Parks Dept. outlines Calvert Vaux Park renovation projects
Parks Department officials outlined a series of renovation projects planned for Calvert Vaux Park in Gravesend as two local lawmakers continued their push to get the de Blasio administration to pump $80 million into the park to turn the sprawling recreation spot into a regional destination for recreation seekers.
City Councilmembers Justin Brannan and Mark Treyger are working together to try and get at least some of the funding included in the new city budget going into effect on July 1.
The 85.5-acre Calvert Vaux Park, which boasts lush meadows and is home to pheasants, songbirds, turtles, frogs and rabbits, is technically located within Brannan’s council district. But Treyger said many of his constituents from Gravesend and Coney Island use the park.