New 18th Avenue Playground Under Construction
Councilman David Greenfield and State Senator Simcha Felder helped break ground at a new Borough Park playground being built at P.S. 192 (4715 18th Avenue). The Yeshiva World News is reporting that the public park will be finished by next summer.
The new park is part of the city’s Schoolyards to Playgrounds initiative and will be wheelchair accessible to accommodate children of all needs. Yeshiva World News reported the cost and what future park patrons can expect in the new space:
The new playground was funded by a $1.2 million allocation by Councilman Greenfield and Senator Felder and a $394,450 contribution from Mayor Michael Bloomberg. It will include a large running track, a tennis court, basketball hoops, two new turf fields, a tot lot, an area for 5 to 12 year-olds and a large ramped unit to accommodate children of all abilities. Maps and games will be painted on the asphalt and more than 25 trees and numerous benches will be installed throughout the site.
Greenfield was proud to bring a park to the area, which he said is the first new park constructed in decades:
“We are finally living up to our neighborhood’s name – Boro Park – as a result of this project and the fact that we are funding improvements to every single park around the area. I am especially proud that this new playground will include play equipment that can accommodate children of all ages and abilities, including those in wheelchairs. Thanks to Mayor Bloomberg, Commissioner Jeffrey and the entire P.S. 192 team for their hard work on this project. I especially want to thank my friend Senator Felder for starting this project five years ago when he was our councilman, and I am thrilled to have secured the funding to finish it,” said Councilman Greenfield.
Felder was happy to see all his hard work finally pay off.
“I worked years to plan for and secure the necessary funding for this new park in the heart of the community. I applaud Councilman Greenfield for sharing my commitment to bettering our community and for seeing this project through to completion,” Felder said.