And no one disputes major park renovations are needed.

During the park renovation, some residents of the neighborhood said gargoyles being installed near a playground were too gruesome for young children.

The slide and trellis were destroyed in December 2006 to make way for park "renovation".

During park renovations, the city will need to close about 20 parking spaces at a time to make way for roadway construction.

It is difficult to find because it is overgrown by shrubs planted as part of a park renovation.

It could never be just another park renovation.

The $22 million park renovation in lower Manhattan began late last year and is scheduled to be completed in the fall.

And he said yesterday that the administration's reluctance to lift the restrictions undermined the $13.8 million park renovation.

With park renovations and new commercial activity, 59th Street is "the center of everything" for young families, she said.

But the tale may be nearing its conclusion, as part of a $3 million park renovation set to begin in September.