Devanney Triangle is a tiny sliver of a park nestled among buzzing thoroughfares in the Bronx. Few besides local residents in the Tremont neighborhood have likely heard of the park or could pinpoint it on a map. And yet, small and unknown as it may be, Devanney Triangle can tell many stories about debates over city parks in New York and elsewhere. In 1968, when Devanney Square (as it was then known) was just shy of thirty years old, neighbors had grown concerned about the park’s safety. The neighborhood suffered from rising poverty rates and the park served as a barometer for the social issues afflicting the community. Local residents rallied together and landscaped the park on their own dime with the faith that ‘‘beauty is its own defense.’’ Their hope was that ‘‘undesirables would avoid an area that, by its neatness, showed that authority existed in the community.’’ As the garden bloomed, the community group received funding from Operation Better Block, a neighborhood improvement program sponsored by the city and the Bristol-Myers Company. The New York Times celebrated as this ‘‘racially mixed neighborhood’’ rallied against rampant muggings through grassroots park beautification. Nearly fifty years later, however, the park continues to be a contested space. In 2014, as Devanney Triangle became home to increasing numbers of homeless New Yorkers, the local Community Board and Parks Department discussed removing the park’s benches to make it uninhabitable. Although they admitted that it was a last resort, the Community Board members were clearly desperate to take control of one of the few green spaces in the neighborhood. While the community’s strategies have changed from the 1960s, access to and the condition of the park has clearly been a long-standing issue for residents, whether they sleep in beds or on benches. A park like Devanney Triangle does not have a private conservancy like Central Park, Battery Park, or Prospect Park helping fund its maintenance when city budgets fail to meet its needs. Mayor Bill de Blasio and Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver launched the Community Parks Initiative in 2014, taking important steps to fund capital improvements for parks in low-income neighborhoods, thereby filling in when private funding is unavailable. Devanney Triangle, however, is not on the list.

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纽约市公园的历史

德文尼三角洲（Devanney Triangle）是一个小公园，坐落在布朗克斯（Bronx）繁华的道路之间。特里蒙特（Tremont）社区的当地居民中，几乎没有人听说过该公园，或者可以在地图上指出它的位置。然而，尽管Devanney Triangle很小，却未知，可以讲述许多有关纽约及其他地方城市公园辩论的故事。1968年，当时的德文尼广场（Devanney Square）不到30岁，邻居们开始对公园的安全感到担忧。该社区的贫困率上升，公园成为困扰社区的社会问题的晴雨表。当地居民团结起来，以“美是自己的防御”的信念，以自己的一角钱对公园进行了景观美化。他们的希望是，“不希望的人会避开一个整洁的区域，这表明社区中存在着权威。”随着花园的盛开，社区团体获得了“更好的街区”行动的资助，该街区由城市和百时美施贵宝公司赞助。《纽约时报》庆祝这一“种族混合社区”，通过基层公园美化对猖ramp的抢劫案进行了集会。然而，近五十年后，公园仍然是一个有争议的空间。2014年，随着Devanney Triangle成为纽约越来越多无家可归者的家园，当地社区委员会和公园部门讨论了拆除公园长椅以使其无法居住的问题。尽管他们承认这是万不得已的方法，但社区委员会成员显然迫切希望控制附近的少数几个绿地之一。尽管社区的策略从1960年代开始发生了变化，但对于居民而言，无论他们躺在床上还是在长椅上睡觉，进入公园和公园的状况显然一直是一个长期问题。像Devanney Triangle这样的公园没有像中央公园，炮台公园或展望公园这样的私人自然保护区，而当城市预算无法满足其需求时，该公园就不会为其维护提供资金。市长比尔·德·布拉西奥（Bill de Blasio）和公园专员米切尔·J·西尔弗（Mitchell J.Silver）于2014年发起了社区公园倡议，采取了重要步骤，为低收入社区公园的资本改善提供资金，从而在没有私人资金的情况下进行填补。但是，Devanney Triangle不在列表中。像Devanney Triangle这样的公园没有像中央公园，炮台公园或展望公园这样的私人自然保护区，而当城市预算无法满足其需求时，该公园就不会为其维护提供资金。市长比尔·德·布拉西奥（Bill de Blasio）和公园专员米切尔·J·西尔弗（Mitchell J.Silver）于2014年启动了社区公园倡议，采取了重要步骤为低收入社区公园的资本改善提供资金，从而在没有私人资金的情况下进行填补。但是，Devanney Triangle不在列表中。像Devanney Triangle这样的公园没有像中央公园，炮台公园或展望公园这样的私人自然保护区，而当城市预算无法满足其需求时，该公园就无法为其维护提供资金。市长比尔·德·布拉西奥（Bill de Blasio）和公园专员米切尔·J·西尔弗（Mitchell J.Silver）于2014年发起了社区公园倡议，采取了重要步骤，为低收入社区公园的资本改善提供资金，从而在没有私人资金的情况下进行填补。但是，Devanney Triangle不在列表中。采取重要步骤为低收入社区公园的资本改善提供资金，从而在没有私人资金的情况下填补资金。但是，Devanney Triangle不在列表中。采取重要步骤为低收入社区公园的资本改善提供资金，从而在没有私人资金的情况下填补资金。但是，Devanney Triangle不在列表中。