New 407-acre state park slated for Brooklyn’s former landfills
New year, new state park.
The state of New York, in partnership with the National Park Service (NPS) and the city, is working to establish a new 407-acre state park in Brooklyn on Jamaica Bay, a push announced in Governor Andrew Cuomo’s 2018 State of the State which would provide crucial new open space access to one of the state’s most underserved areas.
According to Cuomo, the new state park complements New York’s efforts to build 34 new or improved pocket parks, community gardens, playgrounds and rec centers within a 10-minute walk for every central Brooklyn resident.