Your turn to weigh in on Tompkins Square Park’s next round of upgrades

Residents have until Feb. 13 to submit comments about the latest proposed upgrades to Tompkins Square Park. 

During a virtual meeting last Thursday evening, NYC Parks kicked off the process for a reconstruction project involving the Tompkins Square Park mini-pool and basketball courts. 

Parks officials still want to hear from you, specifically: 

• What matters most to you in renovating the park? 

• What would you like to be able to do in the park that you can't do now? 

• What are the three most important improvements you want to see in the park? 

While these are more broad-ranging questions about the overall park, this is what's on the table for the 10th Street and Avenue B corner: "This project will demolish the existing above-ground mini pool and construct a new, expanded in-ground mini pool and reconstruct the basketball courts and adult fitness area." 

The mini pool would remain open only to kids and their guardians. (More background here about the funding.)

And the timeline is as follows, per the Parks website: 

• Design

The average time for design is 9-14 months. The design timeline for this specific contract will be established once the project scope is determined. 

• Procurement 

The average time for procurement is 9-12 months. The procurement timeline for this specific contract will be established at the conclusion of the design phase. 

• Construction 

The average time for construction is 12-18 months. The construction timeline for this specific contract will be established at the conclusion of the procurement phase. 

In other words, no time soon.

Submit your responses here.