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38 MAY 12 – MAY 18, 2017 BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP Here’s what you can buy aboard the NYC Ferry BY JONATHAN SPERLING [email protected] NYC Ferry is doing more than just offering a new means of travel between the outer boroughs and Manhattan. The ferry network’s fleet also comes equipped with a series of vendor booths as part of a collaboration with New Stand. The booths come stocked with a variety of goods for sale, including: • Art Supplies • Bags Backpacks & Wallets • Beauty Tools & Accessories • Electronics & Gadgets • Gifts & Novelty items • Home Goods • Supplements & First Aid • Office Supplies • Personal Care Items • Recreational Games New Stand also stocks food and beverages items, including: • QuestBar • Nature Valley • Altoid • Kit Kat • Chips • Kasugai–Mixed Nuts • San Pellegrino • Reeses Peanut Butter Cup • Gatorade • Coke • Canada Dry Ginger Ale Following its initial launch on May 1, the NYC Ferry currently operates six boats on two routes. Two more boats will be added to the fleet following the launch of the South Brooklyn route in June, making for a total of eight boats. All of the service's routes are expecting to be up and running by 2018. For more information, visit www. ferry.nyc. Photos by Aymann Ismail A look at the vendor aboard the NYC Ferry. Marine Park scores big with newly renovated courts BY DANIELLE KOGAN [email protected] Brooklyn's largest park has had its bocce, basketball, tennis and handball courts fully renovated as of Thursday, May 11, much to the delight of the surrounding community. The renovations were funded by City Councilmember Alan Maisel and saw support from the Fellows of the American Institute of Certified Planners (FAICP), Community Board 18 and the Marine Park Alliance. as well as NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver. “Not only is Marine Park Brooklyn’s largest park, it is home to some of New York City’s most passionate bocce players, and we are confident the new courts will get a lot of love,” said Silver. “Parks with beautiful, well-cared for sports courts and fitness equipment improve public health, enhance neighborhoods, foster community and friendship, and are accessible to all. Thanks to Councilmember Maisel and all of our generous partners for making parks a priority.” The project, funded with $5.45 million, included bocce courts with floodlights, landscaping, shade canopies and seating. The courts — which also offer a wheelchair friendly entrance — as of lately have gained favor in the neighborhood, which houses some of the greatest championship bocce players in the city. Four full-court basketball courts with new pavement and fitness equipment at the Marine Park Oval were part of the effort, and even an enlarged garden area with artwork and game tables was thrown in to sweeten the deal. As part of the revamp, the four handball courts and 15 tennis courts already in existence were reconstructed with new fences, fountains, better drainage and landscaping. To boot, officials announced, tennis permit fees Photo: Daniel Avila/NYC Parks The bocce courts at Marine Park have been renovated as part of a larger project. have been cut down to $100, instead of the $200 adults were charged before.


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