Next year, the city Parks Department will reconstruct the space, while maintaining its versatility.
The project was laid out by NYC Parks officials during Community Board 3's Parks, Recreation, Waterfront, & Resiliency Committee virtual meeting on Thursday, as first reported byDuring the meeting, Parks Department landscape architect Max Goodstein said the current asphalt in the court has structural damage, and needs to be repaired.
On Monday night, 21-year-old Sinjin Mendenhall was at the court rearranging the ramps for his next skate session. He told Gothamist that although the roughness adds to the space’s character, a smoother surface would be welcome. Goodstein said the project is expected to take three months, and be completed by fall 2023, though a start date is yet to be determined.
The lack of identified skating facilities, Goodstein said, was intentional. The site currently has none, other than the makeshift equipment skaters bring themselves. Goodstein said the Parks Department had spoken to skaters at the park, and determined it would be best to keep it that way.
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