Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Project Proposal
#2: Research Project Locations
Mackenzie Lestan, KwangMin Ko, Reven,
SeonAe Moon
These are list of public locations. We can
execute our project.
1. Washington Square Park
Washington Square Park is
one of the best known of New York City’s 1,900 public parks. At 9.75 acres
Location: Foot of Fifth
Avenue, bordered by Waverly Place, University Place, MacDougal Street
Building Near by: Most of
the buildings surrounding the park now belong to New York University, but many
have at one time served as homes and studios for artists. Some of the buildings
have been built by NYU while others have been converted from former uses in to
academic and residential buildings.
Neighborhood: It is a
landmark in Manhattan in the neighborhood of Greenwich Village as a meeting
place and center for cultural activity. It is operated by the New York City
Department of Parks and Recreation.
2. Tompkins Square
Location: East 10th
Street, East by Avenue B, South by East 7th street, and West by
Avenue A
Building Near by: High
school, several elementary schools, New York Public Library, and Residential
buildings
Neighborhood: Tompkins Square Park is a
10.5-acre (4.2 ha) public park in the Alphabet City portion of East Village,
Manhattan, New York City. United States. The square-shaped park, bounded on the
north by East 10th Street, on the east by Avenue B, on the south by East 7th
Street, and on the west by Avenue A, is abutted by St. Marks Place to the west.
3. East
River Park
Location: Public Park located on the Lower East Side
of Manhattan. Park is narrow and along with the East River from Montgomery
Street up to 12th street.
Building Near by: Mostly residential building
Neighborhood: There
are residential buildings along the East River park, the park has football,
baseball, soccer fields, tennis, basketball and handball courts. The running
and bike pathway including the East River Greenway, lots of activity is held by
local neighborhoods daily or used for sport competition for schools in New York
city.
4. Brooklyn Bridge Park (Dumbo)
Location: Furman St, Water St, John St, Old Fulton St,
Main St… end of the Brooklyn Bridge
Building Near by: There is Brooklyn Bridge and Wall
Street office buildings near by and residential building.
Neighborhood: The park offers breathtaking view of
Lower Manhattan and numerous recreational facilities such as; playgrounds,
basketball courts, and sports fields. The park attracts tons of Tourists and New
Yorkers everyday.
5. Bryant Park
Location: Fifth and Sixth Avenue between 40th
and 42nd Streets
Building Near by: Salmon Tower, W.R. Grace Building, Bryant Park
Building, 1095 Avenue of the Americas, Bryant Park Studio Building, American
Radiator Building, Knox Hat Building, The New York Public Library
Neighborhood: Bryant Park
is privately managed Public Park by Bryant Park Corporation. The park is filled
with office workers on sunny weekdays, city visitors on the weekends, and
revelers during the holidays. One of the biggest features of the park is a
large lawn that turns in to skate rink during the winter. There are large trees
surrounding the park blocking the view of congested New York City view, witch
creates comfortable public environment for exhausted workers and pedestrian.
6. Madison Square Park
Location: Fifth Avenue and
Broadway at 23rd Street
Building near by: Flatiron
Building, Toy Center, New York Life Building, Met Life Tower, One Madison Park,
50-story condominium Tower, Shake Shack
ㅣNeighborhood: The Shake
Shack, Toy Center, and Flatiron Building attract many tourists everyday. The
park area is always filled with people trying to go across the park or ride
subway station during the morning. There is lot of workers who comes out in the
park during lunch hour to take a break from stressful work.
We will be choosing three final locations for our project, witch we will decide and post on our Project Proposal #3 with our Final Project Idea.
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