- Domino Park in Brooklyn, New York came up with a straightforward way to help visitors maintain social distancing protocols.
- The park painted circles on the ground to help park-goers maintain the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's advice to keep at least six feet apart while in public.
- Check out 10 photos of what it looks like to visit Domino park.
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New York City will enter Phase 1 of reopening on June 8, allowing construction and manufacturing businesses to reopen, and retail stores to offer curbside pickup. And with summer sun and warmer temperatures on the way, many New Yorkers are itching to get outside.
That's why Domino Park in Brooklyn, New York came up with a clever way to keep crowds of visitors at a safe distance from one another, with painted circles on the ground to ensure families, couples, and individuals stay at least six feet apart.
Read on to see what it looks like to visit the park.
This overhead shot of the circles shows the social distancing in action, and highlights the spacing that might be less visible from photos shot on ground level.
If the circle is open, you're good to go. Each one designates where groups and families can relax while maintaining social-distancing protocols.
If you're wondering how the paint stays around after a rain, the fact that Domino Park has a turf lawn certainly helps.
A closer view shows how there's room enough to lay down and stretch out within the circles.
Gorgeous views, like this one of the Williamsburg Bridge, can attract plenty of people when the weather is nice — making this area in particular prone to crowding.
There are no guarantee people will follow the rules and stay in the circles, so that's where the police come in. In this shot, you can see a police officer keeping an eye on people to make sure they don't get too close.
But officers aren't only around to enforce social distancing measures. Here an officer is carrying protective masks that are given to those at the park who need them. Mask enforcement has become a hot-button issue after the NYPD was accused of disproportionately arresting those in the black community for alleged violations.
However, most visitors at the park already have their own masks. People's choice of face protection varies from homemade masks to surgical masks. This photo shows a person wearing a pink gas mask with goggles while reading a book.
As temperatures reached over 80 degrees during the weekend and foot traffic increases, vendors are also present at the park. Here a man wearing a face mask leans out of his truck while selling ice cream.
New York braces for many changes ahead as stores, businesses, and beaches slowly begin to reopen. As the city navigates the coronavirus pandemic solutions such as painted circles in Domino park could become the new norm.
