Hey folks-
Just a quick story. I am currently in Harlem visiting some good friends, and
yesterday both of my friends were very excited for me to walk the two blocks
from their apartment on 145 and Broadway to Riverbank State Park. They were
all in a tizzy saying that it was a beautiful park. I walked down to the
park yesterday, and in that moment I became extremely grateful for our Park
and Rec Board and for the care that Minneapolis takes with its parks and
public spaces. The view from the park of the East River and George
Washington Bridge was spectacular. The park itself was concrete, dry grass,
stunted trees, and bad architecture. If any Minneapolis park looked half as
bad as this NY State Park, the park board commissioners would find
themselves unceremoniously booted out of office so hard they sparks from
their landing would light the desicated grass on fire!
Here's to beautiful parks!
-Brandon Lacy
-Temporarily of West Harlem
-Usually of Loring Park
Writer, Poet, Playwright, and Rabble Rouser....
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