Global warming at the playground

Now and then, the basketball kids go home. Usually, the playground has been locked up by this late hour. On January 8 two years ago, there was light snowfall. This year, we’re waiting for the white stuff to show up.

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Renovation of JJ Byrne Playground / Washington Park

For going on four years, the park, on Fifth Avenue and Third Street, has officially been named Washington Park, though the playground is still JJ Byrne Playground. In the middle of the park sits the Old Stone House, a reconstructed Dutch farmhouse that was central to the Battle of Brooklyn in the Revolutionary War. Now it’s a museum with its own website.

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Playground tree

Playground trees have it rough, but this is the kind that comes back even after the bad kids break off the branches. This picture is from a gray and rainy day; today it’s scorching and bright. Someone is likely appreciating the small shadow of this tree.

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Under the BQE

Where Atlantic Avenue begins, by the river, used to be a no-man’s land where the buses turned around. Then the playground and the seasonal Governors Island ferry dock opened. Now it’s almost pedestrian friendly.

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Playing in the snow

The dusting of snow this afternoon matched yesterday’s mini-storm, except today there weren’t any trucks with salt making the rounds and acting prepared.

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