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Parks Dept. Powerpoint 12-Minute Tour  

There’s a website called Save Flushing Meadows-Corona Park – it’s protesting the fact that 5% of the park is under threat of private development. The website itself has got a lot of info (there’s also a blog on the site), … Continue reading →

Thanks Ilanna for all that great research! I was thinking we could personalize the presentation by discussing a park in our own backyard – namely, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. Here’s an article written last year concerning new proposed developments: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/02/nyregion/in-queens-an-oasis-neglected-by-the-city.html?_r=0 I’m … Continue reading →

Hey guys, so I’ve been doing some research into the origin of NYC parks–like, the whole idea of building parks and playgrounds in the first place, and the goals these parks were supposed to achieve. I found a really awesome … Continue reading →