New Fight at Gritty Manhattan Park Is Over ‘Punk Rock’ Pull-Up Bars NYT - Top Stories By: Nate Schweber 25 October 2026 at 18:56 The Parks Department has a $10 million plan to renovate the northeast corner of Tompkins Square Park, but fans of its workout bars want things to stay just as they are. © Nate Schweber for The New York TimesDanny Kavaldo on the bars at Tompkins Square Park. The Parks Department plans to replace them.