Comments on: Eyes on the Street: Prospect Park, Brooklyn http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/09/eyes-on-the-street-prospect-park-brooklyn/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Clean parks http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/09/eyes-on-the-street-prospect-park-brooklyn/comment-page-1/#comment-294850 Clean parks Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:28:00 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/09/eyes-on-the-street-prospect-park-brooklyn/#comment-294850 Higher fines or better regulation shoul discourage offenders. Higher fines or better regulation shoul discourage offenders.

]]> By: steveo http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/09/eyes-on-the-street-prospect-park-brooklyn/comment-page-1/#comment-5898 steveo Thu, 12 Oct 2006 20:23:01 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/09/eyes-on-the-street-prospect-park-brooklyn/#comment-5898 The absolute worst is cigarette butts. Try to see how many you can count on the ground in one day sometime. It's disgusting. The absolute worst is cigarette butts. Try to see how many you can count on the ground in one day sometime. It’s disgusting.

]]> By: Rich Conroy http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/09/eyes-on-the-street-prospect-park-brooklyn/comment-page-1/#comment-5891 Rich Conroy Thu, 12 Oct 2006 17:37:59 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/09/eyes-on-the-street-prospect-park-brooklyn/#comment-5891 "Mind Your Own Business?" She's in a public place, so it IS your business. When she dumps garbage inside of her apartment . . . THAT's none of your business. As for various users: no one is immune to the rampant littering in and around New York. Ride your bike along any route popular with cyclists, and you will find all sorts of wrappers from their energy products (power bar, gu gel, etc). I recently hosted a visitor from Maine; he was shocked at the amount of litter and broken glass in our parks and greenways. I felt the same way when I moved here from the midwest. New Yorkers seem to have a "world is my trashcan" sensibility that is far less pronounced elsewhere. Many people here who believe this is the greatest city in the world don't give a moment's thought to trashing it if it's convenient. Rich “Mind Your Own Business?” She’s in a public place, so it IS your business. When she dumps garbage inside of her apartment . . . THAT’s none of your business.

As for various users: no one is immune to the rampant littering in and around New York. Ride your bike along any route popular with cyclists, and you will find all sorts of wrappers from their energy products (power bar, gu gel, etc).

I recently hosted a visitor from Maine; he was shocked at the amount of litter and broken glass in our parks and greenways. I felt the same way when I moved here from the midwest.
New Yorkers seem to have a “world is my trashcan” sensibility that is far less pronounced elsewhere. Many people here who believe this is the greatest city in the world don’t give a moment’s thought to trashing it if it’s convenient.
Rich

]]> By: ZK http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/09/eyes-on-the-street-prospect-park-brooklyn/comment-page-1/#comment-5803 ZK Wed, 11 Oct 2006 20:09:06 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/09/eyes-on-the-street-prospect-park-brooklyn/#comment-5803 Majority of trash in the loop is from picnics and weekenders. Some is from overflowing garbage cans and flys out of the cans into the lawns and road. Majority of trash in the loop is from picnics and weekenders. Some is from overflowing garbage cans and flys out of the cans into the lawns and road.

]]> By: someguy http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/09/eyes-on-the-street-prospect-park-brooklyn/comment-page-1/#comment-5721 someguy Tue, 10 Oct 2006 19:04:47 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/09/eyes-on-the-street-prospect-park-brooklyn/#comment-5721 Michael, I think we are on the same page. My point was just that car drivers are not the only people who litter in the park - non-motorists do as well. However, it seems likely that runners and bikers litter very little because they come to exercise and don't have junk with them. My only point was that the original author seemed to be making an invalid assumption that "the people using our Parks as shortcuts don't care or respect the Park like the people who use the Park as a Park" -- plenty of recreational park-goers litter, too. Michael,
I think we are on the same page. My point was just that car drivers are not the only people who litter in the park – non-motorists do as well. However, it seems likely that runners and bikers litter very little because they come to exercise and don’t have junk with them. My only point was that the original author seemed to be making an invalid assumption that “the people using our Parks as shortcuts don’t care or respect the Park like the people who use the Park as a Park” — plenty of recreational park-goers litter, too.

]]> By: Michael http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/09/eyes-on-the-street-prospect-park-brooklyn/comment-page-1/#comment-5689 Michael Tue, 10 Oct 2006 10:53:44 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/09/eyes-on-the-street-prospect-park-brooklyn/#comment-5689 I would like to reply to someguy. Bikers and runners need long stretches or unbroken pavement to properly train, the only place that exists is on the loop road. Also, I run on Prospect Parks Loop road 2 or 3 days a week. There is always junk food wrappers on the side of the road. People who are exercising or recreating in the park are not going to drop their trash on the road, If they are eating junk food they would be doing it on a bench. Why would they bring their trash to the curb? I would like to reply to someguy.

Bikers and runners need long stretches or unbroken pavement to properly train, the only place that exists is on the loop road.

Also, I run on Prospect Parks Loop road 2 or 3 days a week. There is always junk food wrappers on the side of the road. People who are exercising or recreating in the park are not going to drop their trash on the road, If they are eating junk food they would be doing it on a bench. Why would they bring their trash to the curb?

]]> By: someguy http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/09/eyes-on-the-street-prospect-park-brooklyn/comment-page-1/#comment-5665 someguy Mon, 09 Oct 2006 22:41:22 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/09/eyes-on-the-street-prospect-park-brooklyn/#comment-5665 As much as I'd like to see cars out of the parks, I have to ask - how does the author arrive at the ultimate conclusion? Do people who use our parks as parks not litter? As one who is generally too lazy to bike OR run in the parks, but rather walks through them and does un-Xtreme things like sitting and such, there seems to be plenty of litter in the park from people who don't drive through. Just thought I'd point that out. As much as I’d like to see cars out of the parks, I have to ask – how does the author arrive at the ultimate conclusion? Do people who use our parks as parks not litter? As one who is generally too lazy to bike OR run in the parks, but rather walks through them and does un-Xtreme things like sitting and such, there seems to be plenty of litter in the park from people who don’t drive through. Just thought I’d point that out.

]]> By: da http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/09/eyes-on-the-street-prospect-park-brooklyn/comment-page-1/#comment-5664 da Mon, 09 Oct 2006 22:41:03 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/09/eyes-on-the-street-prospect-park-brooklyn/#comment-5664 Next time throw it back inside the car. Next time throw it back inside the car.

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