After many months and many park visitor complaints the Sutton Place Parks Conservancy can report that the high chain-link fence at the entrance to the park at East 57th street has been removed. The Parks Department has exchanged it for a standard fence and gate at the entrance to the park. While the height of the fence will not keep folks from climbing over, at least it allows for a better open view of the park and river.
There is also new fencing installed at the new corner garden above Clara Coffey Park at East 54th street, as well as four gates to the gardens so that the Conservancy Gardens team will now be able to get in to clean up and weed these park areas. Daniel Padnos, SPPC Treasurer and liaison with the Parks Dept expects there will be locks for the gates and a place for a small shed to store park equipment.
New fence at 57th Street Park and Fencing at East 54th Street Park