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    Public Beaches Open for Memorial Day Weekend

    Mayor  •  Beaches  •  Citywide

    Coney Island, along with the City’s other public beaches, opens for Memorial Day weekend. Image Credit: NYC Parks/ Malcolm Pinckney

    The full opening of beaches follows last year’s limited and restricted summer season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 28, 2021, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that eight public beaches across the city will be open for swimming starting Saturday, May 29 and will be open through Sunday, September 12, 2021. Swimming will be permitted when lifeguards are on duty between 10 AM to 6 PM and is prohibited when lifeguards are off duty. (more…)

    Date: 05/31/2021
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    Almeda Playground Renovations Completed in Rockaway

    Department of Parks & Recreation  •  Renovations  •  Rockaway, Queens

    Image credit: NYC Department of Parks & Recreation.

    Almeda Playground’s $8.1 million renovation have been completed as a part of the Community Parks Initiative to build a more equitable park system. On May 12, 2021, Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver announced the completion of the renovations to Almeda Playground, located in Rockaway, Queens. The playground is located on the southern half of the block bounded by Thursby Avenue to the north, Beach Channel Drive to the south, Beach 66th Street to the west and Beach 65th Street to the east. The playground was originally named P.S. 42 Playground and opened in 1965. The playground was later renamed as Almeda Playground, named after nearby Almeda Avenue. (more…)

    Date: 05/20/2021
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    Parks Dept Launches NYC Water Safety Campaign for Beaches

    Department of Parks & Recreation  •  Safety Campaign  •  Citywide

    Image Credit: CityLand

    The campaign was created after beaches have finally reopened for the summer. On July 9, the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation announced a new NYC water safety campaign.  The campaign aims to inform New Yorkers about how quickly drownings can happen and remind beachgoers to only swim at designated beaches when lifeguards are on duty. The NYC Department of Parks and Recreation will also post signage and flags to identify areas where swimming is prohibited. (more…)

    Tags : beaches, Department of Parks and Recreation, NYC Beaches, safety
    Date: 07/24/2020
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    HPD Announces Financing for Nearly 800 Affordable Units in Downtown Far Rockaway

    Department of Housing Preservation & Development  •  Affordable Housing  •  Far Rockaway, Queens

    Rendering of Beach 21st Street. Image Credit: HPD

    Over 1,380 new affordable apartments were added to Far Rockaway since it was rezoned in 2017. On January 15, 2020, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development announced a new plan to add 793 affordable apartments to revitalize and strengthen neighborhoods in the Downtown Far Rockway area of Queens. Units will be spread across three properties – RadRoc, Beach 21 and Rockaway Village, and will include units set aside for the formerly homeless and individuals with extremely low to moderate incomes. These units will be built in addition to the 590 units financed following the New York City Council’s vote to rezone in Far Rockaway in September 2017. (more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, HPD, HPD Mix and Match Program
    Date: 02/07/2020
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    Rockaway Beach Restored for Memorial Day Weekend

    Mayor  •  Beaches  •  Rockaway Beach, Queens

    Mayor Bill de Blasio visits Rockaway Beach to announce that it will reopen in time for the summer. Image Credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography

    The stretch of beach was closed last summer due to heavy erosion. On May 14, 2019, Mayor Bill de Blasio along with U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced the completion of the East Rockaway Inlet maintenance dredging project. The completion of the project will allow for the reopening of the stretch of beach from Beach 92nd Street to Beach 105th Street.  The portion of beach was closed last summer due to erosion and lack of sand. (more…)

    Tags : beaches, dredging, erosion, Rockaway Beach, summer, USACE
    Date: 05/27/2019
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