Tag: parks

Polishing a local ‘gem’: Coney Island pol secures $10M for Kaiser Park renovations

Big checks bring about a big change! Brannan secures funding for renovations of Kaiser Park.

Nov. 1, 2024 By Jada Camille Kaiser Park is set to get its day in the sun. Council Member Justin Brannan announced he has secured $10 million for capital upgrades at Coney Island’s Kaiser Park. The funding, part of the Fiscal Year 2025 city budget, marks the first major capital improvement for the park.…

City unveils ‘bold’ proposals to reimagine Brooklyn-Queens Expressway from above and below

BQE pop-up market

Oct. 11, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen A new report by the city’s Department of Transportations reimagines the trenches and viaducts of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway as cleaner, safer roadways with plenty of public space.  The 154-page document, titled “BQE North and South: Safe, Sustainable, Connected,” lays out a series of proposals for seven different sections…

Demolition underway at CitiStorage site as city works toward completing Bushwick Inlet Park

citistorage at bushwick inlet park

Oct. 8, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen The end is finally near for the hulking CitiStorage building in what will soon be part of Bushwick Inlet Park. Crews started demolishing the long-empty building this summer, and should be done by the end of the year, according to Mary Salig, the parks department’s director of North…

Blooming resilience: Daffodil Project marks 23 years of tribute and transformation in NYC

flowers donated by the daffodil project in front of a taxi

Aug. 16, 2024 By Natalie Dahan What began as a tribute to the victims of Sept. 11 is now in its 23rd year, bringing color, civic engagement and community to New York. Over the years, the Daffodil Project has brought together more than 500,000 volunteers to plant over 10 million freely distributed daffodil bulbs…