs are very expensive.
I’m with iz. The area is already very nicely landscaped.
Oh and you know what “fixing cobblestones” means? Replacing with concrete. This news is scary to me. . .
Improving the landscaping around the martyr’s monument? Man, it’s one of the most gorgeous, simply but beautifully landscaped public parks i’ve ever seen — especially this just-restored area. Are they on some old-school circa ’95 ft greene CRACK????? Just the other day i saw Spike Lee with a huge group of people (maybe producers or investors) and it looked like they were checking out the monument area for a film shoot. There’s exactly NOTHING wrong with ft greene park, except maybe not enough garbage cans. Please don’t start fixing it. Especially, please leave the soccer field alone, it’s a gorgeous, invigorating sight to see all those athletic guys and girls playing soccer– something every parent should want their kids to see when they come to a park.
Hope they fix the DeKalb Ave sidewalk. So many loose cobblestones!