Dear HRPT, CB2, and elected officials,
As a parent of a downtown child, I urge you to consider accommodating a full-sized field when designing the new space at the Gansevoort Peninsula (“GP”.) As you are aware, the children of downtown Manhattan have very little field space available to them for recreational sports. Our community soccer league with over 1,800 players is “maxed-out” on field space and regularly turns away children who would like to join the league. With the future of Pier 40 in limbo and any restoration or redevelopment project of the pier being years away from completion, it is extremely important that the design of the GP include a full-sized field (75 x 120 yards).
The number of children in downtown Manhattan has increased exponentially in the past ten years. Schools have been built locally to accommodate this expansion but nothing has been done to address the dearth of field space. We can choose to complain that the children of today spend too much time indoors (on smartphones and video games) and do nothing to alleviate this generational crisis OR we can do all that we can to foster outdoor exercise and team-based sports by building additional field space for our youth. Let’s address the crucial issue of lack of adequate field space now by designing Gansevoort Peninsula to include a full-sized field. It is the last space within Hudson River Park that can accommodate a full-sized field. PLEASE - let’s not lose this opportunity!!!
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Reached 250 supporters
March 12, 2019
March 10, 2019
The momentum behind this initiative is encouraging as we approach two hundred and fifty signatures. Sustaining this current trajectory is essential to ensure our request for a full-sized field at Gansevoort Peninsula remains a priority for the planning committee.
Reached 100 supporters
March 8, 2019
March 7, 2019
The momentum behind this proposal continues to build as we approach one hundred signatures. Please direct others to this page so that we arrive at our next objective with a stronger message for the planning committee.
88 Comments
As a downtown kid I played soccer and softball on the local fields and it was such an important part of my childhood! Please use the Gansevoort pier to make playing fields so more kids can have that experience
As a mother of two young children and a youth soccer coach, I strongly support this petition. Help combat childhood obesity and foster good habits for life by giving our kids more places to play.
My children have been playing soccer with the local leagues for ten years. The increase in children joining this community has strained the resources already spread thin. Please consider the addition of a new field to allow our children to grow up playing outside. thank you
As the parent of a 10-year old and a volunteer coach with Downtown Soccer League, I fully support this petition. A field provides much needed community sport space and keeps the river views unobstructed. A win-win :)
As a resident of the FiDi with 2 girls playing in local rec and travel soccer leagues it is clear to me we need more quality field space for all of our children and programs.
We need soccer fields in Manhattan. The downtown area has exploded with young families with children in the last decade, and if anything, we need more not less sport fields.
Keep our fields for children and adults alike!!
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Dear HRPT, CB2, and elected officials,
As a parent of a downtown child, I urge you to consider accommodating a full-sized field when designing the new space at the Gansevoort Peninsula (“GP”.) As you are aware, the children of downtown Manhattan have very little field space available to them for recreational sports. Our community soccer league with over 1,800 players is “maxed-out” on field space and regularly turns away children who would like to join the league. With the future of Pier 40 in limbo and any restoration or redevelopment project of the pier being years away from completion, it is extremely important that the design of the GP include a full-sized field (75 x 120 yards).
The number of children in downtown Manhattan has increased exponentially in the past ten years. Schools have been built locally to accommodate this expansion but nothing has been done to address the dearth of field space. We can choose to complain that the children of today spend too much time indoors (on smartphones and video games) and do nothing to alleviate this generational crisis OR we can do all that we can to foster outdoor exercise and team-based sports by building additional field space for our youth. Let’s address the crucial issue of lack of adequate field space now by designing Gansevoort Peninsula to include a full-sized field. It is the last space within Hudson River Park that can accommodate a full-sized field. PLEASE - let’s not lose this opportunity!!!
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
March 12, 2019
March 10, 2019
The momentum behind this initiative is encouraging as we approach two hundred and fifty signatures. Sustaining this current trajectory is essential to ensure our request for a full-sized field at Gansevoort Peninsula remains a priority for the planning committee.
Reached 100 supporters
March 8, 2019
March 7, 2019
The momentum behind this proposal continues to build as we approach one hundred signatures. Please direct others to this page so that we arrive at our next objective with a stronger message for the planning committee.
88 Comments
I grew up playing soccer at pier 40. Is one of the few truly open soccer facilities in nyc. It is instrumental in the development of youth soccer players.
As a downtown kid I played soccer and softball on the local fields and it was such an important part of my childhood! Please use the Gansevoort pier to make playing fields so more kids can have that experience
As a mother of two young children and a youth soccer coach, I strongly support this petition. Help combat childhood obesity and foster good habits for life by giving our kids more places to play.
My children have been playing soccer with the local leagues for ten years. The increase in children joining this community has strained the resources already spread thin. Please consider the addition of a new field to allow our children to grow up playing outside. thank you
As the parent of a 10-year old and a volunteer coach with Downtown Soccer League, I fully support this petition. A field provides much needed community sport space and keeps the river views unobstructed. A win-win :)
As a resident of the FiDi with 2 girls playing in local rec and travel soccer leagues it is clear to me we need more quality field space for all of our children and programs.
We need soccer fields in Manhattan. The downtown area has exploded with young families with children in the last decade, and if anything, we need more not less sport fields.
Keep our fields for children and adults alike!!
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I grew up playing soccer at pier 40. Is one of the few truly open soccer facilities in nyc. It is instrumental in the development of youth soccer players.