Richman (Echo) Park — Attraction in New York

Instead of getting rid of the drug rehab they decide to place right next to the park, they instead add boxes for addicts to "place their needles." This community had this 1 park to enjoy and now it's the private back yard of an inpatient drug rehab. Instead of families being able to relax in the park, you can barely walk through it anymore. For a couple of years the inpatient place was closed, and the park truly became a spot you could bring the whole family to enjoy. Once they reopened the place, it went down hill. The rehab has many many tables out front for them to sit, however they choose to sit next door in the park SO THEY CAN GET HIGH. The drug rehab should take more responsibility for ruining this community's one major park. It's also one of the only parks in walking distance with off leash hours for your dogs, which again is basically unsafe to utilize anymore. Tax payers of this neighborhood, who pay to maintain this park, should ban together to relocate the druggies. Move the rehab to the administrators neighborhood and take it...

The 1970s were it's heyday. Hip hop actually started in this park. Today with a men's shelter next to it, it's been allowed to fall in to disrepair and over run by drugs and the life that springs for it.

This was written 2 year's ago. Iam glad say today that the park was had a much needed face lift. Not only have the lawns been manicured, they've planted trees, added playgrounds; for all ages. The park looks beautiful. Please remember these are our parks, and we need to care for them. The Parkie House has been repaired. And even if financial times dictate that it be closed, it need not fall...

Full of crackhead they even a syringe disposal unit kids cannot play in the park designed teenagers smoke weed and start problems u can barely walk..the have cherry blossom trees the only high point but all the problems overshadow it because no one can enjoy it i wish i could give no stars. The cops go by sometimes and the on foot patrol only stay at enrance eating and parks department congregate and stay in the way with the trucks like teenagers..horrible i hate even walking...