- Bronx Technical Services
continues to maintain storehouse efficiency
by focusing on inventory and cleaning and
organizing the lumber area. The Bronx storehouse
is located at Ranaqua,
the Bronx borough headquarters in the southeast
end of Bronx Park. Bronx
Park is bounded by Southern Boulevard,
Bronx Park East, 180th Street, and Webster
and Burke Avenues.
- Queens made preparations
this weekend for the first major snowstorm
of the new year. Queens is also preparing
the brand new Four Winds Playground in Kissena
Park for a possible dedication on January
11th. Four Winds Playground is located at
Booth Memorial Avenue and 160th Street in
Flushing, Queens.
- The Parks Academy has
scheduled a Conflict of Interest training
session for tomorrow, January 8th at 10:00
a.m. The session is part of a series of classes
requested by the Conflict of Interest Board
to help familiarize employees with Conflict
of Interest law, so they will be equipped
to make proper judgments should situations
arise. The Parks Academy is found at the Olmsted
Center, located inside Flushing Meadows-Corona
Park in Flushing, Queens.
- Currently showing in
the Arsenal Gallery: Mapmaker, Make Me
A Map. This exhibit, which runs through
January 28, 2002, features both historical
and modern digital maps used by the City of
New York/Parks & Recreation. Highlights
include aerial photography of the World Trade
Center disaster site. The Arsenal Gallery
is on the third floor of the Arsenal, located
at 64th Street and 5th Avenue inside Manhattan's
Central Park. The gallery is free and open
to the public from 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday.
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- Want to be a Parks
lifeguard this summer?
Parks continues to offer conditioning classes
and qualifying tests at the West
59th Street Pool in
Manhattan and Metropolitan
Pool in Brooklyn. West
59th Street Pool is located at 533 W. 59th
Street and 10th Avenue, and Metropolitan Pool
is located at 261 Bedford Avenue at Metropolitan
Avenue. For more information, please call
the Parks Lifeguard Hotline at (212) 830-7880.
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