Talk:Astoria Park

Astoria Park has been listed as one of the Sports and recreation good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.
Review: July 10, 2021. (Reviewed version).

A fact from Astoria Park appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 31 January 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Astoria Park was intended to be New York City's first large park with active recreational facilities?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2021/January. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Astoria Park.

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Did you know nomination[edit]

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:23, 26 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Astoria Pool

... that Astoria Park's pool (pictured), the largest of 11 built in New York City under the Works Progress Administration, was used for three U.S. Olympic swimming trials? Source: (1) "City Projects Gain by Huge Federal Aid". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 27, 1937. p. 22; (2) Evelly, Jeanmarie (August 23, 2016). "Reopen Astoria Diving Pool Instead of Turning It Into Event Space: Petition". DNAinfo New York.
- ALT1:... that Astoria Park was intended to be New York City's first large park with active recreational facilities? Source: Geismar, Joan H. (March–April 2017). "Astoria Park 1A Archaeological Assessment (Block 898, Lot 1 in Part and Portions of the Adjacent Public Way), Astoria, Queens". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. p. 18
- ALT2:... that Astoria Park's Charybdis Playground, along with Scylla Point across the Hell Gate, were named for water hazards in reference to the Hell Gate's turbulent water? Source: (1) "Charybdis Playground". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, (2) Baard, Erik (July 8, 2001). "Neighborhood Report: Wards Island; Uneasily Evoking an Outdated Past". The New York Times.
- ALT3:... that faulty sewage pipes at Astoria Park caused a restroom there to be closed for several years? Source: Evelly, Jeanmarie (October 17, 2017). "Reopening of Astoria Playground Bathrooms Delayed Until 2020, City Says". DNAinfo New York.

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Cortinarius ainsworthii

Created by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 16:57, 15 January 2021 (UTC).[reply]

Interesting park with a history, on fine sources, offline sources accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious. The image is licensed and a good illustration, best matched with the original hook. Thank you for detail such as the list of old and new streetnames! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:32, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review[edit]

This review is transcluded from Talk:Astoria Park/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Some Dude From North Carolina (talk · contribs) 23:31, 1 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, I'm going to be reviewing this article. Expect comments by the end of the week. Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 23:31, 1 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comments[edit]

Add alt text to every image being used.
"pool and bathhouse was" → "pool and bathhouse were"
Remove the comma after "glass brick columns".
"local resident" - is "local" necessary (both times)?
"grand stands" should be one word.
"play field" should be one word.
"a playground and a restroom on the pool's southwest side was" → "a playground and a restroom on the pool's southwest side were"
"northern playground and its restroom was" → "northern playground and its restroom were"
"Ssome" - typo?
Wikilink The New York Times and Robert Moses.

Progress[edit]

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written. a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): It is factually accurate and verifiable. a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism): It is broad in its coverage. a (major aspects): b (focused): It follows the neutral point of view policy. Fair representation without bias: It is stable. No edit wars, etc.: It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate. a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall: Pass/Fail:
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@Some Dude From North Carolina: Thanks. I've fixed all of these. Epicgenius (talk) 01:05, 10 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]