Owls Head Park’s Design Doesn’t Include the Children’s Input – Why Did They Hold a Meeting?
In October 2020, Councilman Brannan announced a NYC Parks Department meeting for children to help them design Owls Head Park. Children attended the Zoom with their parents and had a lot of great ideas.
I wondered if the Parks Department was just having a fluff meeting or if they would design what the children requested.
COMPLETE FLUFF – so far there isn’t even one item that the children requested. It’s a kit playground that we have seen at other parks. Felix R. shared a video here:
https://www.facebook.com/felix.rivera.988/videos/2101261543949768?idorvanity=1821884731398700
Photo From Felix R’s video
Children asked for:
1) A bridge attached to a boat (like a pirate ship) and a water area with sand. Families thought of this because of the location of the park to the water.
2) Big kids swings
3) A strawberry to climb in
4) Longer slides
5) Monkey bars
From Felix R’s video
The children who attended that meeting during the pandemic five years ago have grown up and would be too big to play in a playground by the time this one opens.
In 2023, a parent shared photos of Owls Head Park because the playground was not being maintained and was dangerous.
More info : https://queenoftheclick.com/2023/09/19/in-october-2020-bay-ridge-children-redesign-owls-head-park-three-years-later-nothing/
Why did they hold a meeting and pretend they were going to design the park with the children’s suggestions if they intended to use a kit? Many NYC Parks have amazing designs like these:
Hugs,
marlene
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