Monday, May 26, 2008
It's a small but elegant market today, with many farmers having strawberries, Red Jacket having rhubarb (bake a strawberry rhubarb pie, make a strawberry rhubarb compote to put over ice cream), and Maxwell and Yuno having beautiful herbs and greens. Yuno has wonderful asparagus and young red and white onions. Maxwell has asparagus and strawberries. Phillips has flowers, strawberries, and potted flowering plants. Scarborough has lush potted herb plants, including some unusual mints and stevia.
Newfield Farm has her lovely peonies and cornflowers and says next week will be the last for peonies (Friday and possibly Monday).
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Sent: Monday, May 26, 2008 10:01 AM
Subject: Union Square Park North End Construction Update - May 26, 2008
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| Project Website Goes Live |
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| The Union Square Partnership, in conjunction with the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation, has created a project website for the North End Project. The website provides a more detailed look at the exciting new plans for the park, which include tripling the size of the current play space, rehabilitating the historic Pavilion, and redesigning the north plaza to support Greenmarket farmers and greater use of parkland. The primary purpose of the website is to inform the public about project plans and construction progress, as well as to provide contact information and answers to frequently asked questions. Visit the new site at unionsquarenyc.org/northend.
This Week's Construction Update Construction continues apace at the site. Last week, the Parks Department excavated the former east playground, making way the expansion the existing play space, and the new restroom facilities.
The Parks Department's foresters were able to transplant the majority of trees from both playground areas to nearby parks. One Black Pine tree was transplanted to Union Square Park's southern end near the southeast subway entrance. A Crabapple tree and one Hawthorne tree were transplanted to Tompkins Square Park, while three Hawthorne trees and several flowering shrubs were able to be transplanted to Stuyvesant Square Park. Although five elm trees were too large to transplant, project plans include the planting of over 50 new trees, which will ensure that the North End remains lush and diverse with flora. Current site work along the northern perimeter of the park includes forming and pouring the concrete wall to insulate trees along 17th Street from the underground steam pipe, as well as installation of a drain beneath the line of planned Japanese Pagoda trees. New fire hydrant connections are also being constructed at the northern edge of the site.
Don’t forget the Union Square Greenmarket is fully operational and accommodated on site throughout construction so stop during their regularly scheduled hours of operation Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturdays from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM to pick up some of this season’s bounty. Stay tuned for next week's update! | | | |
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(Above) Black Pine Tree transplanted from the park's playground area to its southern end near the southeast subway entrance. (Below) Construction of the wood framing for the concrete tree insulation wall along 17th Street.
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| To report a problem in the park, call 311. To report a construction or any other kind of emergency, call 911. To download a PDF copy of the North End Project brochure, click here. |
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Union Square Partnership 4 Irving Place Room 1148-S New York, NY 10003 - US 212-460-1200 |
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