Monday, December 4, 2023

Another look at the newly reconstructed Tompkins Square Park multipurpose courts

Back on Friday, the city officially reopened the multipurpose courts in Tompkins Square (hitting their Dec. 1 deadline in the process). 

Here is a look around at the upgraded amenties... including the new surface, benches (1939 World's Fair style, or not)...
... a few expanded tree pits...
... three new basketball backboards...
...with the double rims (bad for our 3-point shooting, but good for our thunderous, backboard-shaking dunks)...
... and the high-low fountain that isn't dispensing water just yet...
So far, no sign of any painted lines for kickball or markings for a walking-running track that the Parks Department touted in a previous presentation...
We reached out to the Parks Department to see what the status is of these markings. 

And the new asphalt seems to be OK for skateboarding too. (Skaters are worried the new asphalt would be either too soft or too hard for skating, turning this decades-long hotspot into a useless spot.) 

On Saturday, a reader shared this photo... with skaters seeming pleased ... 
And from an early test run last week...
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6 comments:

  1. noble neolaniDecember 4, 2023 at 9:38 AM

    It feels great to see something which the neighbored can enjoy without the presence of a corporate sponsor.

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  2. yetanothercommenterDecember 4, 2023 at 10:28 AM

    I was one of the naysayers but if all that happens now is a few painted lines then this renovation has been a great success! New rims, smooth surface, well placed benches. Well done Parks Department!

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  3. floDecember 4, 2023 at 10:58 AM

    SO glad to see they got the asphalt right for skating!

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  4. SarahDecember 4, 2023 at 6:47 PM

    I am, too. I find skateboarding tremendously annoying, but you have to give people who like it a place to do it or you can't complain when they do it on the streets.

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  5. AnonymousDecember 10, 2023 at 1:31 PM

    Maybe the company hired to paint the lines is going to do it later. The Parks Dept has not yet dragged the skateboarding wooden jumps from behind the office back to the skateboarding area, so maybe that is on purpose since it might block the line painting? Just a guess.

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  6. BDecember 11, 2023 at 7:27 PM

    Great for the neighborhood of east village . Thx

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