A few years ago, the baseball fields just north of the Flushing High School Track and Field (around 26th Avenue and 149th Street) were renovated for the first time in a half century at a significant cost. The fields were actually closed off and locked for several months, even after they were completed. About two months ago, the gates opened. The place has remained pretty empty, which is pretty nice.
What's not nice is the increasing trash piles along the fence - as per the Bloomberg administration's "solution" to household trash being dumped in park trash cans, there aren't any! The "bioswale" that was built along the east side of the field is pretty well designed, but part of it is now becoming a dumping ground for garbage...it also looks like the Parks Department is dumping branches and tree limbs on a newly planted area, which doesn't seem very bright.
Two days ago, I approached a Park worker cleaning up the south end of the Park at Bayside Avenue. I mentioned that there was an increasing amount of trash in the fields up by 26th Avenue and that people were about to contact the elected officials, 311 and the media. He sighed and thanked me for letting him know...and two days later, the trash is still there.
Crappy, please work your magic to get the Parks Department to do their jobs?
Thanks!
- North Flushing Resident
Service Request #: C1-1-972695462
Date Submitted: 05/24/14 2:47:40 PM
Request Type: Maintenance or Facility
Details: Garbage or Litter
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