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The Daily Plant : Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Model Cars Go For A Spin

Model Cars

Back in April, the Staten Island Borough Headquarters was visited by Ray Batista, who asked about the feasibility of using parkland for the use of model cars.

Our first concern was the noise factor and we asked Mr. Batista to set up a demonstration on the basketball courts at Clove Lakes Park. It turns out that the cars are run on batteries and make no noise at all. Approval was granted!

There is currently an oval at Midland Beach which was created for this purpose many years ago and has been fallow for some time. Mr. Batista and his group, Sirclegion, worked on renovating the oval and made half of it usable for the running of model cars.

This past Saturday, Commissioner Paulo and I went to the beach to join Sirclegion for the inaugural run. Now Staten Islanders can enjoy yet another form of recreation in our parks.

Written by Christine Rumpf, S.I. Deputy Chief of Operations

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There are currently 3 service interruptions affecting access within this park.

ParkFranklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach

All NYC beaches will be open for swimming on Saturday, May 25. Due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy, and the major rebuilding effort at our beaches, there may be multiple service changes at each beach. Visit our Beach Restoration page for more information on what to expect this summer.

BeachesSouth Beach

The South Beach shoreline will be closed Monday - Friday to allow for berm-building. The work will begin in front of the Vanderbilt/South Fin Grill concession at Sand Lane and continue in north and south directions until complete. The repaired portion of the south beach boardwalk will remain open while this work is being done. In the interim, we encourage beach-goers to visit Midland Beach. We anticipate this work to be completed before the end of June.

BeachesMidland Beach

All NYC beaches will be open for swimming on Saturday, May 25. Due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy, and the major rebuilding effort at our beaches, there may be multiple service changes at each beach. Visit our Beach Restoration page for more information on what to expect this summer.

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