Friday, May 5, 2023

Coming attractions: Prep work underway for the renovation of the Tompkins Square Park field house

The EVG inbox lit up this morning... as workers arrived in Tompkins Square Park to set up a construction office outside the field house... as renovations onsite are set to begin... (thanks to Steven and others for the pics)...
While this 18-month work project was expected to start this spring, the early word is that some residents-Parkgoers were surprised by how large the trailer is ... not to mention some temporary fencing.

One reader believes this setup will also render the ping-pong table useless [Updated: there looks to be enough room between the trailer and the table for matches]  ...
As previously reported, the field house and the space behind it — dubbed the Slocum area as it includes the Slocum Memorial Fountain — will be closed during this time. In addition, the Tompkins Square mini pool will be out of commission for two consecutive summers. 

The Parks Department website lists a September 2024 competition date for the $5.6-million project (PDF here), which will:

• Upgrade existing restrooms to code
• Upgrade Parks and maintenance and operations space
• Add first aid and lifeguard locker room spaces in the building
• Reconstruct interiors
• Clean and partially repoint exterior brick

Porta potties are expected on the scene at some point... as the Park bathrooms will be closed. (Get your stall selfies quickly!). 

To be continued for sure...

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

we deserve better than this. there's no reason this should take so long to complete, and to live with this eyesore in the middle of the path for 18 months!? there has to be a better solution.

Anonymous said...

What about the bath room s

Anonymous said...

I am glad for the improvements but the length of time this is allegedly going to take is absurd. It would be nice if just once a renovation of a public area in NYC didn't take a thousand years. Pathetic. And thanks for ruining the ping pong area, dicks!

stephen b said...

Ha! I guessed this WAS the new bathrooms when I first approached.

Anonymous said...

18 months for that? FOH

cjn said...

I took my dog to the dog run around 1pm and the dogs were terrified by the noise from jackhammers. I certainly hope this won't be an on-going issue as it will render the run useless for dogs who are sensitive to noise.

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LPIFLY said...

I forgot it was there