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Williamsburg, NY – The city broke ground today on the first phase of Bushwick Inlet Park on Kent Avenue between North 9th and North 10th Streets in the Greenpoint and Williamsburg neighborhoods of Brooklyn.
Mayor Bloomberg said the 28-acre park is part of a broader effort to transform the city’s waterfront.
“Across all five boroughs we’re working to bring our waterfront back to life, and Bushwick Inlet Park will be the latest, but not the last, new park we’re bringing to this part of Brooklyn,” said Mayor Bloomberg.
The park’s first phase will include the construction of a synthetic turf multipurpose field for soccer, football, lacrosse, field hockey, rugby and ultimate Frisbee.
Funded with $7 million from the city, the field lies from North 9th Street to North 10th Street, between Kent Avenue and the East River.
The site, a former rental car storage lot, is situated at the southern end of the planned park, and is adjacent to East River State Park.
The first phase of the park is expected to be completed next year.
who needs these parks
after giving so many tickets on kent ave mayor bloomebergs office finally came up with something what to do with their money
We need more playgrounds, less ball parks.
Ohh the NYpost loves this, already hooking up cameras to have splashing headlines “holy baseball” how yingeleit are doing the unorthudox thing of playing ball
Yes we all need more parks, but now? Where is the money coming from? Tickets tickets and more tickets, taxes more taxes and more taxes. The City has so much money? let them do away for now with the spending and lower our taxes, so people have more to spend and boost the economy again by getting people to spend.
Time for change.
Parks are not a luxury for this neighborhood. It’s a necessity. Our community STIll has alot of environmental problems and parks are the mitigation for those problems.
If the City doesn’t spend money on Parks and green space, it’ll end up spending on additional health care for asthma, asthma & more asthma! Inhalers, inhalers and more inhalers!
very smart!! now it’ll be more places 2 go air out!!
Its an election year
To me, a park is a place with swings so that children can enjoy themselves. There aren’t any parks like that in Williamsburg.