Raking Up Leaves and Reminiscing about Childhood in Crocheron

Our organization had the honor of hosting Senator John Liu at our second to last clean up of the year. He came out ready to work with other green responders. We worked on raking up and bagging leaves in front of the Tennis Courts. This is a specific task that NYC Parks has asked us to do. It is a time consuming task, much of it needs to be done by hand. NYC Parks are unable to use blowers in the area by the Tennis Courts. I was told that the machinery  will spread leaves onto the tennis courts.

In between raking up heaps of leaves, Senator Liu spoke with our members about why parks matter. Senator Liu grew up in the area. He has many fond memories of visiting NYC Parks. As a boy, In the video below, Senator Liu talks about how he would visit Crocheron Park and John Golden Park. He also explains how important the park is to our community. That it is our responsibility to ensure that the next generation can enjoy the park too. The Senator knows that #ParksDontJustHappen and it is our responsibility to be good stewards of Our Parkland, not just for our community now, but for future generations!

All photo and video credit to Jan Arzooman, Member of Friends of Crocheron & John Golden Park.

Thank you again to Senator John Liu for taking the time out of your Saturday morning to help us clean up Crocheron Park!