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No. 38 |
Wednesday, December 12, 2001 |
- Commissioner
Stern joins George Campbell, President of
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of
Science and Art, Barbara Eber-Schmid, Executive
Director of Trees New York, and Tree and
Bicycle Lovers to Unveil the Two Winning
Entries from the International Tree Guard/Bike
Rack Design Competition. The kick-off is
at 11:30 AM today on 8th Street
and 3rd Avenue. More
info>>
- Bid
documents are available for contractor pick-up
for Reconstruction of the Comfort Station
in Mount Prospect Park in Brooklyn. Bids
are due from contractors on January 3. The
bid documents are located at the Olmsted
Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park,
Flushing, New York 11368.
- Deputy Commissioner's
staff is working with Operations & Management
Planning (OMP) to upgrade the database of
fitness and weight equipment at corresponding
recreation centers.
Using the newly restructured inventory,
OMP is currently labeling the equipment
during its regularly scheduled recreation
center inspections. Part of the Fitness
Equipment Scorecard initiative, the rate
of out of service fitness equipment is tracked
on a weekly basis for quality control and
to identify centers where service is most
needed. The citywide out of service rate
currently stands at 5 percent for cardiovascular
equipment and 2 percent for weight equipment.
- On December
11, The Queens Borough Commissioner met
with representatives from Congressman Joseph
Crowley's office, the Planning Division,
Councilman-Elect Eric N. Gioia , and Community
Board Chairperson Joseph Connelly to inspect
problems with the promenade at Queensbridge
Park. Due to erosion, the promenade began
to fall into the East River about 4 years
ago. Congressman Crowley's office is investigating
all possible avenues to obtain the estimated
$7 Million in federal funding to correct
this problem, but needs city, state or federal
funds to contribute the approximately $300,000
for the initial design work.
- The Parks
Academy hosted commercial driver's license
(CDL) training yesterday. Twenty people
attended the class.
- Parks lights
four Christmas trees around the borough
of Manhattan:
Madison
Square Park, located on Madison Avenue
between East 23rd and 26th St. at 4:30 PM.
Quisqueya Playground, bounded by West 155th
St, Dyckman St., Edgecombe Ave, and Manhattan
Avenue at 4:30 p.m.
Father
Duffy Square on Broadway between West
46th and 47th St. at 5:00 PM
Carmansville Playground on Amsterdam Avenue
between West 151st and 152nd St.
- An Urban Park
Ranger rescued two ducks at Flushing Meadows
Lake in Queens and transported them to the
Queens Boulevard Animal Clinic. More
info>>
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