Thanks to Bowery Boogie for keeping up with this saga. And for having a much needed sense of humor.
Posted on: March 17th, 2017 at 5:00 am
“What’s another two years when the community already waited three decades?
Two years.
That’s the estimated timeline for the Stanton Storehouse to finally return to the community, albeit partially. Community Board 3 last night approved the Parks Department proposal to convert part of the building into a public comfort station (which is a euphemism for bathroom). Thanks to an allocation of $1 million in city funding sponsored by Councilwoman Margaret Chin and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, the city can now deliver. The project will reconfigure the west wing of the structure.”
After this issue the committee spoke about the need for a conversation on what can we do to enable parks (with no discreet capital budget) to hire more maintenance workers, train them and make our parks safer and cleaner.
Another conversation needs to happen on how we can expedite capital projects to move forward more efficiently and effectively – not just yell at parks when things don’t move forward for years (although that IS enjoyable and therapeutic – for us!).