Time to play ball at Crocheron Park
Parks Dept., Vallone announce plan to turn worn-out baseball diamonds into dream fi elds
BY JENNA BAGCAL
A Bayside baseball field
will finally get a longawaited
renovation starting
this summer.
According to City
Councilman Paul Vallone,
the NYC Parks Department
will begin work on the
Crocheron Park baseball
field project on July 4.
Construction at the site,
located at 215th Street and
35th Avenue, is expected to
be completed in one year.
“Baseball will always
be our national pastime
and I’m proud to work with
our Parks Department to
build our kids the field they
deserve and give them a taste
of what it’s like to play on a
bigger stage,” said Vallone.
“The major upgrades to this
field will ensure that future
generations of little leaguers
will be able to enjoy it for
years to come, and I look
forward to kicking off the
first Bayside Little League
season at this beautiful
new field.”
The Parks Department
began planning the baseball
field reconstruction in June
2017 and have proposed
several essential upgrades
for the property.
Parks will reconstruct
the southwest ballfield,
known as Field 3, which will
include a new infield with
a clay and sand mixture
and an outfield with topsoil
and natural turf. The steep
existing outfield along with
other grading issues will be
corrected and existing fences
will be repaired or replaced
around the perimeter of
the ballfield.
In addition, Parks plans
to install new access gates
and paths and dugouts
will be made accessible
and furnished with new
benches, backrests and arms.
Vallone’s office shared that
the Crocheron Park fields
will also get a new section
of bleachers, bottle filler
drinking fountains and a
manual irrigation system.
Renovations to Field
2 include removing the
existing dugout and replacing
it with bollards to make the
field open and accessible.
Additionally, new canopy
A worn-out baseball field at Crocheron Park. Photos courtesy of NYC Parks Department
and understory trees will be
planted on the site margins
to add shade and replace
previously removed trees.
The Bayside Little League
is set to start their upcoming
season at the field in a few
weeks but will be able to
finish up their season before
renovations begin.
“We look forward to
beginning construction on
Field 3 at Crocheron Park this
summer after the spring little
league season has wrapped
up,” said Queens Borough
Commissioner Michael
Dockett. “Our kids deserve
great places to play, and with
new infield clay, regraded
turf, water fountains, and
benches, the new ballfield is
sure to be a home run.”
Reach reporter Jenna
Bagcal by e-mail at jbagcal@
qns.com or by phone at (718)
224-5863 ext. 214.
A rendering of the scope of work at one of the ballfields
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