Council Member Lincoln Restler hosted a town hall meeting last night for constituents in Greenpoint and Williamsburg. On hand were representatives from city agencies, including Parks, Sanitation, and Transportation.
The council member gave a few updates about neighborhood projects and developments. He told constituents that his office is trying its best to get the Mayor’s office to demolish the city storage building, currently separating Marsha P. Johnson State Park and Bushwick Inlet Park from being…
Many thanks to Council man Restler for having the shredding event in McCarren Park recently. I cannot tell you the number of yrs. I waited to have this event in Greenpoint.
Glad to see others speaking up about dogs taking over green spaces. Transmitter was a complete dog run this year – I tried to lie down but the ground just reeked of dog pee. Not to mention that the lawn was a dust bowl.
I understand there’s few dog runs in the neighborhood, but that doesn’t mean that the small amount of green space we have should be rendered unusable by irresponsible dog owners.
Wow! Look at the size of the “large” dog run planned for Box Street Park! Maybe if they give dogs *actual* space they won’t “dominate available green space”