Orchard Beach, Bronx
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Mount Prospect Park (Brooklyn)
that sucks!
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, Parks Commissioner Tricia Shimamura and NYC Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) Commissioner Anthony Shorris today announced the start of construction on Box Street Park in Greenpoint, Brooklyn – delivering on a decades-old promise to transform a former parking lot into new public green space for North Brooklyn.
The $40 million capital project will transform the former site of a Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) facility into a 2.5-acre public park along Newtown Creek. Construction is expected to be completed by the end of summer 2028.
Once complete, the project will fill a critical gap along the waterfront at the northern tip of Greenpoint, connecting with waterfront esplanades to the east and west. The park will ultimately expand an additional 0.5 acres after the MTA’s Emergency Response Unit (ERU) is relocated from the southeastern corner of the site.
finalllyyy omg
Ferry Point Park (Bronx)
Maybe a casino wouldn’t exactly be at the top of my list when thinking about how a neighborhood like the Bronx should be revitalized, but the building looks futuristic and the park redevelopment project seems top-notch. So I’m all for projects like this that can act as a catalyst for the area’s regeneration.