Tag Archives: McGolrick Park

MPP has been neglected, like the park

Posted on September 27, 2011 by admin

Hi there. I started this blog a while ago as a student project for a Public Media class at CUNY. I had expected it to be a thing of the past by now (in fact, I have no idea why … Continue reading →

Posted in Park Blog | Tagged Bats, Hummingbirds, McGolrick Park, Mosquitoes | Leave a comment

The Gardener Takes a Bow

Posted on December 21, 2010 by admin

Sometime early in the new year, McGolrick Park’s resident gardener, David, will be leaving his post at our park to become a supervisor elsewhere in the NYC Parks Department multiverse. He will be sorely missed in too many ways to … Continue reading →

Posted in Park Blog | Tagged Brooklyn, David, Gardener, Greenpoint, McGolrick Park | 3 Comments

Frank’s Blog: An empty place

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Fraught

The playground is silent, the pathways untraveled. The park workers are huddled in their shed; a lone jogger, young, lithe in her black body suit disappears far ahead. If it weren’t for the dog-walkers this would be a no-where place. … Continue reading →

Posted in Frank's Blog | Tagged Brooklyn, Frank Regan, Greenpoint, McGolrick Park, Old Codger, Winthrop Park | 1 Comment

The Abduction of the Hawk

Posted on December 14, 2010 by admin

Recently I heard that a short time ago, one of our resident Red Tails was removed from the park by some agency or another. Now, I know there are hawk haters around here. Some folks don’t like the occasional assortment … Continue reading →

Posted in Park Blog | Tagged Brooklyn, Charles J. Rosenthal, Greenpoint, McGolrick Park, Red Tail Hawk, Urban Wildlife | 3 Comments

Frank’s Blog: R.I.P. Stanley Banach 1950-2010

Posted on December 5, 2010 by admin

If you stick close to the pathways of Winthrop Park you might never have seen Stanley Banach. I don’t think I ever actually saw him inside the park. But Stanley knew the park as well as anyone. He watched it … Continue reading →

Posted in Frank's Blog | Tagged Brooklyn, Frank Regan, Frank's blog, McGolrick Park, Winthrop Park | 3 Comments

Frank’s blog: A Sunday without a bagel

Posted on December 5, 2010 by admin

Last Sunday two of my friends came to my bench with the most delicious bagel sandwich: cream cheese, salmon, capers, onion, hard boiled eggs. They very kindly shared it with me and I went a little overboard with the exuberance and made … Continue reading →

Posted in Frank's Blog | Tagged Bagels, Frank Regan, Frank's blog, McGolrick Park, Weekend | Leave a comment

Frank’s Blog: DADT debate

Posted on December 2, 2010 by admin

Now on C-Span 3. Watching from my perch across from Winthrop Park. Ashamed of the grey-hairs of my generation (all males) who seem to never have met a gay man who didn’t want to grope around in their Depends. There … Continue reading →

Posted in Frank's Blog | Tagged DADT, Depends, Frank Regan, Frank's blog, McGolrick Park, Old Codger | 1 Comment

Lenka Lives Here

Posted on December 1, 2010 by admin

Lenka Curtin is an art student who is in the park every day, which goes a long way towards keeping her daughter and two dogs happy. She has lived across the street from McGolrick for several years and has seen … Continue reading →

Podcast: Download

Posted in Podcasts | Tagged Kid, Lenka Curtin, McGolrick Park, Playground, Podcast | Leave a comment

New here in this virtual park

Posted on December 1, 2010 by admin

This is how I got here: A few years ago I noticed a guy walking his Golden Retriever in the park and since I always notice Goldens I sort of just kept seeing him and his dog. I also noticed … Continue reading →