- Today in the Olmsted Design Conference Room,
Design, Specifications and Estimating, and
OMP staff meet with representatives from Upside
Development and Cosmo Consultants. The consultants
will present new synthetic surfaces for artificial
field projects.
- This week Parks received five new Toyota
Prius sedans. These hybrid gas/electric vehicles
produce minimal emissions, and are among the
most fuel-efficient vehicles currently produced.
With these five clean air additions to the
fleet, Parks now has received 26 of its total
order of 30 Priuses.
- The Parklands office and the Trust for Public
Land view a potential waterfront park at Bushwick
Inlet on Kent Avenue in Brooklyn.
- Bronx Operations finish a five-day initiative
to remove leaves along Pelham Parkway between
White Plains and Westchester Avenues. Pelham
Parkway, stretching between Bronx Park and
Pelham Bay Park, is a Bronx Greenway site.
More
info>>
- On December 6, Queens began an extensive
program to open up overgrown areas in various
parts of Kissena
Park. Weeds were removed and low
growth on trees was elevated to clear sight
lines. This project is driven by the requests
of local residents to promote safe open spaces
that aren't occluded by uncontrolled undergrowth.
These areas are covered with wood chips to
prevent the weeds from growing back.
- Master Gardener training was held on Tuesday
December 4 and Thursday December 6 at the
Brooklyn Botanical Gardens.
- The Computer Resource Center (CRC) is proud
to announce improvements to the lab at Hansborough
Recreation Center. Four Imacs have been
replaced with PCs and a server has been installed.
The "new" lab boasts 8 Pentium II PCs, a high
speed DSL Internet connection and a Local
Area Network (LAN). Hansborough is located
at 35 West 134 Street in Manhattan. More
info on the CRC>>
- Parks Opportunities Program (POP) training
will take place at Faber Pool in Staten Island
with the Staten Island Supervisors of Parks
Maintenance & Operations (SPMO).
- First Deputy Commissioner's office attends
a Mayor's Rodent Control Task Force meeting
at 100 Gold Street. Chaired by the Office
of Emergency Management, the task force takes
a multi-agency approach to abate city property.
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