Jen-Jen

 

Jen-Jen is standing in Barretto Park. This part of the Bronx is not that popular and not many people visit because of it’s surroundings. It’s known as a waste land. There are many factories in the area, however; recently New York City Parks along with other organizations such as Rock-the-Boat has been cleaning up the area . Planting grass around the water and making it more suitable for residents.

Check out this New York Times article which speaks a little bit about it:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/22/arts/design/bronx-river-now-flows-by-parks.html?hp

Park with Gate

Park ProblemsOkay, a few days ago I blogged about a park in my neighborhood that is always locked. No, I didn’t call the city like I said I was. Just to busy. However, I did notice another park in my neighborhood. It was open to the public and now there is a wired fence all around it…do you think they are going to shut it down and build? I hope they don’t because we need that park. It is not fair to the people who do love nature. We have enough stores and some store mangers are struggling to pay the rent while other mangers are walking away leaving an empty building. Why build something in the green space we have? This is a picture of the poles I notice before the fence was put up.

Park with Lock

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Park with LockWhy is there a park in my neighborhood with a metal gate around it with a PAD LOCK?

No one can go into this park. And it’s put up by one and only Mike Bloomberg.

The weeds are blooming- cause its not flowers anymore

The children come out of school to meet a metal berg of a lock that they can’t melt or open.

The BLOOMBERG.

And who constructed the park anyway? Who designed it. It is ugly. I wouldn’t want to play in it if I was a kid. But I am not. And I would not mind seeing kids from the neighborhood playing in it. What? It suppose to be some type of neighborhood attraction?

Let me ask my sister what she thinks of this park.

The one that is never open. It’s very exotic….someone put a lot of thought into it….plus it has that big thing? What is that?

So, I am not the only one who feels this way. Maybe I can call the city so that can open it. I’ll tell you how that goes.

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