Greenpointers speak out against vandalism at McGolrick Park
BY LINDSEY RIBACK AND HEATHER J. CHIN
The idea that no one should have to fear going to their neighborhood park was paramount when Assemblymember Joseph R. Lentol met with Captain James Ryan from the NYPD’s 94th Precinct on Friday, July 12.
Residents of Greenpoint are increasingly saying that McGolrick Park, bordered by Driggs and Nassau Avenues, and Monitor and Russell Streets, is just not safe. They say the park has been a victim of vandalism and theft to the area’s benches and toolshed. Items such as a pitchfork, bolt cutters and weed whackers have recently been stolen from the park’s shed, and a fire in the park sparked more than just flames that had to be quickly doused with water and a fire extinguisher.