Here’s a look at the multi-purpose courts (aka TF) in Tompkins Square Park after Day 2 of painting…
There are barrels of Acrylic Resurfacer 4200 around the perimeter as well…
This space along Avenue A and 10th Street has been a skating hotspot for decades and will reopen on Tuesday. The surface is looking a little slick at the moment. The asphalt was just getting broken in again after renovations from Oct. 16 to Dec. 1. Aside from new asphalt, Parks added benches, fountains and three basketball backstops.
The courts reopened without any markings — save for around the basketball area.
As you may recall, the original reconstruction diagrams included a walking track marked by blue paint and painted lines for kickball. It’s still unclear if the Parks Department will add those in the days ahead.
The space hadn’t been redone since the early 1990s.
And speaking of 1990…