Only last year “filled with glass and dog feces,” according to a Daily News article, Gravesend Park this week unveiled its $5 million renovation—including $2 million to fix-up the comfort station! The park reconstruction funded by Councilman Simcha Felder includes a new playground with adventure play equipment, a play mountain, swings and a spray shower; cafe tables and benches for senior citizens; and landscaping, according to a Parks Department release. “The park’s ballfields were also restored in-house by the borough’s maintenance and operations crews. They sifted through 1,800 cubic yards of soil to remove debris, added another 450 yards of topsoil, brought in 60 cubic yards of clay for the infields, and seeded, watered and groomed the fields for their opening this summer.” Bloomberg funded the comfort station. We’ve never been in there, but it must be massive, have been in pretty sorry shape, or super luxe now that it cost two-thirds as much to fix-up as the rest of the park! Starbucks may not be the city’s premiere public restroom anymore.
FDR football team has nothing to fear, but field itself [Daily News]