Revamped parks are coming to some underserved Brooklyn neighborhoods and other boroughs as part of a multimillion-dollar plan launched Tuesday by Mayor Bill de Blasio.
De Blasio, Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver and other leaders announced the $130 million Community Parks Initiative at Bowne Playground in Queens. It is one of 35 sites, including six in Brooklyn, that will be recreated with the funding.
The Brooklyn sites include Jesse Owens Playground, Saratoga Ballfields, Stockton Playground, Stroud Playground, Ten Eyck Playground and Thomas Boyland Park.
Many parks in low-income neighborhoods haven't received as much funding over the years, according to de Blasio. "We made clear the goal of this administration is to create one New York," said de Blasio. "To create a place of opportunity for all and fairness. It includes, obviously, having parks that reflect those values."
Approximately 220,000 New Yorkers living within a 10-minute walk of the 35 parks will benefit from the initiative, according to the mayor's administration.