http://www.iParksNY.com/index.htmlPlaces to go, Things to do, on your iPhone!eninquiries@RingBear.bizCopyright 2010 Ring Bear2010-10-20T22:07:33-04:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:36:39 -0500inquiries@RingBear.bizNone2010-10-20T22:07:33-04:00http://www.iParksNY.com/files/da65aa201ca558f5cca6d17608da1380-12.html#unique-entry-id-12http://www.iParksNY.com/files/da65aa201ca558f5cca6d17608da1380-12.html#unique-entry-id-12 Imagination Playground Facilities: Imagination Playground at Burling Slip (‘IP’) opened on July 27, 2010. The area is near the South Street Seaport, aka Downtown, aka the Financial District. IP describes itself as “a breakthrough playspace concept designed to encourage child-directed, unstructured free play.” It fits on the back of a business card. It’s aspirational. Is it the best playground ever, or is it just a playground?

Short answer: we like it, but it should have a Danger sign out front, and I would not be surprised if an enterprising personal injury lawyer already set up shop in the Burling Slip area specifically because of it.



]]>inquiries@RingBear.bizNone2010-05-07T17:41:51-04:00http://www.iParksNY.com/files/57cce0e9f901742f807844f4b11a08f3-11.html#unique-entry-id-11http://www.iParksNY.com/files/57cce0e9f901742f807844f4b11a08f3-11.html#unique-entry-id-11For 33 years the 5 Boro Bike Tour has wound its way through NYC streets and bridges on the first Sunday of May. Riders follow a 42 mile route (map) that starts in Battery Park, heads north through Central Park up into the Bronx, comes back down the FDR and across the Queensboro Bridge into Queens, then heads up to Astoria Park before turning south through Brooklyn and finally proceeds across the Verrazano Bridge to Staten Island. Riders then hop on the Staten Island Ferry back to Battery Park.



]]>inquiries@RingBear.bizNone2010-03-01T14:22:45-05:00http://www.iParksNY.com/files/2fc85a9b26991a300ca387388bd1a397-9.html#unique-entry-id-9http://www.iParksNY.com/files/2fc85a9b26991a300ca387388bd1a397-9.html#unique-entry-id-9 Pilgrim Hill Activities: 20.5” of heavy wet snow blanketed Central Park and made for some excellent sledding last weekend. Inspired by the USA 1 Four Man Bobsledding gold medal the iParks NY Park Test Team sets out for Pilgrim Hill in Central Park to begin training for Sochi 2014...and beyond!



]]>inquiries@RingBear.bizNone2010-02-01T23:02:25-05:00http://www.iParksNY.com/files/46b5c9364e2d321d9680edc9ceb1bc65-7.html#unique-entry-id-7http://www.iParksNY.com/files/46b5c9364e2d321d9680edc9ceb1bc65-7.html#unique-entry-id-7 Brooklyn Bridge Park Facilities: Activities: On our continuing quest to enhance iParks NY the Park Test Team sets out for Brooklyn Bridge Park...and wow was it cold this weekend. Highs in the teens with a wind chill around zero. No need for false precision, it was just plain cold.

I grew up in MI where one cultivates a healthy “respek” for frost bite, while the Park Test Mom grew up in Mumbai where people wear jeans year round and anything below a daytime high of 90 is a respite. And yet she and the rest of the Park Test Team are the ones who could not care less how cold it is. Snow pants? Not really. Mittens? No daddy, it’s much more fun for you to unfreeze my frozen fingers...yes I know that the mitten clips make my hand wear highly accessible but no, I still will not wear them.



]]>inquiries@RingBear.bizNone2009-12-24T20:36:01-05:00http://www.iParksNY.com/files/e128e5495993a38806b3bfc249e5609a-6.html#unique-entry-id-6http://www.iParksNY.com/files/e128e5495993a38806b3bfc249e5609a-6.html#unique-entry-id-6 Central Park Activities: The Park Test Team takes the Urban Assault Stroller out in 11” of fresh snow in order to make sure that iParks NY can help you locate prime places to go sledding....



]]>inquiries@RingBear.bizUsage Examples2009-12-12T20:47:32-05:00http://www.iParksNY.com/files/8715cdc83acb54455d197a881be97e2b-1.html#unique-entry-id-1http://www.iParksNY.com/files/8715cdc83acb54455d197a881be97e2b-1.html#unique-entry-id-1 Diana Ross Playground Facilities: The Park Test Dad and Park Test Toddler set out to field test iParks NY while visiting Central Park, starting at the Diana Ross Playground on 81st and CPW:



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