Governor Cuomo allocates $300k to stabilize East River State Park’s shoreline
The news that Brooklyn’s own East River State Park will receive $300,000 from the state to help stabilize its eroding shoreline along the Williamsburg waterfront thrilled area residents and park lovers like Jackie Meyer, who declared that “things are literally coming up roses for the park” because the Double Knockout Roses planted during It’s My Park Day! are beginning to bloom.
“It’s extremely exciting because they won’t only work on the erosion and we’re also going to end up with a nice sandy beach,” said Meyer, who is a community advocate with the Friends of East River State Park. “They’re doing it as we speak: workers just started putting in irrigation and we’re getting several water fountains. So it should be a much lovelier summer in the park.”
The improvements to East River State Park come as part of $90 million of NY Works funding dedicated to the repair and rehabilitation of more than 50 state parks and historic sites around the state.