Hot on the heels of Where's My Park? Day, the New York Post is reporting on the shortfalls of the Parks Department. The city's revised capital plan has cut $338 million from parks--and that is just since the preliminary budget in January. Parks throughout the city are affected, and many promised parks from PlanNYC are being put off or cancelled altogether.

The city blames "the economy" for the PlanNYC broken promises, but for North Brooklyn, the promises were made long before the economy took a dive. We were promised these parks as part of the rezoning--we've got the towers, where are the parks? The financial crisis may be a convenient excuse now, but if there had been any movement when the coffers were full, it would not ring so hollow.

Speak out about our need for parks! Watch this space for more actions from our Open Space Committee, and send your thoughts to the mayor, the parks department, OSA, and local newspapers and media outlets.