Quantcast

Park association slams assistant commissioner

By Adam Pincus

David Oats, the chairman of the Flushing Meadows-Corona Park World's Fair Association, called on Mayor Michael Bloomberg to replace Assistant Queens Parks Commissioner Estelle Cooper, who heads the park.In a report released Feb. 5 from the organization titled “The State of the Park 2007,” it said the park was being damaged through poor management and destructive uses.The report recommendations included the removal of Cooper, the creation of a full or partial police precinct in the park, and a halt to the practice of parking on the grass during sporting events.

Cooper was not immediately available for comment.