Kickball players, rejoice: City Councilman Stephen Levin is putting $930,000 towards fixing the constantly-flooded McCarren Park . One softball player tells DNAinfo, “It’s a nuisance, but it’s also become a part of the landscape. People ride their bikes through it, kids are dying to play in it and the parents are like, ‘Don’t go in there!’ because it’s so dirty,” and reveals she and her friends call it “Hipster Lake.” Another park visitor’s dog “sat vomiting after slurping up a fetid puddle.” [ more › ]
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It’ll Cost Nearly $1 Million To (Hopefully) Rid Williamsburg Of Notorious Puddle