BY JENNA BAGCAL
A northeast Queens lawmaker
recently secured $4.5
million for renovations to
College Point Fields.
Councilman Paul Vallone
made the announcement for
the upcoming capital project
along with Queens Parks
Commissioner Michael
Dockett and local civic leaders.
Funding will go toward
reconstructing a portion of
College Point Fields baseball
diamond into a grass
soccer field, reconstructing
sidewalks, maintaining and
pruning trees and improving
area drainage.
According to Vallone’s office,
there has been a high
demand for soccer fields in
District 19 and in the city as
a whole in recent years. The
new soccer field near Ulmer
Street and 26th Avenue in
College Point seeks to satisfy
the growing demand from
soccer clubs around Queens,
according to Vallone.
“I am grateful to the
speaker and the borough
president for their generous
investments in College
Point,” Vallone said. “This
new field will alleviate the
current long waits for soccer
field permits in our district,
and all investments made
during my term have transformed
the park for decades
to come. ”
Over the past few years,
Vallone and other elected
officials have directed
funds toward making College
Point Fields a premier
sports center for the community
and borough at large.
The councilman and Mayor
Bill de Blasio allocated
over $7 million for a state-ofthe
art football field, which
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is slated to be completed
later this year. Vallone also
worked with the borough
president’s office to secure
$2.8 million to construct
sports and security lighting
for College Point Field.
“I want to thank Council
member Vallone for his
strong advocacy and partnership
on securing $4.5
million in this fiscal year to
renovate the College Point
Fields. As we emerge from
the pandemic, the Council
will continue supporting
our parks so they can be a
place of healing and sanctuary
for all New Yorkers,”
said Council Speaker Corey
Johnson.
The Coastal Preservation
Network, a nonprofit
dedicated to restoring and
protecting the coastal environment
and waterfront
parks in northeast Queens,
Councilman Paul Vallone announced the allocation of $4.5 million
for renovations to College Point Fields.
commended Vallone and
the Parks Department for
investing in College Point’s
parks.
“These football and soccer
fields will be a wonderful
addition to the community
at a time when there’s
a huge and growing demand
for open space,” said CPN
President Kat Cervino.
File photo courtesy Vallone’s offi ce
“The fields at this site were
terrible dustbowls — little
more than dirt — back in the
’70s. It is fantastic to see the
dramatic improvements that
continue to take place!”
Reach reporter Jenna
Bagcal by e-mail at
jbagcal@schnepsmedia.com
or by phone at (718) 260-2583.
College Point Fields baseball
diamond will be transformed
into new grass soccer fi eld
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