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Investment in renovation and maintenance of athletic facilities
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NYC Parks invests in the renovation and construction of athletic facilities to better serve local communities. These projects include natural turf field renovations, synthetic turf replacements, and installation of sports lighting to extend playable hours.
- A dedicated synthetic turf maintenance team provides preventive maintenance and repairs
- In 2024, the team cared for hundreds of fields, performing various maintenance tasks
- Specific upgrades were made at sites like Leaf Erickson Park in Brooklyn and McNair Playground in Harlem
- Future replacement projects are planned for sites in The Bronx, Queens, and Manhattan
Margaret Nelson
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As you all know, our athletic fields and courts are extremely popular with New Yorkers and very well used.
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And New York City Parks takes every opportunity to invest in the renovation and construction of our athletic facilities to better serve local communities.
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These projects can range from natural turf field renovations to allow for better drainage, the full refurbishment and replacement of synthetic turf fields, or the installation of sports lighting, which significantly expands the playable hours at a field or court for leagues and other visitors to enjoy.
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Our dedicated synthetic turf maintenance team to provide prevent, sorry, our citywide services division also performs targeted repairs and upgrades at our synthetic turf sites and deploys a dedicated turf maintenance team to provide preventive maintenance at our turf locations around the city to help extend the useful life of these valuable assets.
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In 2024, this team cared for hundreds of fields redistributing infill, standing up matted turf fibers, patching surfaces, repairing seam separations, and painting lines.
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The team also delivered in house turf field upgrades at sites including Leaf Erickson Park in Brooklyn and McNair Playground in Harlem.
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We have replacement projects planned for sites including Millbrook Park in The Bronx, Elmhurst Park in Queens, and Riverside Park in Manhattan.