Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Juniper Valley bocce courts are a soggy mess
From CBS:
Bocce ball players in Queens say a city redesign ruined their courts at a park in Middle Village.
The Parks Department spent $850,000 to renovate Juniper Valley Park — but the canopies above the courts, which were designed to block out the sun, funnel rainwater onto the courts, creating holes in the playing field and flooding which takes days to dry out.
23 comments:
$1 million for this crap?!!! Someone needs to be fired over this!!!
Someone needs to be fired over this!!!...Damm straight, let's start with the moron who allocated our tax $ for this unnecessary project, Lizzy Crowley.
They probably hired some millennial transplant who designed it with their iphone. Why don't these numb skulls ever talk to the community for input. Sounds like they didn't ask for a canopy.
Imagine that
The Government causes a problem at excessive cost.
A soggy bocce court for almost a million.
Nobody read Trump's "Art of the DEAL".
Then they tell us that they have to fix it
The DO NOT mention that the reason for the fix is their original screw-up.
OBTW, and WE have to pay for the fix!
Do not forget all the electeds at the re-dedication, re-opening ceremony for foto-ops congratulating themselves for what a great job they are doing - WITH YOUR MONEY!
VOTE FOR ME :-)
So how much do you think YOU WILL PAY for the fix?
just because dizzy lizzy graduated from Pratt Institute’s Graduate School of Architecture dont make you an expert on bocce courts
looks like she designed it herself
wonder how much kickback this got her
Why did they build those ugly giant canopies in the first place? Isn't the major reason to go to any park is to enjoy a nice pleasant sunny day?
The only way this taken care of is if hipsters "discovered" bocce. For now it looks like a filthy pigeon tub.
Two years ago the Parks Department spent about $500,000 on a new bocce court in Bowne Park. The bocce players have mostly disappeared and are now replaced by Asians using the courts for morning exercise.
However some ancient boccigalupes are still gambling on card games.
Yeah Well someone will be fired But it won't be Liz, She'll get re-elected by a wide margin. Sheeple will be sheeple...
Shockingly the city managed to screw this up! How somebody has yet to be fired is just another sign at how corrupt this city has gotten.. Thanks Crowley! Another job well done on your watch!
Who the F*ck plays bocce anyways? -Alfster
bocce court
concrete $5000
backhoe rental $6000
steel canope $15000
fencing $3000
truckload sand $1000
wooden boards $800
jackhammer $2000
paint $500
miscelanious stuff $10,000
other payoffs and bribes $25,000
union labor $95,000
union payoffs $50,000
inspection bribes 15,000
campain contributions $30,000
getting paid $850,000 for the above
PRICELESS
photo op at the ribbon cutting
last anon
well done, all the dunces are there.
What is more "priceless" is the contractor is going to make another boatload of money to "FIX" it.
AND YOU WILL PAY AGAIN...
Here we go again folks. It's not about corruption it is simply a screw up by government employees who don't give a shit and know they will not be held responsible. THIS WILL NEVER NEVER STOP until everyone understands that we must get rid of almost all government employees. Stuff like this needs to be handled by private, FOR PROFIT CORPORATIONS that wil be held responsible. Otherwise all of this complaining is simply mental masterbation.
Should have asked the people that use it what they needed and they would have done it for free.
A million dollar Bocce court for the last Italian family living there,should have given them the money and built a checker board.
priceless anon
don't worry, dizzy lizzy will be at the new and improved ribbon cutting
Forgot to ask, how is that beautiful roller rink doing?
That cost a few bucks!
Two years ago the Parks Department spent about $500,000 on a new bocce court in Bowne Park. The bocce players have mostly disappeared and are now replaced by Asians using the courts for morning exercise.
However some ancient boccigalupes are still gambling on card games.
You must not be familiar with the area.
The guys played bocce all sumer long.
I know most of them, they are local guys, nothing wrong there.
Yes they play cards, but again not doing anything wrong.
The Asians you are referencing are all over the park especially in the morning.
What is your point?
Did I hear right?
Crowley at 01:21: "...and that has to with maintence"
"What is your point?"
His point is his Racist garbage !
George,
maybe she should get the rake and straighten it out each morning
probably not doing anything else useful
but i'm not sure if she is qualified
It never was about bocce in the first place.
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