The meeting notice doesn't mention where the entrance might be. Given that you can enter Tompkins on 10th Street from the basketball courts near B and the multi-purpose courts/TF near A, it seems logical that the proposed entrance would be mid-block behind the recently renovated field house.
This is a topic that will likely merit further conversation.
Tonight's meeting is at 6:30 at the BRC Senior Services Center at 30 Delancey St. (between Chrystie and Forsyth streets).
what better way to quickly ruin the lovely area behind the field house!
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion the area behind the fieldhouse is really nice as is because of the seclusion but in reality a lot of people just don't know it's there which is kind of unfair. I think historically this was the site of the beer garden which part of me still thinks would be cool to see revived the way torch and crown has moved into union square. Another consideration is that the park doesn't really have any kind of official seeming major entrance and with the areas symmetry and passage through the field house it could be really nice. I get people like the privacy back there but I don't think this would be a huge disruption anyway since mid tenth street is probably the place regular users are least likely to enter anyway.
ReplyDeleteThe last thing we need is a other outlet serving alcohol in the neighborhood let alone in the park itself.
DeleteCouldn’t agree more. In the words of former falafel restaurant owner Habib, “they used to deal drugs here, now they sell alcohol.”
DeleteAKA chopping down old trees and making a mess
ReplyDeleteWow please don’t! The whole point of it is that it’s a nook. Just leave it alone.
ReplyDeleteWho comes up with these ideas. What a waste of time and money. The park has more pressing issues. It's just like wasting money on renovating the dog run. Why? The dogs don't know the difference. Or is it for the dog owners? And what about the roadways. They are so badly damaged... our seniors or disabled can't safely walk through the park without worrying about falling in a pothole. C'mon Board 3. Do the right thing and stop the nonsense and fix what needs to be fixed for all who use the park.
ReplyDeleteThat would be ridiculous!!! It's the one part without people constantly walking through.
ReplyDeleteWhy? Leave it alone. There are already entrances on 10th on both sides.
ReplyDeletePlease oh please just leave it alone!!!
ReplyDeleteI can’t make the meeting so I hope some of you commenters can
ReplyDeleteGreat, now it will be closed for another year.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, there's already graffiti in the new women's restroom (haven't been in the men's side). Nice things here don't seem to last.
ReplyDeleteRestoring the historic use of the Biergarten would be nice. It is nice that this area is currently a “nook” and not a throughway though. I would think that renovating the corner with the chess tables to prevent loitering and camping would be a higher priority than creating a new entryway though.
ReplyDeleteNo, no no!!! Plenty of entrances already exist to the park, including 2 on 10th St. If they go through with this, they will ruin the lovely nook behind the field house. It is a waste of money that should be used to make needed improvements to the gardens, pathways, benches, increase in rat-proof trashcans, and a serious effort to reduce the rat population, please.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the resurfacing of the walkways should be a priority. They are a mess. Who is making these terrible decisions in Tomkins Sq Park? And Epstein okays another $400,000 for the dog run? Is there a dog lobby somewhere in New York, why do dogs (owners) have such power? What’s going on here?
ReplyDeleteSince the 1970’s the noon behind the field house (as well as the one alongside it) have been a drug den & area plagued by homelessness. As recently as 2023 we were pulling in excess of 200 needles out of the bushes behind the field house which was supposed to be reserved as a children’s play & sprinkler area. I’m sure the idea to put an entrance there is to facilitate more use & transparency. Probably a nice touch
ReplyDeleteRegarding putting in a beer garden/restaurant - never give up our PUBLIC space to PRIVATE entities. Look at Bryant Park, which is less of a park now and more of an outdoor mall.
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