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Capital projects and public-private partnerships for field renovations
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NYC Parks has invested over $200 million in 70 comprehensive field and court reconstruction projects. The agency also leverages private philanthropic funding to expand the impact of city capital dollars.
- Recent projects include a new turf field at Greenbelt Recreation Center in Staten Island
- Ongoing capital projects like Baisley Pond Park Track And Field Facility in Queens are designed to serve multiple sports
- In 2024, 25 fields and courts were refurbished through the Adopt A Park program
- A $9 million project at Brigadier General Charles Young Playground demonstrates a creative public-private partnership approach
Margaret Nelson
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Since the beginning of this administration, we have also invested over $200,000,000 in 70 comprehensive field and court reconstruction projects led by our capital division.
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The recently installed turf field at the Greenbelt Recreation Center in Staten Island includes new sports lighting allowing us to expand the permanent hours of the field which is now striped for football, soccer, and lacrosse.
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Other capital projects in active design like the Baisley Pond Park Track And Field Facility in Queens and Quarry Ballfields in The Bronx are responding to community needs to serve multiple sports serving as multipurpose athletic fields stripe for football and soccer.
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To help expand the impact of our city's capital dollars, we also explore every opportunity to leverage private philanthropic funding as well.
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In 2024, we refurbished 25 fields and courts throughout the city through our Adopt A Park program, including eight basketball courts renovated thanks to Brooklyn Social Justice Fund and two ball fields renovated with the support of the New York Mets organization.
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Later this year, we look forward to opening the renovated multi sport field at Brigadier General Charles Young Playground along the Harlem River, a $9,000,000 project that represents a creative public private approach made possible through partnership with the NYPD and the Manhattan District Attorney's Office along with private funding generously provided by several foundation donors.