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OSA is greening North Brooklyn by improving our parks and helping to create new parks.

We accomplish this by raising funds and linking community volunteers, in partnership with our elected officials and the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation.  We've accomplished much working together in the short time OSA has been operating:

* McCarren Park Pool is being renovated for summer swimming, with infrastructure to accommodate a winter ice skating concession.  The former bathhouse is being refurbished for year round recreation with a basketball court, community meeting space, children's programming, and more.

*  The first phase of Bushwick Inlet Park, a new athletic field was built on our waterfront (N 9th - N 10th St.).

*  We opened Transmitter Park, a waterfront site long locked to our neighborhood, in raw form for use in the summer 2009.  It is about to be reconstructed with bird friendly gardens, a fishing pier, and a playground. (Greenpoint Ave./East River)

*  A new kayak launch and street end greening was opened at Manhattan Ave./Newtown Creek.

*  Improvements to McCarren Park, were made, including soccer turf repairs, re-greening behind the Field House, a park entrance, and one ballfield.

* There is a new skateboard park in McCarren.

*  We planted trees in our community's neediest areas adjacent to subsidized housing. More than 100 trees were added to McCarren in 2009 (after 100+ trees added to McCarren in 2008).  Trees were also planted in Cooper and McGolrick parks.

* Planning is underway for improvements to Rodney Park.

*  A new dogrun is in construction at Sternberg Park and we installed new fencing at McGolrick dogrun

* We expanded public waterfront access by tearing down gates that illegally privatized waterfront street ends at Kent and Java Sts.

*  OSA sponsored and assisted new free programming during summer 2009:  theater and movies in Sternberg; Saturday children's crafts with recyclables, our artists' market, and an art installation in McCarren; music at Newton Barge Terminal Park, and more..

*  After OSA managed more than 60 McCarren Park Pool events, we successfully negotiated a new venue for the music to continue.  This summer, OSA will present and manage concerts on the Williamsburg waterfront.  There are a number of benefit concerts that help us subsidize free programming, and raise funds for parks improvements. Please see our calendar listing to be part of our best summer season yet!

 

OSA is pleased to have the support of the many creative people and companies in Greenpoint/Williamsburg: The animated intro was made by Williamsburg resident Brandon Litman's firm Alien Kung Fu. The PSA above was produced by OSA Board Member Dewey Thompson's company Pickerel Pie Entertainment

 

 

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