- The Tree
Trust holds a preconstruction meeting
with Urban Arborists who will be running the
Tree Rescue Contract. The Tree Rescue program
saves street trees by removing tree grates
that have wedged into the trunk over time,
widening pits that have become too small for
a tree's root system, removing old Christmas
lighting that is either strangling a tree
or burning it, and eliminating blockage that
constricts tree growth.
- The Tree Trust surveys the
Washington Heights, Manhattan area for potential
stewards for Greenstreets
and street trees.
- District 8 in the Bronx inspects
Ewen Park for graffiti at the basketball courts
in preparation for a Parks Enforcement Patrol
(PEP) stakeout. Ewen Park has had problems
with graffiti, and District 8 hopes that the
PEP presence will deter future graffiti. Ewen
Park is located at West 232nd Street and
Johnson and Riverdale Avenues in the Bronx.
- Queens receives an electric-powered
Ford Ranger from the New York Power Authority.
It will be used as a utility maintenance vehicle
in District 8 in Queens. The communities included
in that district are Fresh Meadows, Cunningham
Heights, Hilltop Village, Pomonok Houses,
Jamaica Estates, Holliswood, Flushing South,
Utopia, Kew Gardens Hills, and Briarwood.
- With the onset of winter weather,
Queens reviews the status of the safety equipment
at its lakes and ponds. Baisley
Pond Park receives special attention because
of an incident that occurred last year. Ten
signs related to safety around the pond are
also added to replace ones that have been
vandalized. Baisley Pond Park is bounded by
North Conduit Avenue, Baisley Boulevard South,
and Lake View Boulevard East.
- The Cromwell Recreation Center
dance room floor is being refinished by a
Parks
Career Training (PACT) crew, while the
Management and Operations (M&O) Storehouse
packs all items in preparation for a move
to a new location at the rear of the center.
Cromwell is located at Pier 6 and Murray Hulbert
Avenue in Staten Island.
- The
Parks Enforcement Patrol (PEP) and the
NYPD are actively searching for feral dogs
at Silver Lake Park and adjacent properties
in Staten Island. Silver
Lake Park is bordered by Victory Boulevard,
Clove Road, and Forest Avenue.
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