New York Metro reports that the new Williamsburg Park is open for all to see — on a weekends-only basis – starting this weekend. WHAT A VIEW. Great pix from Gowanus Lounge of yesterday’s opening day.

WILLIAMSBURG. Hipsters rejoice: The gate will be unlocked this
weekend at the East River State Park, a new 7.5-acre waterfront park
stretching from North 7th to North 9th.

The park was originally slated to open last summer but
officials feared heavy rains made the new sod too vulnerable to foot
traffic and postponed the opening. Rachel Gordon, the New York City
regional director of the state’s Office of Parks, Recreation and
Historic Preservation, confirmed yesterday the $1.7 million park will
indeed be open from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. this Saturday through Memorial
Day and weekends hereafter.

“It will just be open weekends because of staffing,” she
explained, advising people to bring their own chairs and pointing out
there’s no permanent bathroom facility yet — just a port-a-potty. “At
this point, we just want to let people enjoy the park. We had to make
sure it was clean, safe, t