# NEW YORK | General Park Topic **URL:** \ **Category:** New York\ **Created:** [September 13, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-general-park-topic/23095 "2023-09-13T18:44:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mackensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mackensen/32/138218_2.png) [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-general-park-topic/23095/1 "2023-09-13T18:44:48Z")
This is a general topic about the parks in New York. Contributions can be posted on redesign, information and construction of parks in New York. > **[South Battery Park City Resiliency Project Begins to Take Shape in Lower...](https://newyorkyimby.com/2023/09/south-battery-park-city-resiliency-project-begins-to-take-shape-in-lower-manhattan.html)** > > Construction is progressing on AECOM's South Battery Park City Resiliency Project in Lower Manhattan's Battery Park City.  ---
**Author:** ![007](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/007/32/119215_2.png) [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2024, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-general-park-topic/23095/2 "2024-01-06T16:09:22Z")
> **[Self-filtering floating pool pilot to be installed in NYC this summer](https://www.6sqft.com/self-filtering-floating-swimming-pool-coming-to-nyc/)** > > A pilot pool to demonstrate and test +POOL's unique filtration system will be installed in NYC this summer, with the hopes of opening to swimmers in 2025. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2024, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-general-park-topic/23095/3 "2024-01-06T19:12:23Z")
Hasn’t this pool been proven to be a silly hoax? I swear I’ve seen a bunch of press releases over the past decade, but what I haven’t seen is the pool. ---
**Author:** ![007](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/007/32/119215_2.png) [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2024, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-general-park-topic/23095/4 "2024-01-21T15:04:35Z")
> **[South Battery Park City Resiliency Project Receives WEDG Verification](https://newyorkyimby.com/2024/01/south-battery-park-city-resiliency-project-receives-wedg-verification-in-lower-manhattan.html)** > > The Waterfront Alliance has announced that the South Battery Park City Resiliency Project has received Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines verification. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2024, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-general-park-topic/23095/5 "2024-01-22T13:42:31Z")
Harding Park (Bronx) > **[Bronx Park Gets Multi-Million Dollar Injection After Three Decades](https://www.thecity.nyc/2024/01/12/harding-park-bronx-redesign-expansion-amanda-farias/)** > > Residents are discussing what to prioritize in a renovation and expansion of Harding Park that the Parks Department says will take three to four years to complete. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/b/6b57ae6c2579651f9328efb9ef7dfa72ca2579c4.jpeg) Harding Park in The Bronx is receiving $11.4 million for upgrades, Jan. 10, 2023. Credit: Jonathan Custodio/THE CITY ---
**Author:** ![Alemel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alemel/32/91966_2.png) [@Alemel](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Alemel)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-general-park-topic/23095/6 "2024-01-24T15:10:23Z")
They finished the river themed playground at pier 25 in Tribeca ![IMG_0328](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/9/f912d7a419a38824fbd8cdbf422cc9511ad4d339.jpeg) ![IMG_0330](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/d/2dd07d330629feeba0ca5e1d9f1b5a0d53f4d8a8.jpeg) ![IMG_0332](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/c/0ceed4040cd3a796c1722aa6437f0e6e7a787112.jpeg) ![IMG_0333](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/5/e527445f7d657a50b681fd71d92857ce041b2466.jpeg) ![IMG_0334](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/b/5bdb9c74a4d405caaedb6b7878e000f940ac3f6d.jpeg) > **[Marine science-themed playground with giant climbable fish opens in Hudson...](https://www.6sqft.com/marine-science-playground-opens-pier-26-hudson-river-park/)** > > The playground at Pier 26 features large-scale structures in the shape of two endangered sturgeon species native to the Hudson River, climbing nets, and more. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-general-park-topic/23095/7 "2025-02-24T13:44:19Z")
> **[Latest Lower Manhattan resiliency project to guard against climate change...](https://www.amny.com/environment/lower-manhattan-resiliency-project-climate-change-2025/)** > > The South Battery Park City Resiliency Project (SBPCRP) in Lower Manhattan is completing its final touches just in time for the summer season. ---
**Author:** ![Alemel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alemel/32/91966_2.png) [@Alemel](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Alemel)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 1:30am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-general-park-topic/23095/8 "2025-02-25T01:30:42Z")
![IMG_0114](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/3/93be65dc6d2645401b88cc7168116572d8ab31b6.jpeg) ![IMG_0113](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/e/3ec4255840d1cb7e8c1ad92b3ea675d1d949f2f2.jpeg) Sad to say this, but the concrete looks horrible in person (surprise!). The new structure creates an imposing wall from Battery Place. Does anybody know if they are planning to finish the façade differently, or is the idea to keep it raw? ---
**Author:** ![abot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/abot/32/122020_2.png) [@abot](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/abot)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-general-park-topic/23095/9 "2025-03-07T16:19:22Z")
Bushwick Inlet Park progress ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/e/fe675b494ec26fa999a9354687c962130aa1245f.jpeg) ![IMG_2154](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/e/2ed7ca3592626777abe0d3f32181a81afe429f1b.jpeg) ![IMG_2153](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/a/0a7e416ce9f9a8eabe1f7a9e4b70fc7a3e534393.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Alemel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alemel/32/91966_2.png) [@Alemel](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Alemel)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2025, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-general-park-topic/23095/10 "2025-04-28T18:03:08Z")
update: ![IMG_1758](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/8/380a257433f5b491dce2911771d342fc12eb7dcd.jpeg) ![IMG_1756](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/d/3d9f2927711f25bc513aa7a5bb501eabc2109bfd.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![abot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/abot/32/122020_2.png) [@abot](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/abot)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-general-park-topic/23095/11 "2025-05-09T16:35:24Z")
[https://www.crainsnewyork.com/politics-policy/new-york-city-hopes-buy-private-mostly-vacant-lots-build-new-parks](https://www.crainsnewyork.com/politics-policy/new-york-city-hopes-buy-private-mostly-vacant-lots-build-new-parks) > The city’s Parks Department is laying the groundwork to purchase up to 61 mostly vacant, privately-owned lots in Brooklyn and Queens for new parks in areas with a lack of green space. > Parks officials in late April filed an unusual request with the Department of City Planning for approval to potentially purchase 38 parcels in Brooklyn and 23 sites in Queens from private landlords with plans to develop those spaces into new parks. > The properties, which are owned by a mix of small landlords, are clustered in East Elmhurst, Jackson Heights and Corona in Queens, and Cypress Hill and East New York in Brooklyn — all communities of color with fewer park spaces than most city neighborhoods. Most of the lots are relatively small, between 2,000 and 20,000 square feet and are empty, or are home to parking lots, auto body shops and warehouse buildings that would be demolished and converted into parks, if the agency receives approval from planning officials and the City Council. > Most of the lots are relatively small, but there’s one big exception: a sprawling more than 223,000-square-foot parking garage on 23rd Avenue in East Elmhurst. The site is just south of LaGuardia Airport and is currently zoned for commercial uses. Seems promising. ---
**Author:** ![Alemel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alemel/32/91966_2.png) [@Alemel](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Alemel)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2025, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-general-park-topic/23095/12 "2025-06-13T21:59:49Z")
![IMG_2498](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/6/f66797c862aac7eb2935e70dbcf5a5864d6f5fa9.jpeg) ![IMG_2499](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/3/73a904646895cd0042cf0af1537b8e928334b0b7.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2025, 12:43pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-general-park-topic/23095/13 "2025-06-20T12:43:13Z")
> **[Tribeca Citizen | Wagner Park opens July 29](https://tribecacitizen.com/2025/06/20/wagner-park-opens-july-29/)** > > The park at the southern end of Battery Park City was razed in 2022. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2025, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-general-park-topic/23095/14 "2025-07-02T16:23:05Z")
> **[Million dollar potties: Five new modular restrooms open in NYC parks topped...](https://www.amny.com/news/modular-restrooms-nyc-parks-million-install/)** > > Five new modular public restrooms, known as “Portland Loos,” are now fully operational in parks across the five boroughs. ---
**Author:** ![Alemel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alemel/32/91966_2.png) [@Alemel](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Alemel)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2025, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-general-park-topic/23095/15 "2025-08-11T18:25:22Z")
I walked by the new park today. looks great, I only wish the main structure wasn’t a concrete hulk…the shape looks good though ![IMG_4103](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/b/0b0b9c9bc031161f7c99a1b8aff6b7a238036a40.jpeg) ![IMG_4104](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/d/3dec4851387d249a648f110492b99634d09c2fb9.jpeg) ![IMG_4105](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/2/322f542cfca062e1b8b2e7e49a61862e8998a78a.jpeg) ![IMG_4106](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/5/0547b8ef58b188989910607a4d05b42943404687.jpeg) ![IMG_4109](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/c/f/cf427cfe57848efc106f914db8d53fd49148d012.jpeg) ![IMG_4102](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/5/05c0d57a9185270a81d5b78adcdf4bc315452930.jpeg) ![IMG_4101](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/d/add2f1e6554e225bcb4b36f3e25319e870a3edc1.jpeg) ![IMG_4100](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/4/0439dcc0cf0e4d868cc088cea701eb684c704e3c.jpeg) ![IMG_4099](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/c/5ce3c36b3746f92ee0d46f802e8f4235f560641a.jpeg) ![IMG_4098](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/c/3/c31cadf4672b412a136ec87fe420f83dc6e07503.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![abot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/abot/32/122020_2.png) [@abot](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/abot)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-general-park-topic/23095/16 "2025-08-30T20:25:27Z")
Bushwick Inlet Park looking a lot more green ![IMG_2834](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/4/34072e1957674d5784b769f56dc5260020864221.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![abot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/abot/32/122020_2.png) [@abot](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/abot)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 10:53pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-general-park-topic/23095/17 "2026-05-09T22:53:38Z")
Bushwick Inlet Park is open! ![IMG3338](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/e/ae3d1027a67cc3eb79e89213025a55b5b2ac1d01.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Alemel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alemel/32/91966_2.png) [@Alemel](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Alemel)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-general-park-topic/23095/18 "2026-05-12T21:02:21Z")
Battery park resiliency project - phase 1 - almost done ![IMG_0540](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/b/9b7e66daff5ff25d176d10b193c2ff8e5ba9e673.jpeg) ![IMG_0554](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/d/6df523e493bb8de3e04ac1db6f67f80c726f3e70.jpeg) ![IMG_0558](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/4/74ed9e4d33097d1e1f14f72781ce195ea7fa2e35.jpeg) ![IMG_0566](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/1/31f20c1135d9d6984798b50302a4facd880170af.jpeg) ![IMG_0567](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/9/397d1fe8a46e9d590b0806f70193eac496777955.jpeg) ![IMG_0560](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/c/4/c4cdcb7106c08946cfc47f9756cef725005e4b98.jpeg) ![IMG_0564](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/8/a80ffb80c33b1ea278915cd95c40e8b011b1df29.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Dior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/dior/32/164097_2.png) [@Dior](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Dior)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-general-park-topic/23095/19 "2026-05-13T15:35:53Z")
ohhhh this looks sick ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-general-park-topic/23095/20 "2026-05-14T16:41:29Z")
Washington Square Park > **[Group wants locked gates at Washington Square Park to enforce midnight curfew](https://gothamist.com/news/group-wants-locked-gates-at-washington-square-park-to-enforce-midnight-curfew)** > > Washington Square Park closes at midnight, and the rule is typically enforced through ramshackle barriers set up by the NYPD each night. [Next page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-general-park-topic/23095.md?page=2)