From the
Queens Tribune:
The Parks Department wants to ditch the high chain-link fences and metal bars that surround many parks in a new initiative called “Parks Without Borders.”
The vision is to create a more porous boundary between the green spaces and the neighborhoods they belong to, so that the parks will be more inviting to nearby residents. Additionally, the thinking goes, the parks’ beauty will not be unnecessarily hidden when they could contribute to the aesthetic of the surrounding blocks. Of special attention are park edges, park-adjacent spaces and entrances.
Residents can visit
nycgovparks.org/planning-and-building/planning/parks-without-borders and submit their suggestions through Feb. 28.
13 comments:
It's a good idea for the smaller parks but not the large ones that still need to be secured.
Fences can be jumped.
Parks are always a security hazard or a nuissance.
I refused to be shown a very nice home , by a realtor, because it was located across the street from a park.
During the daylight hours a bunch of seedy males sat and could have been casing the home I might be living in.
Interesting idea. I like it. The fences really aren't keeping anyone out (other than locked playgrounds at night). Less to maintain, more inviting.
Just an excuse not to use money to repair current fencing = budget cut.
If they can provide the necessary security which should include cameras, then it should be done.
Look at the pix of juniper park. Its a toddler park and needs the fence and so do all similar parks. I want them locked at night to keep the creeps away. It aint broke so leave Juniper Park alone.
Didn't we just have a story a few weeks ago about an overwhelmed mother who thought a park on Yellowstone should have gates because it was too much trouble for her to watch her 2 year old and she lost sight of them for a few minutes and she wanted gates?
I would stick with the fences. It makes the park able to be secured if necessary. Think Zuccotti park and Occupy Wall Street.
Occupy Flooshing?
When you remove the fences the scumbags commit more crimes because they know its an easy escape. (Look at all the unsolved rapes and mugging in Central Park for example)
The criminals and drug dealers can run any direction and it gets them out of the park as apposed to sealed in or being slowed down scaling a fence.
Criminals hate getting trapped or things that slow them down more then fear of the cops. (understaffed useless "retirement home" 104 cops in this case)
It be a very dangerous INSANE thing to do. Good chance the mayor wants to create some some "white flight" in Middle Village by destroying the last thing they have to enjoy. --Easier to get 6+ family shit boxes built. Don't think "never happen" because this mayor is one progressive fanatic sick bastard like the president.
Central Park has a very low incidence of crime compared to FMCP which probably holds the record for rape robbery and molestation.
Then again, one only has to look at the inhabitants of the surrounding community to wonder why this is so.
Sounds good. There's too many fences and barriers in this city already.
Idiots
So kids and dogs can wander off easier. The fences sto most baseballs from taking out car windows. No fences mean kids playing ball will be throwing those objects at cars and house windows. Stupid idea
Playgrounds would remain fenced.
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