Happy Park(ing) Day 2009 Everybody!

FYI- Some of the people who designed the pop-up park(ing)spaces are professional artist, and those who are not, are hard-working people with jobs who took a vacation day to create something fun and interesting for the public to enjoy.

Many of the people who took a moment to stop by the parks, where either on lunch break from work, students, retired, or otherwise open-minded individuals who stoped for a brief moment while running errands etc...

We breath exhaust fumes whether we are walking, jogging, driving,or sitting at an outdoor cafe...One main goal of park(ing)day is to get us all to began thinking about alternative ways to use our environment. Anyone who has expressed anger or nasty comments regarding this event might want to take a look in the mirror, and ask themselves why?...Love to All- Sunshine7

Oh for goodness sakes. We had a park(ing) day spot on Bedford yesterday, and not a single one of the organizers was a trust funder. Some people were there for the place they work, which sponsored the space, and the rest of us have nontraditional work hours at jobs where we bust our asses to get by to afford to live in this city. I am so sick and tired of this argument. I live in Williamsburg and I don't know a single person with a trust fund. All my friends work hard has shit all the time. Can this discussion just be OVER PLEASE? It's so boring.

I don't want to kill them, that would be too easy. I want them to live so they can stand trial.

The people in the fourth picture are actually working. But, you know, don't let that get in the way of your desire to label everyone who does something you don't like as a "trust fund hipster".

Yeah, but they're still in the wrong. Either they wasted time farting around setting up their little street thing when they should've been mashing down buttons on a keyboard OR they are working the entire time and ruthlessly exploiting an otherwise spotless holiday with their horrible self-promotion via that banner.

Take your pick.

Okay, I hate trust funded folks more than any of you people. These are the same people that cut real workers out certain jobs: art, film, for profit poetry composin', etc.

But...

Don't fault them when they actually do something interesting. This is NYC, it's supposed to be interesting all the time.

so self-righteous. i'm really tempted to go get my car and run this annoying pricks down.

Paging Mr. Kettle, paging Mr. Kettle...Mr. Pot on line 1...

I think these hipster losers should be drawn and quartered and their parts shipped back to their families in Dubuque via UPS Ground! Snarl!

Word.

The guy in stripes looks like the dude from Superbad.

I'm going to bike to a couple of these,

I like the workplace outdoor group, I mean it's a Friday and a beautiful day so far.

and I got to break in the new baseball glove I just bought.

gonna play catch.

Was that the spot I let my mastiff piss in early this morning?

I do believe so.

ball pits > work.

The public using their public space. Which part of that don't folks understand?

I wouldn't try to understand this if I was one of you narrow-minded cubicle-dwellers.

Its not about sitting and breathing fumes. This is too complicated for you to comprehend, but they are making a statement. NYC needs less cars and more parks. I am sure this is blowing your mind by now. It's okay just lay down for a while if you are feeling light-headed.

Wow, those are some real hipsters.

Oh no! Fun? Is someone trying to have fun? This is what makes NYC interesting to live in. I'm all for it.

Agreed. Judging from the negative comments they're hating on the "trust fund hipster" more than the actual parking day event. Whatever.

BTW, the giant ball pit looks really fun, but all I can think of are the childhood warnings of getting pinkeye at the McDonald's ball pit.

As far as the internet is concerned, any young person with non-traditional work hours must be a trust fund hipster.

What's with all the negetivity? I think it's a great idea. Cars DO take up too much space.

You guys really want to see a cab plow into these nice harmless people? Shame on you!

looks cool!

I'll definitely take advantage of one of these while on my lunch break. Even if other commenters wish me dead...

Pack a light lunch, I'm expecting a FedEx.

What's up with the one in Newburgh?

Retarded hipster shenanigan by unemployed artist wannabes living off their parents' hard earned money. I have already filed my 911 complaints, so hope for their sake they don't encounter any road rage before the NYPD gets there.

For once, i wish that a cab barrels into pedestrians.

Cornballs.

Why aren't these able bodied young people at a job?

Potential employers saw them here?

The emptier cube farms in Manhattan become, the more crowded the coffeeshops in Brooklyn become. Whatever your feelings are on this twee project, reclaiming land has now become a practicality.

This might have something to do with it.

Well, my friends that have been laid off are in such an absolute fricking panic that they wouldn't dream of wasting a valuable weekday afternoon of pounding pavement in the job search so that they can look cool and get their picture taken picnicking in a godamn parking space. Know what I mean? Thanks for your link to your other article, by the way. Smart way to get the page views up.

i dont know, something tells me they don't fall into the 'actively looking' jobless which would exclude them from the unemployment %.

because you know, being a % is conforming and all.

Their large trust funds ensure that they'll never have to work until they get their full inheritance.

perfect, lets put a matt on the ground, sit in the gutter, breathe exhaust fumes and pretend we're not doing just that

GO TO THE FUCKING PARK, RETARDS