• Commissioner Stern celebrates the installation and dedication of Baroque Trajectory, a sculpture by Michael Poast at 11:30 AM today. The sculpture is located at Trinity Place, Greenwich and Morris Streets. More info>>
  

• Bid documents are available for contractor pick-up for the Reconstruction of Knickerbocker Park in Brooklyn. Bids are due from contractors on December 19. The bid documents are located at the Olmsted Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing, New York 11368.
  

• Commissioner Stern reviewed and approved preliminary design plans for the reconstruction of a portion of Brower Park in Brooklyn. The park is located at St. Marks, Kingston Avenue, and Park Place. More info>>
  

• Bronx paints the comfort station at Noble Playground in an effort to convert all comfort stations from brick red to the new green. The Noble Playground Comfort Station, located at East 179th Street Noble and Bronx River Avenues, is the fifth Bronx site to be painted the new green.
  

• Brooklyn Sign Shop began fabrication of small metal signs for the Daffodil project. Signs are used to mark bulb beds that were planted this fall as a memorial for the September 11th tragedy. More info>>
  

• On Tuesday, November 27, Queens Borough Commissioner and the Chief of Administrative Services held a meeting in the Arsenal with Planning and Design to discuss the plans of the new Shea Stadium construction in preparation for the final Art Commission approval. The group discussed possible parking locations inside Flushing Meadows-Corona Park and in the surrounding areas including the area under the Whitestone Bridge leading up to the Harper Street DOT facility. The possibility of adding garages at a later date was also discussed.
  

• The Parks Academy held a training class yesterday on mailroom safety procedures for personnel who handle and process the agency's mail. The guidelines and precautions in this seminar were based on recommendations from the Center for Disease Control and the U.S. Postal Service.
  

• Staten Island crews install natural history signs providing information on wetlands, Horseshoe Crabs and Monarch butterflies at parks throughout the borough. More info>>
  

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