tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post3159739143182138797..comments2024-03-29T03:35:13.051-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: A haven for skateboarders in Tompkins Square Park Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-64547948963704544212017-11-12T18:54:41.043-05:002017-11-12T18:54:41.043-05:00wonderful photos, lovely text. bravos all around. ...wonderful photos, lovely text. bravos all around. Marjoriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08086300075775926044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-91814934786416047492017-11-12T12:15:32.740-05:002017-11-12T12:15:32.740-05:00More of the skaters used to skate in the courtyard...More of the skaters used to skate in the courtyard of Eastside Community School between 11th and 12th and had a bunch of ramps there but the Department of Education closed it down suddenly around ?? 3 or 4 years ago. Like the exercise area on Avenue B the cement field on Avenue A is used by a broad swath of the community. Besides skaters the field hockey legions take it over some weekends, there are organized baseball games, dog owners unofficially let their dogs run off a leash and there are still a few basketball hoops. The boys school has recess there with soccer, basketball, kickball and track et cetera.<br /><br />Given the current era I can certainly see more organized corporate branded events but there were corporate events there in the 90s as well so I don't see any change coming. It's not like a developer can leave a suitcase full of unmarked bills outside Gracie Mansion and get a permit to build there because it's under the Parks Department. That would have to go through Albany and Cuomo is too expensive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com