J.J. Byrne Playground Revamp Starts This Week
According to the Park Slope Parents Blog, construction on J.J. Byrne playground’s face-lift will start this week, a month ahead of schedule. According to the site, “The turf field and all the active recreation spaces will remain open, and we’re working with the community to develop 4th Street as a playstreet, to create more open…
According to the Park Slope Parents Blog, construction on J.J. Byrne playground’s face-lift will start this week, a month ahead of schedule. According to the site, “The turf field and all the active recreation spaces will remain open, and we’re working with the community to develop 4th Street as a playstreet, to create more open space.” Brooklyn Paper and Park Slope Patch have some more details on turning 4th Street into a playground as well as the other renovations in store. You can check out the renderings for the $3M reno here.
J.J. Byrne Reno To Start Next Month [Brownstoner]
Plans for J.J. Byrne Park Revealed [Brownstoner] GMAP
are they gonna include those funky bright orange playground things labeled “JAIL” in this playground?
*rob*
Nomi – yes
Is this the park that was in IN TREATMENT?
Well it may be because its in Park Slope and all those rich people with their horrible strollers, obnoxious strollers and spoiled kids have so much influence.
Or a more likely explanation is that the vast majority of the money that has been “poured” into the park came from an arrangement where a substantial portion of the park was used by a private developer in exchange for 2M at the end of the construction period and the current renovation is consistent with the renovations that have occurred and tons of city parks all across the city.
Take your pick as to the reason #1 is much more fun even if totally inaccurate
greenwoodgeneral — I think the fact that it is adjacent to a school and contains a historic landmark helps A LOT. One or the other is good, but both is great.
so much money poured into this one park complext over the last few years. So many other parks in the neighborhood that had slated improvements and are still waiting..
Don’t begrudge them, but would love to have more info on how these people organized so successfully-