Should summer in the city more closely resemble summer in suburbia? That’s the aim of the Lower East Side’s Timeshare Backyard, in which some party planners are renting out a lush, green, empty lot on Ludlow Street for $50 per hour beginning August 11. They’ll throw in a kiddie pool for an extra $100 or a live band for $5,000. Kegs, water balloons, and even a Slip ‘N’ Slide are also optional. Renters can bring along up to 30 friends (who will hopefully chip in) but then again, there’s all that free grass nearby. [Gothamist]