Well – we now have definitive proof that the only way to get some people to do their jobs in a timely fashion is to shame them! And shame them we shall!
Guess what? The Bocce court at Bowne Park is almost done! They sit on the project for about seven months and then all of a sudden it’s completed in a week! Is it possible that someone in the Parks Dept. is a fan of the Crapster?
The benches are in, the walkway paved and the protective guards removed from the trees. As usual – there’s a lone worker plugging away – God forbid that the contractor FROM NEW JERSEY send over a crew and just complete the damn job. And why is the contractor schlepping in from Jersey - did Whitestone fall off the map? Hey Parks Dept. – we have contractors right here in Queens – please hire locally!
On to our second victory. The platform in the pond has finally been replaced! It only took three trucks and about eight guys scratching their heads (and elsewhere) to accomplish this.
It’s sad that you have to harangue a city agency to get people to do their jobs – their cushy, benefits-provided, paid-vacation with overtime jobs. Especially in this economy when McDonald’s workers are expected to hold down two full-time jobs to survive.
Well Crappy – all I can say is thank you, thank you, thank you! Without your forum we’d still be waiting! You are a force to be reckoned with!
Flooshing Rezident
I can't take full credit for this, for it's the people who are walking around and taking photos that are the real heroes. I am just putting it in an electronic form for all to see. I also know that after the blog post, political pressure was applied to get the park cleaned up. As for having a fan in Parks, I hope I do have at least one. The Dept is, unfortunately, stretched too thin and does the best it can despite its funding getting cut year after year. Just remember the next time you see stuff like this, that it's the way it is because your council member approved the budget that doesn't give Parks nearly enough to do what it needs to do. - QC
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