NYC announces new open spaces, playgrounds at 6 developments
$5.1 million invested in Kingsborough Houses in Crown Heights through playground revitalization
Mayor Eric Adams, along with the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation and NYCHA have announced the creation of a pilot program – the Walk to a Park initiative – on Wednesday to transform and invest in three acres of open space at six NYCHA developments, including playgrounds in Queens, The Bronx and Brooklyn.
The expansion includes the revitalization of two playgrounds at Kingsborough Houses with $5.1 million in investment. Amenities such as new play equipment, game tables, benches and landscaping are planned for the Crown Heights complex in the initial pilot of Walk to a Park.
Announcement of the program was held at Pomonok Houses in Queens, which has been fully reconstructed with access to fitness equipment, sensory play equipment, seating and new landscaping.