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    Mayor Announces $425 Million in Funding for Community Parks Initiative

    Mayor  •  Parks  •  Citywide

    Image credit: NYC Department of Parks & Recreation.

    Ten parks a year for ten years will be redesigned and transformed. On October 26, 2021, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Parks Commissioner Gabrielle Fialkoff announced that $425.5 million will be invested in the Community Parks Initiative over the next ten years. The Community Parks Initiative (CPI) renovates and redesigns community parks, usually in high-density, low-income areas, that have previously been neglected in past administrations. Parks that have received less than $250,000 in investment over the past 20 years are also a part of the initiative. Sixty-seven parks have been redesigned since the program launched in 2014. (more…)

    Date: 10/27/2021
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    Mayor Appoints Gabrielle Fialkoff as New Parks Commissioner

    Mayor  •  Appointments  •  Citywide

    Image credit: NYC Department of Parks & Recreation.

    Fialkoff recently served as the Senior Advisor for COVID Relief Efforts to the Mayor. On September 24, 2021, Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed Gabrielle Fialkoff as the new Commissioner of the Department of Parks and Recreation. She succeeds Acting Commissioner Margaret Nelson, who took the helm after former Commissioner Mitchell Silver stepped down earlier this summer.  (more…)

    Date: 09/27/2021
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    Parks Dept Issues Request for Proposals to Develop Restaurant, Snack Bar, and Boat Rental Concessions at Clove Lakes Park

    Department of Parks and Recreation  •  Requests for Proposals  •  West Brighton, Staten Island

    An entrance to Clove Lakes Park. Image Credit: Google Maps.

    The restaurant, located in the Boathouse, offers panoramic views of Clove Lake. On August 27, 2021, the Department of Parks and Recreation issued a Request for Proposals for the renovation, operation and maintenance of a restaurant and concessions at the Boathouse in Clove Lakes Park in West Brighton, Staten Island. (more…)

    Date: 09/06/2021
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    Parks Dept Begins Little Neck Playground Upgrades with Accessible Play Equipment

    Department of Parks & Recreation  •  Park Upgrades  •  Little Neck, Queens

    Image credit: NYC Department of Parks & Recreation.

    Upgrades include new swings, sensory play equipment and new pavement. On July 15, 2021, the Department of Parks and Recreation announced the groundbreaking for renovations at Challenge Playground on 251 Street between 61st and 63rd Avenues in Little Neck, Queens. The upgrades will make the playground more accessible and inclusive. (more…)

    Date: 07/20/2021
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    NYC Parks Tree Time Program Awarded Grant for New Trees by Elmhurst Hospital

    Department of Parks & Recreation  •  Trees  •  Elmhurst, Queens

    Image credit: NYC Department of Parks & Recreation.

    The TD Green Space Grant is providing the Tree Time Program with $20,000 to support urban greenery programs like planting street-ready trees. On May 27, 2021, the NYC Parks Tree Time Program announced its receipt of a $20,000 TD Green Space Grant to support innovative urban greening and tree planting projects in underserved communities. The grant comes from the TD Bank Group and the Arbor Day Foundation. (more…)

    Date: 06/08/2021
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