Monday, November 13, 2023

Bench mark: A throwback to 1939 arrives on the Tompkins Square Park multipurpose courts

Photos by Steven 

One of the new amenities has arrived at the multipurpose courts in Tompkins Square Park — your 1939 World's Fair-style benches...
Work started on this space along Avenue A and 10th Street on Oct. 16, first with ripping up the asphalt that hasn't been repaired since the mid-1990s. (And then the arrival of new asphalt.)

Still to come: the outline for a kickball court, a high-low fountain that kids and adults can use simultaneously, and three new basketball backstops at the eastern end.

Posted signs say that the $1.4 million project will be completed by Dec. 1.

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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 13, 2023 at 10:41 AM

    Those are NOT 1939 World's Fair-style benches. Those are the standard NYC Dept of Parks benches which you can find in many places across NYC.

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    1. AnonymousNovember 13, 2023 at 11:41 AM

      https://gothamist.com/attachments/arts_jen/phpioy4D9PM.jpg

      Those ARE the 1939 WF benches !

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  2. nygrumpNovember 13, 2023 at 3:11 PM

    Gosh, I just took a look at East River Park from google earth, they've carved out the band shell and killed every living thing down there.

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    1. AnonymousNovember 13, 2023 at 4:34 PM

      Yeah it's a total bummer. Last couple years had some awesome "non-permitted" shows/djs/events. Looking through pics of it earlier this week.

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  3. AnonymousNovember 13, 2023 at 5:57 PM

    Same benches as the rest of the park just not painted green!

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