In 2005, Mayor Bloomberg promised the neighborhoods of Greenpoint and Williamsburg a 28-acre park along North Brooklyn's waterfront to soften the impact of a massive rezoning of the area. More than six years later, tens-of-thousands of new residents have moved in, but very little of Bushwick Inlet Park has materialized--and much of the land for the park has not even been acquired by the City. Recently, the Bloomberg administration completely reversed itself, and told local leaders that it had "no funding for" and "no schedule for" finishing the park.
Our park is in jeopardy. Our mission is to fight back, force Mayor Bloomberg to make good on his promise, and get Bushwick Inlet Park built so that North Brooklyn can finally have the open space it needs and deserves. Join us.
What a beautiful day to kick off our (semi-) regular Park Pics feature. I got to spend a couple of minutes soakin’ up the rays on the AstroTurf today. You should have been there! I had the entire place to myself.
When you do make it out please make sure to snap some pics or shoot some video. It doesn’t matter if you take them on your phone, a point-and-shoot or a fancy camera…just make sure to post them on Flickr and tag them with ‘Bushwick Inlet’ or ‘Bushwick Inlet Park’. They might end up right here.
Park Pics: Turf Skyline
Photograph by Me
What a beautiful day to kick off our (semi-) regular Park Pics feature. I got to spend a couple of minutes soakin’ up the rays on the AstroTurf today. You should have been there! I had the entire place to myself.
When you do make it out please make sure to snap some pics or shoot some video. It doesn’t matter if you take them on your phone, a point-and-shoot or a fancy camera…just make sure to post them on Flickr and tag them with ‘Bushwick Inlet’ or ‘Bushwick Inlet Park’. They might end up right here.