Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wiknic 2015

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.

Details

 * Date: Sunday, August 2, 2015
 * Time: 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm (come by any time!)
 * Location: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY 11215 40.66083°N, -73.97889°W
 * 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:  buses
 * Hashtag: #WiknicNYC2015
 * Etherpad link
 * Potluck: Remember it's a wiki-picnic, which means potluck! Please sign up (below) to bring something!

Free Culture Alliance NYC Festival
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

Potluck list
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 --
 * Salads, fruits, veggies
 * Fruit salad --
 * Apples --
 * Veggie Platter? -- # Sidepocket (Sidepocket {talk})
 * Hummus, condiments and spreads
 * Cultural specialty dishes
 * Desserts
 * Cookies -- -- per my loyal membership in Wikipedia's Association of Stroopwafel Addicts! --

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 --
 * Ice --Jim.henderson (talk) 16:50, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

Equipment

 * Staking out space and bringing signage --
 * Blankets, tarps, sheet to sit on, spread out food on
 * Utensils --
 * Plates/cups -- ,
 * 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)
 * 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)
 * 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)
 * Suggest next WikNic tshirt that say "In the Grill Zone!" :-) --
 * 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 --
 * Frisbee --
 * 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... --

Sign up

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

Likely attendees

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

Possible attendees

 * Aliceba (talk) 21:35, 29 June 2015 (UTC) (If I'm not out of town)
 * King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 02:04, 8 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Res Mar 04:05, 8 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Robert Greer (talk) 03:07, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
 * If you can find a way to get a fellow member down here for the weekend, damn right. Mitch 32 (The best ideas are common property.) 03:16, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Trulystand700 (talk) 03:41, 24 July 2015 (UTC)
 * &mdash;  Rhododendrites talk  \\ 20:37, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Rob T Firefly (talk) 20:34, 26 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Liz Read! Talk! 12:45, 28 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Hexatekin (talk) 18:47, 29 July 2015 (UTC)

Regrets

 * Probably not. Bearian (talk) 15:19, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Sorry. RoyGoldsmith (talk) 14:18, 24 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Already have plans for that day :/ A fluffernutter is a sandwich! (talk) 13:51, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
 * To far for me, though a lovely spot. DCDuring (talk) 00:55, 1 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Hope you have a great time. -Mozucat (talk) 19:41, 1 August 2015 (UTC)
 * 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)