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    Parks and DDC Reveal Design for New Recreation Center in Tompkinsville

    Recreation Centers  •  Tompkinsville, Staten Island

    Rendering of the future Mary Cali Dalton Recreation Center. Image Credit: Parks Dept.

    The project will be the first “design-build” project for the Parks Department. On November 23, 2022, the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Department of Design and Construction announced the design for the Mary Cali Dalton Recreation Center in Tompkinsville, Staten Island. The recreation center will be located adjacent to the Lyons Pools and across from the site of the former Cromwell Center, the area’s previous recreation center which closed after a structural collapse in 2010. The former center was demolished in 2013. (read more…)

    Date:11/28/2022
    Category : Department of Parks & Recreation
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    Nine Recreation Centers Expand Hours

    Recreation Centers  •  Citywide

     

    St. John’s Recreation Center in Brooklyn. Image Credit: Google Maps.

    On October 3, 2022, Mayor Eric Adams and Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue announced that nine recreation centers across the five boroughs expanded their operating hours. This increase was made possible with $7.1 million in funding by Mayor Adams in the Fiscal Year 2023 budget. (read more…)

    Date:11/12/2022
    Category : Department of Parks & Recreation
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    La Guardia Playground Renovation Brings New Green Space to Brooklyn

    Parks  •  South Williamsburg, Brooklyn

    Image credit: NYC Department of Parks & Recreation.

    On August 19, 2022, NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue cut the ribbon on a $6.74 million renovation of La Guardia Playground, at 252 S 4th St., in South Williamsburg. She was joined by Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez, and community members and representatives from the North Brooklyn Parks Alliance and El Puente. The new developments are funded by NYC Parks’ Community Parks Initiative (CPI), which targets high-density, low-income spaces for green features and recreational spaces. (read more…)

    Date:11/05/2022
    Category : Department of Parks & Recreation
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    Parks Department Shares 20 Percent Increase in Pool Attendance as Summer Season Closes

    Beaches and Pools  •  Citywide

    Attendance at outdoor pools has increased 20 percent over the 2021 season. Image Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office

    The agency also piloted a new water safety program for 250 children. On September 8, 2022, the Parks Department shared statistics, updates and accomplishments to celebrate the end of the summer 2022 beach and pool season. The City’s eight public beaches and 53 outdoor pools close for the season this Sunday, September 11th.  (read more…)

    Date:09/09/2022
    Category : Department of Parks & Recreation
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    Ground Broken on $5 Million Renovation of Beach 59th Street Playground in Queens

    Parks  •  Arverne, Queens

    Image credit: NYC Department of Parks & Recreation.

    The Arverne, Queens community is receiving a renovated playground so they can use it for years to come. On August 12, 2022, NYC Parks Queens Borough Commissioner Mike Dockett, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, Assembly Member Khaleel M. Anderson, Assembly Member Stacey Pheffer Amato, City Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers, representatives from Queens Community Board 14, and community members gathered for an official groundbreaking ceremony to mark the commencement on the $5 million renovation of Beach 59th Street Playground in Arverne section of Queens. (read more…)

    Date:09/05/2022
    Category : Department of Parks & Recreation
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