NEW YORK—New Yorkers scoured the coasts and cleaned up the litter on Saturday afternoon at four seaside sites across the city, from Pugsley Creek in the Bronx down to Kaiser Park on Coney Island in Brooklyn. With a volunteer force, the Parks and Recreation Department roused residents to do a little spring-cleaning on the seashore.
The weather was not spring-like, with a blustery and biting wind. Nevertheless, about 40 children from 5 to 13 years of age braved the elements and spent four hours on the beach at Kaiser Park picking up candy wrappers, old shoes, and abandoned toys, while also collecting some rocks and seashells.
“I’ve never been to this beach, but I’m proud to be doing something good for this area,” said Donald Jenkins, who lives in the Bronx but was out at Kaiser Park as one of the volunteer supervisors for the Parks Department. “I’ve supervised kids before at events like this. Usually they’re more concerned with playing than working. These kids are really good; they’re playing a little, too, of course, but they’re really getting a lot done.”
The children are part of the Highland Park Community Development Corporation (HPCDC) of East New York. The organization brings together dozens of school children, some of whom live in shelters, and gets them out on Saturdays to do some work in the community.
The weather was not spring-like, with a blustery and biting wind. Nevertheless, about 40 children from 5 to 13 years of age braved the elements and spent four hours on the beach at Kaiser Park picking up candy wrappers, old shoes, and abandoned toys, while also collecting some rocks and seashells.
“I’ve never been to this beach, but I’m proud to be doing something good for this area,” said Donald Jenkins, who lives in the Bronx but was out at Kaiser Park as one of the volunteer supervisors for the Parks Department. “I’ve supervised kids before at events like this. Usually they’re more concerned with playing than working. These kids are really good; they’re playing a little, too, of course, but they’re really getting a lot done.”
The children are part of the Highland Park Community Development Corporation (HPCDC) of East New York. The organization brings together dozens of school children, some of whom live in shelters, and gets them out on Saturdays to do some work in the community.
