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Brookline closes playgrounds, town buildings
By adamg on Sun, 03/15/2020 - 5:38pm
Brookline announced today it's shut all public playgrounds and has shut most public buildings to the public due to Covid-19 concerns.
The first floor of Town Hall will be for essential services only, as town officials assess community needs. Residents with non-emergency business at Town Hall should call 617-730-2000 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday before visiting in person. Residents should also note that many transactions can be completed online at Brooklinema.gov.
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Comments
God Bless Brookline’s Erudite Elite
How the fuck do you shut down open-air playgrounds with schools closed? Are rail trails and sidewalks next? Lol. Bottle-up everyone (I dare the govt) and wait for the glass to pop; mark my words: the healthy will eventually revolt.
That's how social distancing works
They don't want kids congregating anywhere, including playgrounds.
Ignorance and Arrogance in Abundance
The prior commenter seems not to have kept up with news of the progress of the pandemic around the world, nor with the widely-published advice from experts in the medical and public-health fields. And an asinine remark like "the healthy will eventually revolt" hardly merits a response. Those who remain healthy during this time are lucky indeed, and should be grateful for the efforts of others to limit the spread of the virus. Arrogantly refusing to change behaviors or temporarily give up social habits and patterns of travel/transit is selfish in the extreme.
Excellent Move
I live in Boston, right next to a playground. I could not believe how many people were using it yesterday. Being outside right now is great, but having a dozen parents standing close together while their children repeatedly bumping into each other. I have two small children and the whole reason we picked this house is because it's next to a playground so under normal circumstances we would definitely be out there but these are not normal circumstances. Unfortunately a lot of parents don't seem to understand that.
Playgrounds are closed. Parks aren't [I think]
So far as I can tell, playgrounds are closed -- you know, the places with play structures where snot-nosed kids climb and sit and lick?
Parks are not closed. Parks are compatible with social distancing. Playgrounds are not.
I would definitely be
I would definitely be avoiding playgrounds or any places where people - anyone, kids or not - are forced to be within close reach of one another. I was walking in the woods the past two days, lots of people out, more than I preferred to see in the woods. Even on the trail everyone was trying to keep their distance (though I hope the groups of people all live in the same house anyway and didn't meet up for a hike, because that's not the point of social distancing)
BTW, I'm young and not at risk, but I have plenty of people around me who should not be exposed to this thing. That's what people need to understand.