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No. 27 Tuesday, November 27, 2001

  • Commissioner Stern speaks at the Recreation Center 54 groundbreaking Ceremony in Manhattan. The center is located on 54th Street between First and Second Avenues. >>More<<

  • On Monday, November 26 there was an in-house Brooklyn Design Review at the Olmsted Center in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. Participants discussed layout and design features Brooklyn projects currently in design, including plans for projects at Owl's Head Park, Brower Park, and Marine Park.

  • The Deputy Commissioner’s office has selected Districts 2 and 9 of the Bronx for review at the next ParkStat Plus+ session, tentatively scheduled for December 14. >>More<<

  • Fleet Operations received six new beach wagons last week. Beach wagons are specially designed for use on sand terrain and are the primary vehicles used in the beach maintenance program. Each beach wagon costs $62,958. Parks awaits four additional trucks from Bruno GMC and one additional truck from Villa Marin GMC, for a total of 11 new beach wagons.

  • Staten Island performs a goose evacuation at Clove Lakes Park. Parks Opportunities Program (POP) crews are using blowers to discourage Canada Geese from loitering on the lawns and paths. Clove Lakes Park is located off of Clove Road and Slossen Avenue. >>More<<

  • Bid documents are available for contractor pick-up for the Reconstruction of a Grotto and Perimeter Paths and Fences in Seton Falls Park in the Bronx. Bids are due from contractors on December 18. The bid documents are located at the Olmsted Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing, New York 11368.

  • Operations Management & Planning (OMP) conducts detailed analysis of information from Parks Inspection Program database in preparation for year-end report.

  • Bronx Garage conducts accident report training for park managers and supervisors. The training explains, line by line, the proper procedure for filling out an accident report and stresses the importance of adhering to the Accident Procedures. Training is held at the Bronx Borough Headquarters, Ranaqua compound, located at 1 Bronx River Parkway.