New parks coming to the area
Continuing the park news today, Cultivate HKNY have released a map of the future keyed parks coming to the area over the next few years (via Curbed):
All the action seems to be happening up around 51st-53rd between 11th & 12th, with three new parks aiming to be finished there by 2015. All these gardens will be keyed, so you’ll need to apply for one (which will work across all the parks). Usually there’s only a one-time $10 fee or so for it, and it seems to do a good job of making sure the only people in the parks actually look after them, outside the public open hours.