Decorative fountains built more than 50 years ago for the World’s Fair at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park are getting a new life — and new purpose — as part of a $5 million renovation next year.
The Fountain of the Fairs, part of the majestic water displays constructed for the 1964-65 World’s Fair, will be transformed into playful spray showers and mists where kids can cool off during the summer.
It will be a return to glory for the empty fountains, which Robert Moses designed to cascade from the Unisphere to the Rocket Thrower statue. The fountains were up and running after an extensive renovation in 2000, but broke within a few years and were later damaged in flooding from superstorm Sandy.
The city Department of Parks and Recreation decided to find a way to revamp them, setting up community meetings and listening sessions in 2015 and 2016 to figure out the best use of the space.
The community overwhelmingly asked for more water options, according to Janice Melnick, the administrator of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.
11 comments:
That's nice, the guys in the homeless encampments need a place to shit and shower.
THEY SHOULD'VE DONE THIS 20 YEARS AGO. NOW THEY WILL CLOSE OFF THE AREA FOR GOD KNOWS HOW MANY MONTHS AND THE CONTRACTORS WILL TAKE THEIR MEASLY TIME DOING THE WORK OVERCHARGING THE TAX PAYERS TO DO A HALF-ASSED FUCKING JOB. THE CITY IS A SLOW POKE WHEN IT COMES TO FIXING IT'S PARKS IN GENERAL, EXCEPT WHEN IT COMES TO CENTRAL PARK BECAUSE WE WOULD'NT WANT TO UPSET BILLIONAIRES, RIGHT??
The Queens Zoo is also worn down. Its no longer the fun place it was to visit when i was a kid. Shame !!
Yeah but nobody talks about the freaking illegal vendors who have taken over the park over the soccer fields. Why doesn't the parks enforcement patrol hire more people. The park is disgusting and filled with trash.
But where will kids skateboard and rollerblade?
Whatever Parks Dept. does, it will be to please the USTA, which takes over FMCP every August until after Labor day.
EXCEPT WHEN IT COMES TO CENTRAL PARK BECAUSE WE WOULD'NT WANT TO UPSET BILLIONAIRES, RIGHT??
No, the politicians respect the people that live around the park because the people respect themselves.
.... is disgusting and filled with trash.
You can say that about every political club and community board in Queens and Borough Hall
Better call Trump now to get it done aheadf of schedule & under budget just like the Wholman Ice Rink in Cantral Park.
It's remembering the beauty of the NYK Parks Department. Thanks for this pic. much realy appreciated. The kids loves this much. More post on you, Happy Valentines
If trump gets involved we just might see the golden letters T-R-U-M-P in bright neon lights ontop of Terrace On The Park.
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