State Parks hears input on controversial ‘Plastic Park’
Activists, residents of North Brooklyn adamant on environmental issues
“Stop the Plastic Park” was the battle cry that summed up the views of community members regarding the state’s initial, aborted plans to renovate Marsha P. Johnson State Park, which featured a garish design and would have added more than an acre of thermoplastic to the Williamsburg waterfront site.
Since the design process is now starting anew, online and in-person meetings will continue with the aim of capturing community input about design and uses of the park.
The issue came to a head earlier this year when the state released a rendering showing large plastic and foam flowers and a large surface mural featuring loud colors. The State Parks Department planned, for all practical purposes, to go ahead with the plan without community input. Community outrage erupted in news stories and social media.
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