Photos from 2013 PARK(ing) Day in NYC

A PARK(ing) Day spot in Tribeca with ping-pong table, desks and grass by HR&A

PARK(ing) Day was out in full force on Friday, and we went to check out some of the great park(ing) spot takeovers in Flatiron, Tribeca and Greenwich Village. Here are some of our favorites:

The Tribeca spot by HR&A on Harrison Street also had hammocks, lemonade and legos

NYU Sustainability teaching people Corn Hole at University Place

The West 20th Street Park was inspired by a community effort to petition the city to create a permanent park on a vacant lot on West 20th Street:

Friends of the 20th Street Park, on 20th between 6th and 7th Avenue

Friends of the 20th Street Park

Transportation Alternatives, a bicycle and pedestrian advocacy organization, created multiple parks throughout the city to promote the implementation of bike lanes in those neighborhoods.

At Transportation Alternatives’s spot, an installation by bikingrules.org

Stantec, a planning, engineering and architecture firm in the Flatiron District, constructed an interactive space reflecting on the people and places within the neighborhood.  Blocks with images of residents and scenes in the Flatiron District were stacked to reflect the built environment of the area. Visitors were invited to add their own drawings of the neighborhood to blank blocks located throughout the exhibit.

Flatiron Facets and Faces by Stantec “Design with Community in Mind”

In most places, PARK(ing) Day is a guerrilla event but installations require a permit in New York City. Find out more information on how to set up a spot for next year here.

Additional reporting by Keri Oullette.