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Offline liam0925

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Re: Jackson Heights Dog Park
« Reply #15 on: January 25, 2010, 06:05:17 PM »
Ah, Travis-centricism!!!  The mid 80's is a long way to walk for the many Jackson Heights residents who live near 69th Street.    :angel:
But the real reason 69th Street was chosen is simply because that is where the State of New York had land to give; the site is on State owned land adjacent to the BQE and there is no similar parcel near Travis, and Travis itself has no space to use for a dog park.
While Hillside remains a weekend option for you, I hope you will visit the local dog park as well.


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Offline jadasie

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Re: Jackson Heights Dog Park
« Reply #16 on: January 25, 2010, 07:34:08 PM »
liam0925,

First a quick correction: Travers is at 77th, so I have just as far a walk to it as does anybody coming from 69th street.

I don't meant to belittle the effort. Land is scarce in the neighborhood and a dog run at 69th is much, much better than not having one at all. If I seem Travers-centric it's only because the park is more central and is currently going through a much-criticized renovation. If only that renovation included a small parcel of land for dogs!

And of course I'll visit the local dog park. Just not as often as I'd like :(
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Re: Jackson Heights Dog Park
« Reply #17 on: January 27, 2010, 06:48:49 PM »
Hope the Dog Park gets good use from all the JH dog owners.  Maybe there will be less poop on the sidewalks!!  :coolsmiley:
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Re: Jackson Heights Dog Park
« Reply #18 on: January 28, 2010, 09:25:49 AM »
There are a few fields on 79th and 30th avenue/24th ave. People always let their dogs run around there. I think the airport owns one side and the parks dept owns the other. If there were a fence all around it would be a perfect dog run/park
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Re: Jackson Heights Dog Park
« Reply #19 on: January 28, 2010, 10:03:19 AM »
There is a meeting of the JH Crew tonight at 7:00PM at the Methodist Community Church on 35th Ave (between 81st and 82nd Street). The following will be discussed:

Membership Application
Membership Dues (Mandatory or Suggested and Price)
Maintenance Schedule
Wish list for park
Fund-raising
Next meeting and
Misc. (Anything I left out and/or anything anyone wants to bring up at the meeting).

Please bring your thoughts and ideas!
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