City of New York/Parks and Recreation: News Items

Commissioner Stern speaks at the Fort Hamilton High School athletic field ribbon cutting at 11 AM today in Brooklyn. more

On Monday, Commissioner Stern officially reopened Lefferts Playground after a $1.3 million renovation. Also present at the ribbon cutting were Borough President Claire Shulman, City Council Member Juanita Watkins, members from Community Board 10, and the Locust Grove Civic Association. Emmanuel Thingue redesigned the one-acre park with new sculptural elements reflecting the fluid lines and movement found in nature. Lefferts Playground is located at North Conduit Avenue between 122^nd Street and Lefferts Blvd. more

Operations Management and Planning (OMP) will hold an on-site meeting with Queens operations to discuss Class A lawn improvement. Class A lawns are park lawns that that have recently undergone improvements as a result of capital funding.

Projects to reconstruct the perimeter fence at Kissena Park in Queens and a portion of the Shore Parkway Promenade in Brooklyn have entered the bidding process. Currently the contracts are under legal review. Thereafter, bid dates will be established. The bid documents are located at the Olmsted Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing, New York 11368. more

Greenstreets continues to supervise contractors in the field who are excavating and planting sites. more

Central Forestry participates in a conference call with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets about wood waste and debris removal of tree infested by the Asian long-horned beetle. more

Central Recreation received signed Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) from the Human Resources Administration (HRA) to fund athletic, environmental, computer, and arts programming. Total funding for these programs will exceed $5 million.

Teens at Parks continued play in the teen flag football league at Red Hook Recreation Center in Brooklyn and Liberty Park in Queens. more

The first shipment of approximately 250,000 of the 500,000 bulbs donated by the City & Port Authority of Rotterdam arrived today at Randall's Island. more

60 Parks Opportunities Program (POP) participants were processed for employment with New York City/ Parks & Recreation at the St. James Recreation Center in the Bronx.

Historic House staff assesses income lost to historic sites resulting from the tragedy of September 11th, with the hope of providing economic relief to needy non-profits. more