Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Named after Patrick Henry McCarren (1847-1909), a State Assemblyman and gambler, McCarren Park (formerly Greenpoint park) was a "community showpiece" in the early 20th century with a 1/4-mile track, a field that could be converted to an ice rink, playgrounds, sports fields, and a farm garden for children. During the Great Depression, the WPA built McCarren Park Pool (one of eleven in the city); it can hold up to 6800 people. The pool closed in 1984 and reopened in 2012. These frogs are in the playground adjacent to the pool. They've seen better days . . .
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I looked around on Flickr and found a couple of pictures of these frogs from 2009, when they were freshly painted.
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