Fort Greene
What a way to celebrate Flag Day! Parks Commish Mitchell Silver, Borough President Adams, and Charles Jarden, chairman of the Fort Greene Conservancy, donned period clothing and snipped the ribbon on the completion of the first phase of improvements to the park, featuring a wheelchair accessible entrance at Willoughby Street and erosion-control landscaping, on Flag Day, June 14.
The $2.63 million project funded by the borough president and Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo (D–Fort Greene) will include a new drainage and water supply system, new paths and benches, new plantings, entrance gardens, and the beginning of a new perimeter sidewalk.
“The new renovations to Fort Greene Park allow this already beloved public space to serve even more community members,” said Commissioner Silver. “Wheelchair access at Willoughby Street opens the park up to all visitors, and special planting to control erosion keeps the park green and healthy.”
Phase two, which was recently funded with $3 million and is currently in the design phase, will feature new paths, landscaping, benches, drainage, and water supply when completed.
“The redesign of Fort Greene Park will allow neighborhood residents, particularly families living in the Ingersoll Houses and Whitman Houses on the north side of the park, to pursue these activities, by creating useful amenities such as additional benches, paths, and an improved landscape, eliminating drainage problems to provide more usable space in the park,” said Borough President Adams.
Standing O says, “Thanks for the improvements.”
Fort Greene Park [Washington Park and Myrtle Avenue in Fort Greene, (718) 965–8900].
