The long-overlooked Collect Pond Park has finally reopened after a major renovation, including an expansion at the expense of some parking. The weather today doesn’t show it off at its best, but the park—bordered by Lafayette, Centre, Franklin, and Leonard, more or less—is lovely! The centerpiece is a wide (but not deep) water feature that nods to the area’s history, as explained in a series of five panels. What I enjoyed most is the perspective you get on the surrounding buildings, some of which are old and grand, some of which are old and abused, some of which are contemporary—and that mix is, for me, what makes New York City architecture exciting. If nothing else, it’s one more newly refurbished place (after Federal Plaza) for local workers and folks on jury duty to sit outside—if they can move the chairs, which are so heavy I thought they were bolted to the ground. P.S. No dogs.

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