Thursday, April 23, 2020

Despite what Google says, Tompkins Square Park is open



In case you were searching on Google to decide whether to visit Tompkins Square Park...



The Park, named after the nearby Tompkins Square Bar Daniel D. Tompkins, who served as Governor of New York from 1807 to 1817 and as Vice President under James Monroe from 1817 to 1825, is open. Mostly. During the COVID-19 outbreak, amenities including the dog run ... playgrounds ... handball courts and basketball courts are locked up for public use.

Still, the trees are looking good...



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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 10:51 AM

    Just the dog run is closed I believe, as are all dog runs across the city to help people maintain good social distancing.

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  2. AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 12:34 PM

    The central lawn has become the new dog run. Despite the gates being locked and signs saying No Dogs, people are jumping the fence and putting their dogs in there. Heard one dog owner yesterday encouraging another to jump over the fence, saying "No one cares if your dog is off leash!" People clustering in there as they did before. I'm also seeing people letting their dogs run in the flower beds. Animals. And I don't mean the dogs.

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  3. AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 2:42 PM

    Who!s Park Our Park

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  4. AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 3:34 PM

    I saw a reconstituted dog run by the Samuel Cox statue. The most disturbing part was the way people were socializing. A clear sense of mutual immunity from what I could see.

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  5. AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 6:20 PM

    Yes, the 7th street side of the park now always has people with their unleashed dogs

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  6. AnonymousApril 24, 2020 at 10:31 PM

    Submitted change to Google. Shows open now.

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