So work has begun on JJ Byrne Park on Fifth Avenue at 3rd Street, home of the Old Stone House. What I didn’t know is that the handball courts were demolished to make way for the changes.

I’m sure that rubbed some people the wrong way.

But according to Phil Abramson, a Parks Department Spokesperson: "We tried to keep them open as long as we could," he told the Park SLope Courier. Previously, they promised the handball players that they’d never be left without their courts.

Promises, promises.

The silver lining is this: there will be eight new handball courts, a basketball court, a skate park and a dog run.