Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wiknic 2015

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WiknicNYC Picnic

Great American Wiknic
Date	Sunday, August 2, 2015
Time	afternoon/evening (drop-in any time 1:00 - 7:00 pm!)
Address	Prospect Park (Brooklyn) Bartel-Pritchard Square entrance
City, State	Brooklyn, New York

The WiknicNYC Picnic, the "picnic anyone can edit" was held in Prospect Park (Brooklyn) on Sunday August 2, 2015, from about 1:00 - 7:00 pm, as part of the Great American Wiknic celebrations being held across the United States.

• Date: Sunday, August 2, 2015
• Time: 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm (come by any time!)
• Location: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY 11215 40°39′39″N 73°58′44″W / 40.66083°N 73.97889°W / 40.66083; -73.97889
  • Bartel-Pritchard Square entrance is located at Prospect Park West and 15th Street
  • The picnic will be held by the park's Bartel-Pritchard Square entrance immediately on the lawn to your left as you walk through the lovely lotus columns.
• Map:
  • NYC Parks interactive map
  • NYC Bus and Subway of area
• Subway:
  • ​ to 15th Street – Prospect Park (IND Culver Line). North stairs, so from Manhattan take rear cars
• Bus: B61, B68, B67, B69, B103 buses
• Hashtag: #WiknicNYC2015
• Etherpad link
• Potluck: Remember it's a wiki-picnic, which means potluck! Please sign up (below) to bring something!

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  South column at Bartel-Pritchard Circle
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  The wise shared knowledge
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  We happily shared food
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  We shared stroopwaffels
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  Group portrait

This event will be open to all parts of the Free culture movement, so sign up your group to come and represent!

• Ask a Wikipedian!
• Share other free knowledge projects as in Free Culture Alliance NYC
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Volunteer to bring potluck food, supplies and recreations

Food

• Burgers and other things to grill (beef, turkey, veggie)
  • I will attempt to bring a 8 Pack of Veggie Hotdogs and a 16 pack of Normal Hot Dogs with buns. If you want to have (veggie)burgers, chicken, fish or any other grilled item, please bring them defrosted (with buns and/or seasoning/sauces if needed) because I can't promise that I will have those items there. I will grill these items for you. # Sidepocket (Sidepocket {talk})

• Breadstuffs
  • Cornbread -- Megs (talk)
• Salads, fruits, veggies
  • Fruit salad -- Lange.lea (talk)
  • Apples -- kosboot (talk)
  • Veggie Platter? -- # Sidepocket (Sidepocket {talk})
• Hummus, condiments and spreads
• Cultural specialty dishes
• Desserts
  • Cookies -- Stroopwafel (talk) -- per my loyal membership in Wikipedia's Association of Stroopwafel Addicts! -- Pharos (talk)

Local joints

Possible food options that are nearby for folks who don't want to make or shlepp food...

• DUB Pies (211 Prospect Park W & 15th/16th) -- an assortment of sweet and savory pies
• East Wind Snack Shop (471 16th St near Prospect Park West) -- potstickers, dumplings, Hong Kong Sweet Cakes #yum
• Terrace Bagels (222/222A Prospect West & 15th/16th) -- bagels and shmear, etc.
• Shawarma Mediterranean Grill Flame House (212 Prospect Park W & 16th) -- grape leaves, hummus, tabbouleh, fried cauliflower, kebab, falafel, etc. -- very small place
• The Bad Wife (378 Seventh Ave & 11th/12th) -- grocery -- about 7-8 blocks away?
• K & H Gourmet Grocery (228 Prospect Park W & Winsdor Pl) -- nearby deli
• Royal Supermarket (1419 8th Ave & 14th/15th) -- nearby deli

Drink

• Water and soft drinks -- Pharos (talk)
• Ice --Jim.henderson (talk) 16:50, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Equipment

• Staking out space and bringing signage -- Pharos (talk)
• Blankets, tarps, sheet to sit on, spread out food on
• Utensils -- Lange.lea (talk)
• Plates/cups -- Pharos (talk), Lange.lea (talk)
• Grill and cooking
  • I might be able to bring my Grill with Propane Tank. Is a permit required? # Sidepocket (Sidepocket {talk}) 14:59, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • Sidepocket: I think only charcoal grills are allowed, if you have one, or if I can borrow one and you help me operate it. -- Pharos (talk) 20:09, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
      • I can do the later option, I'm knowledgeable at grilling in all forms and I'll bring some food stuff and people can bring in the rest. #Sidepocket (Sidepocket {talk}) 2:22, 28 July 2015 (UTC)
        • Is this a barbecue allowed area? Prospect Park grilling
          • Good point. Looking at the Park List we have two options. Have the grill in a grill zone and bring the food to the picnic area OR have everyone pre-grill a set number of stuff and bring it to the picnic. # Sidepocket (Sidepocket {talk}) 9:59, 29 July 2015 (UTC)
            • Sidepocket: Yes, we specifically picked a location that is in the grill zone, so we'll be good in that regard.--Pharos (talk) 16:44, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
              • Suggest next WikNic tshirt that say "In the Grill Zone!" :-) -- BrillLyle (talk)
                • Ok, as back up just in case Pharos can't bring a grill I will bring one or two of those Disposable Grills. # Sidepocket (Sidepocket {talk})

Internet

• Internet (mobile hotspot) -- Bandshell, 1000 ft north, limited
• Internet (mobile hotspot) -- Picnic House, 2500 ft north, not limited.

Comfort stations

• Comfort station -- Bandshell, 1000 ft north, probably open.
• Comfort station -- Picnic House, 2500 ft north, certainly open

Fun

• Fun and games
  • Scrabble, kite -- Pharos (talk)
  • Frisbee -- Lange.lea (talk)
  • Various Card Games -- #Sidepocket (Sidepocket {talk}) 2:24, 28 July 2015 (UTC)
  • Boom Drum Racket Sports Set (2 rackets with 2 balls). It's loud and fun... -- BrillLyle (talk)

You can also sign up at this event's Meetup.com page

Likely attendees

• Pharos (talk) 21:05, 29 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Megs (talk) 21:31, 29 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• kosboot (talk) 02:39, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Becksguy (talk) 13:52, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Jim.henderson (talk) 02:25, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Newyorkbrad (talk) 04:29, 8 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Nataliebakerrr (talk) 23:26, 12 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• User:Dispenser (talk) 04:21, 18 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• SeoMac (talk) 04:05, 24 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Lwilcken (talk) 17:52, 24 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• # Sidepocket (Sidepocket {talk}) 14:59, 27 July 2015 (UTC) NOTE: BUS IS SCREWY WILL BET HERE BETWEEN 14:00 to 15:00 UTC[reply]
• Theredproject (talk) 13:05, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Etlib (talk) 14:13, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• DGG ( talk ) 19:49, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• BrillLyle (talk) 18:21, 9 July 2015 (UTC) -- plus 2 friends (tentative) who both went to grad school for library science[reply]
• Cottonwood84 (talk) 19:27, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Possible attendees

• Aliceba (talk) 21:35, 29 June 2015 (UTC) (If I'm not out of town)[reply]
• King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 02:04, 8 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• ResMar 04:05, 8 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Robert Greer (talk) 03:07, 9 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• If you can find a way to get a fellow member down here for the weekend, damn right. Mitch32^{(The best ideas are common property.)} 03:16, 9 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Trulystand700 (talk) 03:41, 24 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 20:37, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Rob T Firefly (talk) 20:34, 26 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 12:45, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Hexatekin (talk) 18:47, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Regrets

• Probably not. Bearian (talk) 15:19, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Sorry. RoyGoldsmith (talk) 14:18, 24 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Already have plans for that day :/ A fluffernutter is a sandwich! (talk) 13:51, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• To far for me, though a lovely spot. DCDuring (talk) 00:55, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Hope you have a great time. -Mozucat (talk) 19:41, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Between Wikimania and my trip to the Canadian Arctic before that, I am very traveled and wiki-evented out for the moment. I still might go but my schedule for this weekend makes it very unlikely. Daniel Case (talk) 19:49, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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