Lol if you scared of old Italian bocci players, wait till you see drunk Italian twenty somethings. Maybe the neighborhood isn’t for you?

That doesn’t feel too inviting when there’s old men playing bocce we need to take back the public domain I used to love reading around the fountain around 2010 my first apartment was on depasquale now it’s like Venda/ Gianfranco property smh

Obviously a bad investment when they could've had the business owners surrounding the fountain contribute but god forbid Venda paya for how much of the public space they take up.

It's bad usage of funds but the city isn't great with priorities, if they have a few businesses complaining they really bend over backwards.

That has to be a bribe. 400k for some cracked underground pipes? You could get a whole new fountain.

The thing is we need new Affordable housing. All the housing that gets built is luxury housing, then it pushes out all the people who can’t afford to live in the area. (Worker shortages already happening) literally, all these luxury housing are being built and are empty. They are not a good thing, they are not benefiting anyone.

You make much use of the bocci park or St. John’s?

Man I would love it if there was regular public seating fits a great spot I would sit there and read a book or draw. I never knew it was public! It def should be opened back up to the public

>Sorry, a bike path that will...destroy local businesses? You mean having a convenient, healthy, and easy way for more people to travel through areas with lots of businesses is detrimental towards said local businesses? What a joke.

I mean LOSING 132 PARKING SPACES near the local businesses. You know, the part that you conveniently left out.

I'd agree if the attitudes and personal feelings of Americans in general weren't completely shaped first by nascent capitalism a la chattel slavery and then afterwards by unfettered and unregulated hyper capitalism lol. Peoples attitudes in this country are inextricably linked to Capitalism bc Capitalism has been allowed to seize and commodify every single facet of society. Americans have never lived to experience any other system.

Greed, selfishness, and entitlement are behaviors enhanced and rewarded in Capitalist countries. To say that one has nothing to do with the other is real naivety imo.

This is America. I always feel like I’m not welcome anywhere except a public park if I’m not spending money if I’m honest

Yogi Berra would probably say:

"Nobody goes there anymore - -

It's too crowded "

Exactly. That is new, by the way.

To clarify, they spent almost $400k on the fountain, not $45k

Metro nails on wickenden st has always been great. I would also do a search in either Providence or the Rhode island sub bc I think this has been asked recently, though I can't be sure... Good luck

I have see tents in the morning, on the actual bike path near the benches in the center. You have to go around, the tent takes up the right lane. I have seen it Since last thursday, saw again yesterday. Same tent. The tent is gone by the time I ride home in the afternoon.

I think its use has been more or less established as an outdoor restaurant seating area.

Theres a few parks on federal hill they could spend some extra funding on to make nicer, and 45k to repair the fountain was kind of a bad use. I'd be super into them adding some more public seating/tables in the surrounding spots that don't have a ton of anti-homeless architecture so you can actually hang out and enjoy the space.

I feel like the entire square is only for paying restaurant customers. I’ve never gone there to enjoy the square or area because of this perception.

That massive chicken and cutout better never leave!

I wish the back end of the plaza was a bit more free form. The way the two restaurants off of Spruce Street are boxed in feels defensive and uninviting. I wish the whole square was a bit more free form - with the restaurants tables and chairs emanating from the restaurants into the square like you’d see in an Italian plaza.

https://providenceri.nextrequest.com/requests/17-761

Wait until you hear about Saint Jones park

This is SO helpful!!! Thank you!

Hands down (pun intended) Nails by Christine in Barrington! (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063696514016) Give her a call ... she's great!

I love going there. It's one of my favorite places to go out with friends in the summer, I think the extra seating makes it more festive, and you never have to wait.

Restaurants and entertainment bring us a lot of tax revenue and a lot of decent working class jobs (i used to wait tables at constantinos/venda, it's a good place to work). Places like DePasquale Square bring that Boston/suburb money into Providence for dinner, and then those folks usually spend money across the city in the course of the evening. I think it's probably a good investment

I love chilling in public parks, but DePasquale square isn't that fun to hang out in: look at it: there are no public seats, it's all paved. There are two available, much nicer public parks (my favorite: the Bocci park and st. johns) within easy walking distance.....

I don't see the problem

Cumberland prices are out of control due to low inventory. My house I bought for 450k in 2016 is now valued at 800k+