Children are entitled to recreation and entertainment, not just adults and dogs. Most of the previous posters don't seem to understand that. The fields at Pier 40 provide rare recreational space for children and childrens' leagues. The fields draw from a large part of lower Manhattan and the West Side. This is not simply a West Village resource; it is important for any family that doesn't live near Central Park.
Manhattan has no shortage of theaters and cinemas, but has utterly inadequate recreational space for children. Entertainment venues can be built anywhere. Playing fields cannot.
To passersby, Pier 40 may look like an eyesore, and that can be fixed. But anyone who thinks it's an eyesore should see the faces of the children as they enter the green fields of Pier 40. And anyone who thinks those fields can survive as a place for children in conjunction with a major entertainment venue is ignoring the lessons of history, sociology and economics.
Children are entitled to recreation and entertainment, not just adults and dogs. Most of the previous posters don't seem to understand that. The fields at Pier 40 provide rare recreational space for children and childrens' leagues. The fields draw from a large part of lower Manhattan and the West Side. This is not simply a West Village resource; it is important for any family that doesn't live near Central Park.
Manhattan has no shortage of theaters and cinemas, but has utterly inadequate recreational space for children. Entertainment venues can be built anywhere. Playing fields cannot.
To passersby, Pier 40 may look like an eyesore, and that can be fixed. But anyone who thinks it's an eyesore should see the faces of the children as they enter the green fields of Pier 40. And anyone who thinks those fields can survive as a place for children in conjunction with a major entertainment venue is ignoring the lessons of history, sociology and economics.