Comments on: ULURP HEARING DETAILS

By: Joy Rich

Joy Rich — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:30:51 +0000

Using the Prospect Park Y on 9th Street costs money. There’s a joining fee, a monthly fee, and the cost of transportation. For one adult with kids, the monthly fee is $69.00, and the joining fee is $118.00. For many people, this isn’t an affordable alternative to free public green space. And by “green space” I don’t mean concrete.

By: Kay

Kay — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:42:20 +0000

What about turning one of the empty lots in the nabe into a park? If you look at the Oasis map of Brooklyn with parks and the such highlighted it is so blatantly obvious that Kensington and Borough Park are barren. It is sad when you walk down the west end of Church Avenue and see all the residents sitting on boxes creating little “parks”.Why doesn’t the new green triangle at least have one bench? And there are always tons of kids playing in the street.

By: Jole

Jole — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:52:01 +0000

True enough there is no athletic center in Kensington with a gym, pool, classes, exercise machines, et al, but people (boys and girls and their parents) are out playing soccer and basketball on the Albemarle Playground every evening. Greenwood Playground has a large basketball court and baseball area, and other play areas as well. And the Y is close by: up the top of the hill with swimming available at the one on 9th Street.
In addition, the NYC Parks Dept. offers yoga and other exercise classes on its playgrounds. I assume that could be set up here too.
While many NYC neighborhoods lack athletic centers, parks are more than active recreation spots for kids. They are also a local place for adults and seniors to go and hang out, get out of their apartments, visit with neighbors, read books, relax, stretch etc. Judging by the number of people sitting and chatting on the Foodtown bench, people are eager for comfortable public squares, too.
In any case, it’s 5 years too late to undo the 68 units at Culver El and turn it into something else.

By: Jasmina

Jasmina — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:29:39 +0000

Activists in the Kensington community recently met with Brad Lander to discuss issues in the neighborhood. The number one issue was finding something productive for local kids to do to keep them out of trouble. It’s a shame that this space wasn’t thought of as a potential community center or outdoor play space.

By: bee

bee — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:20:39 +0000

kudos to maggie tobin for voting against “business as usual.” and yes i hope this doesn’t just get rubber stamped along. i do agree with affordable housing- just not as it’s being done here. we need to realize that the impact of a project this size will affect kensington too. our schools are already full to bursting and as aforementioned by many, we are sorely lacking in green space.