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Mayor Encouraged By Adopt-A-Park DriveTo the Editor:I want to take this opportunity to express my appreciation to you and the members of your staff for sponsoring the Adopt-a-Park Program in your area.It is encouraging to both myself and Commissioner Clurman to receive such substantive support in an effort to improve conditions inthe City%u2019s parks.If you should need any assistance, please don%u2019t hesitate to call on Commissioner Clurman and the Parks Department.Again, thank you for the concern that you have shown for both your community and your city.Sincerely,John V. Lindsay MayorStudy Applies To LICHDear Editor:The State Study Commission for New York City, called the Scott Commission, issued its report concerning the City%u2019s Health and Hospital Corporation. Much of what the Commission has to say about City hospitals, also, applies to Ix>ng Island College Hospital. The same things have been said by community spokesmen with little effect on the thick-skinned and arrogant L.I.C.H. administration.A major recommendation of the Commission is for the City to shift emphasis away from inpatient facilities to walk-in care. L.I.C.HFerry ParkTo the Editor:The fact that so much of the Brooklyn waterfront is inaccessible has always bothered me. One of my favorite spots is South Street Seaport for this reason. I often walk over the Brooklyn Bridge for the view and the exercise.Occasionally, when I%u2019m getting on to the BQE going East and see that it is all jammed up I take the alternate route and go down to the foot of Fulton Street and the view from there is definitely beautiful. It is a perfect place for a park-for strollers, cyclists, and for as many tennis courts as space allows. Other parts of the City have tennis courts along the water%u2014we don%u2019t have tennis courts anywhere in this area.I think your idea is an excellent one. I hope it gets off the ground.Very truly hopeful,Jeanne A. Grifo Pierrepont StreetE D I T O R %u2019 S NOTE: Because of the volume of mail we receive, it often becomes necessary to edit some letters before publication. We make every effort to preserve the intent and meaning of the writer during the editing process, but cannot guarantee that the judgement of the editor will match that of the writer. To insure that your letter is published complete, as written, it is advisable to keep it under 200 words inloncj+h IJn n n nrracirv n a tthe discretion of the editor, letters may be treated as articles for publication. We continue to welcome, of course, point-of-view essays on local subjects for publication on the Community Forum page.on the contrary has abused anyone who has cared to make this point. It is trying to convince the community that centralization is in order. Therefore, L.I.C.H. proposes huge structures that would destroy this vibrant community. The community has been urging the vested interests of L.I.C.H. to establish local clinics for walk-in care with community participation.The Scott Commission called for a moratorium on all hospital construction, including L.I.C.H. If L.I.C.H. cannot obtain money for its grandiose plans and if the Scott Commission calls for a moratorium, isn%u2019t the L.I.C.H. perpetrating a hoax in continuing to talk about expansion. Why not concentrate on local health clinics, which are cheaper to build and can help people on a grander and local scale? The community would like to hear the answers to these questions from L.I.C.H., if L.I.C.H. wants to be taken seriously. The Dormitory Authority cannotContinued on Paqe 12LICH TransferTo the Editor:On April 25 the Mayor%u2019s Committee on the Redevelopment of the Gowanus Canal decided in favor of a proposal by Mr. Lou Valentino to refer a proposal concerning the possible relocation of the Long Island College Hospital to Community Planning Board Six.I'm sure residents from all parts of South Brooklyn will be interested to learn what immediate action Planning Board Six takes to resolve this vital question. Their next meeting is scheduled for4 Wednesday, May 9, at 7:30 p.m. at Borough Hall.Thornton W. Willett 206 Kane StreetNavy YardTo the Editor:There%u2019s no public shoreline in Brooklyn between the Manhattan Bridge and Williamsburgh. Several hundred thousand people who live in a waterfront community have no access to the water %u2014 except for two littered industrial streets that dead-end at the water.There just must be some nice park area inside the walls of the Navy Yard, only we%u2019d have to join the Navy to find out.People of Brooklyn, let%u2019s open up Our Navy Yard.Avi Fink, for Citizens for an Open Navy Yard, 100 Vanderbilt Ave.PHOENIX, May 3, 1973, Page 9J | l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | t | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | g | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | i | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | l| | | | | | m i m | | | %u201e %u201e | t %u201e | %u201e %u201e | | | | | | |I The PHOENIX Probes Park Problems:F r a n c o is D u m a in e Photo| Rubble In Vacant Lots| Poses Many HazardsBY JOHN BLACKMORE| Maintenance difficulties E and abuse of recreational E space in local parks is only | part of the problem in Soutii | Brooklyn. Throughout the | area are the de facto | playgrounds, the abandoned | lots, that plague nearly every E neighborhood. Full of rubble 5 and garbage, they often pose a | danger to the children who | play there, as well as eon- = stituting a potential fire | hazard.| Responding to the S PHOENIX Parks Probe, Mrs.5 Rosa Nigro of Strong PI.| writes, %u201cThe empty lot on the | corner of Kane St. and Strong %u00a7 PI. is more like a garbage | dump. The kids who play there g break bottles and set fires.| Can we get it cleaned up?%u201dE Mrs. Nigro, who lives adE jacent to the lot, has had = difficulties renewing her fire | insurance because of E hazardous conditioas in the | lot, she says.= The PHOENIX visited the E lot last week, and found it | knee-high in glass, bricks,E bedsprings, and garbage.%u00a7 Children had gotten through | the fence, which is in(Park%u2019s[Benches(Repaired| In an announcement from1 the Mayor%u2019s Office of Neighs borhood Government on Aprila 25, Samuel Azadian, Chair-| man of the South Brooklyni Park Slope Urban Action Task1 Force, said that a number of | broken benches in Cobble Hill | Park have been repaired.S Conditions in Cobble Hill | Park were spotlighted in the E PHOENIX in March, after | complaints from local2 ro e irlo n fc tu o r o rnonum rl m| response to the PHOENIX E probe of local park problems.= Users of this sitting park E complained about the g unrepaired broken benches,E as well as the practice of other E users who let their dogs roam = in the park, usually at night, to i do their %u201cduty.%u201ddisrepair, and were playing in the rubble. A score of small trees and shrubs grace the lot, but do little to disguise the accumulated junk. If decently maintained by its owner, the danger could be reduced, and the lot would even become an attractive addition to the Cobble Hill neighborhood.Upon investigation, we found that the lot belongs to the Zerbo Construction Co. located at 140 Remsen St. in Brooklyn Heights. When contacted concerning the situation at the Kane St. lot, Mrs. Stephens, a company official, reported that the company intends to build a structure there. %u201c We%u2019re negotiating a deal at this very moment with the lot,%u201d she said, %u201cBut I%u2019m sure Mr, Zerbo would be willing to clean it up,%u201d Mrs. Stephens checked this with Mr. Zerbo, and got right back to us. %u201cMr. Zerbo said that we will clean up the rubble and fix the fence withinthe next ten days,%u201d she reported.Commenting on Zerbo%u2019s response, Mrs. Nigro said, %u201cAnything would be better than the present situation, we had hoped that someone would build something there.%u201dIn a city desperately needing additional recreational space, it%u2019s a shame that- so many abandoned lots should lay fallow. When owners plan to build, they should lx* required to keep their lots maintained and closed off by adequate fencing. However, the community should let them know so they can get some positive action. On the other hand, when there are no immediate plans for a lot, it avails an excellent opportunity for community groups to apply pressure for a neighborhood vest-pocket park, as outlined by the City%u2019s playlot program reported in these pages a few weeks ago.Let Us HearAbout LocalParle ProblemsClip & Mail This Couponto The PHOENIXLocation__ ___________ __________Nature of P roblem ____________ _You*' N a m e _______ - . . . _________Your Phone_____ ______ ______ ___Mail to PHOENIX, 130 Clinton St. Brooklyn 1120JMMiiiliMMUHnMMMMUMiiiMMgiHiiniHHHuiiliMMiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiHiiilMIliMliiilliilliiiiigtillllllll IIIIIIIIIIKIii!ii:tifiiiiiiai!iiiuii!iii;ii;ia%u00abtif. i!iii%u00abgi:iiiiiii;iiiiiiiiFiil!iir;iiE i3i:fiiiigintii mjmii ! m i l l i l l i n t i I v n t i i n i t i bjiii i i i i i c i i i u yfi gsf I n %u25a0 k i t i i i i i i i i i i i i i t i i i i i i i i ! i i > i ? i i i i ! f i i i i t i i i i i i i i 9 i i i i ) i i 3 ' i 9 i i M i i i i i ! i i i i i M i i i i i i i < i i [ F i F i t i i i i : i i i i i i i i i i ; f i i i i i B a i i i i i i i i i i f c 4 i i i i D t ! %u00bb i i i M i i i i i i i ( i ! 3 i i a t i i i i i i i i t i s i i i i i i i i ! i i i ! i i i i %u00ab f t i ] i ] i i M i i i i f ! t i s i i i i t i c i i i i i i i i i i f t i i i i i i ! i n i i i 9 i i c f i i i i i i i i i i i M i i i t i i i i i i c ( i i i ( i i i t i M i i i i i %u00a7 i i i i i a i i t M i i t i i i i g M s i i i t i i K t i r :