‘Needle Park’ in Downtown Brooklyn? Kids find syringes, parents demand cleanup
Young children romping through Cadman Plaza Park last Tuesday discovered half a dozen discarded syringes under the bushes. One boy began playing with one and “something came out,” as his friend told his mother.
Parents frantically combed the weedy undergrowth and collected all the syringes they could find, carefully dropping them into a plastic water bottle.
The park, which receives heavy use from local families, sports teams and schools, is on the border of Downtown Brooklyn and Brooklyn Heights.