Borough President Adams Announces $5.2 Million to Improve Brooklyn Parks
The city has allocated $5,200,0000 to upgrade nine Brooklyn parks and public spaces in 2015, a 10 percent increase over this year’s budget, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams announced yesterday. Some of the improvements, reported by The New York Daily News, include: *A turf soccer field and other upgrades totaling more than $1,000,000 for Bushwick’s Heckscher…
The city has allocated $5,200,0000 to upgrade nine Brooklyn parks and public spaces in 2015, a 10 percent increase over this year’s budget, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams announced yesterday. Some of the improvements, reported by The New York Daily News, include:
*A turf soccer field and other upgrades totaling more than $1,000,000 for Bushwick’s Heckscher Playground.
*Replacing the cracked bluestone in front of Borough Hall at the cost of $1,000,000.
*Upgrades to the eastern edge of Prospect Park.
*Better bus access to Brooklyn Bridge Park.
*Playground enhancements at Greenpoint’s McGolrick Park.
$5.2 Million Planned for Brooklyn Parks [NY Daily News]
Might be nice if they actually held the Borough Hall bluestone contractor to some standard this time. That paving was deteriorating as soon as they finished the job and it was not repaired. The taxpayers deserve better.