The multipurpose courts/TF reopened yesterday along 10th Street and Avenue A after a 10-plus-day closure so workers could repaint the surface. (More background is available here and here.)
The Parks Department added color to the asphalt, including a walking track on the perimeter and markings for the basketball hoops at the eastern end. And the majority of the asphalt is painted green (no markings for kickball, though!).
The skaters also returned to this seminal, decades-long skate spot, and the various ramps and rails that were here previously are also back.
Workers were racing to wrap up painting the multipurpose courts/TF in Tompkins Square Park last evening.
One of the workers said they thought they'd be ready to unveil today, though it could have to wait until tomorrow.
This space along Avenue A and 10th Street has been closed for repainting since Aug. 26. After the resurfacing last fall, the Parks Department added color to the asphalt, including a walking track on the perimeter and markings for the basketball hoops...
As previously noted, we'll see how everyone co-exists in this new configuration. The court has been a skating hotspot for decades.
The multi-purpose courts/TF will reopen on Tuesday... after workers complete repainting the surface of the space along Avenue A and 10th Street.
The crew will apparently be working on Labor Day to get this done.
Here's how it's looking now...
The walking track around the perimeter seems to be taking shape. (Does anyone with an aerial view of the courts along 10th Street have any photos to share?)
The asphalt was just getting broken in again after renovations from Oct. 16 to Dec. 1. In addition to new asphalt, Parks added benches, fountains and three basketball backstops.
We'll see how everyone co-exists in this new configuration. The court has been a skating hotspot for decades.
So far, "suburban" is the word we're hearing about the new look.
As Quartersnacksnoted in June 2023 about the repainted surface: "It will be a shock to the system in terms of the park's Feng Shui, but skateboarders have adjusted to way worse changes."
This space along Avenue A and 10th Street has been a skating hotspot for decades and will reopen on Tuesday. The surface is looking a little slick at the moment. The asphalt was just getting broken in again after renovations from Oct. 16 to Dec. 1. Aside from new asphalt, Parks added benches, fountains and three basketball backstops.
The courts reopened without any markings — save for around the basketball area.
As you may recall, the original reconstruction diagrams included a walking track marked by blue paint and painted lines for kickball. It's still unclear if the Parks Department will add those in the days ahead.
The space hadn't been redone since the early 1990s.
And speaking of 1990...
The multipurpose courts in Tompkins Square Park are closed starting today... through next Tuesday, Sept. 3.
Posted signage notes this is to accommodate — gulp — painting... (and H/T to @tf_report!)
This area along Avenue A and 10th Street was closed from Oct. 16 to Dec. 1 for renovations, which included new asphalt and amenities, including a high-low fountain that kids and adults can use simultaneously, three new basketball backstops, and benches.
The courts reopened without any markings — save for around the basketball area.
As you may recall, the original reconstruction diagrams included a walking track marked by blue paint and painted lines for kickball.
We learned about all this over the weekend, and there wasn't anyone available at Parks HQ to ask.
So, with this painting, we may see the arrival of a marked walking path and kickball court, something that likely couldn't have been added during the more unpredictable winter weather months.
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 ...
As the Times noted: "It's still summer today, but fall arrives tomorrow. Take a minute to pause on the threshold."
