26 REPORT OF THE 



THE GORE PARKS. 



The small gore parks, Underhill, Zindel, Stuyvesant, Cuyler 

 and Woodpoint, each received special attention during the sum- 

 mer months, and were made very attractive. It has been sug- 

 gested that in these small parks the names should be placed in 

 floral letters, as many people are not acquainted with their dis- 

 tinctive titles. 



Out of city funds one small piece of land was purchased, 

 at the junction of Orient and Metropolitan avenues. This was 

 secured to increase the size of the small gore presented to the 

 city years ago by Peter Cooper, and known as Cooper Gore Park. 

 The purchase of this additional piece of land makes the park 

 sufficiently large to allow of its use as a resting as well as a 

 breathing spot. 



A new gore park was presented to the city by Peter L. Van- 

 deveer. It is located at the junction of Eastern Parkway and 

 East New York avenue. Its western boundary is Barrett street. 

 The Department has brought it up to grade, and it is the inten- 

 tion during the coming year to plant it and to locate on it a small 

 shelter. This will be exceedingly useful as a resting place for 

 bicycle riders who use the Glenmore avenue route to the good 

 roads of Queens county. It was named by Commissioner 

 Woodruff " Vandeveer Park." 



EAST SIDE LANDS. 



The work of improving the East Side Lands has been at a 

 standstill this year. Aside from removing the old tar sheds and 

 permitting contractors to fill up a large natural depression, the 

 lands are as they were a year ago. The Legislature authorized 

 the raising of $50,000 to continue the work, but as the City's 

 money was needed in other directions the Department did not 

 press its claim, believing that another year the money could be 

 better spared for this work. 



SPECIAL PRIVILEGES. 



During the past year several special privileges have been 

 introduced, one of which met with general commendation 

 throughout the country ; this was the opening of the Parks at 



