Poe Park — Attraction in New York

just be careful going in there that Park is supported by the city for the people that use drugs they inject themselves in the bathrooms you have to be very careful you don't catch any disease like HIV or all the virus because what it goes there is drug users blood in the floor the lady that is in charge her name is Lucy rude person she doesn't even know how to deal with the public about to get beat up all the time because the way she act the city need to pay more attention or they going to get sued it's unbelievable with children's are not safe in there these Park became one of the trash he's pet Park in the city they give more benefits to people they never pay taxes then the one they do I hope they see this post and they supervise more than a lady and how it works over there with a drug addiction they have every day and the bathroom and outside the park unbelievable our children have to use the bathroom we needles in the floor not because they not cleaning just because the drug addict are...

What's to say? I live close to the location and enjoy taking strolls there. Despite being a resident in the area for almost 30 years, I've only visited the Poe cottage a couple months back and that was by chance. I was taking a walk with a family member one dreary Thursday, saw the gate to the house open, and decided to take pictures on the porch since we're huge Poe fans. The tour guide must've noticed us from inside and offered a chance to experience it for just five bucks each. And it was well worth the price. The opportunity refreshed some details of Poe's past I had already known but floored me with the those I hadn't known. The guide was quite informative and his enthusiasm wasn't over the top. He seems like a pretty mellow guy who loves his job. I look forward to bringing others on the tour in the future. Honestly, the tour added more pride as an Edgar Allan Poe fan and as a Bronxite from...

Sept 4, 2024. I have called 311 and the councilman Oswald Felix , which I have not recieved a response to about the heavy traffic of drug use in this park in past recent months. There are needles left in grass, caps you see all around and light post that have been out for months. Channel 12 news was also recently in the park for all the high volume of calls about the problem in this location. As of yet nothing has been done. Children should be supervised being there's potential danger with needles bring left and the darkness of the park at night since there's 8 light posts out and people that go there to use drugs or other intentions. Please keep calling 311 and Oswaldo Felix who hasn't responded or shown face to this matter. This was the more decent, safest of the parks. It is out in the open , small and plenty of families would come here, now it's turning into the same wreck as some...