NYC Parks Commissioner
Gabrielle Fialkoff joined
Bronx Borough President
Ruben Diaz Jr, City Councilman
Eric Dinowitz, Bronx
Community Board 12 District
Manager George Torres, and
members of the Woodlawn
community to break ground
on the $1 million renovation
coming to the Woodlawn Playground
Spray Shower in Van
Cortlandt Park.
“We are thrilled to be
breaking ground on the renovated
spray shower at Woodlawn
Playground that will
provide the community with
upgraded recreational facilities
and much-needed relief
from the summer heat,” said
Parks Commissioner Fialkoff.
“In addition to being a wonderful
new amenity for the
Woodlawn community, this
spray shower project will increase
the playground’s permeable
green space, helping
to safeguard the community
from future fl oods in the years
to come.”
The Woodlawn Playground
Spray Shower renovation project
will replace the existing
spray shower with new, accessible
spray features for children
of all ages, and includes
new in-ground and above
grade water jets, updated
plumbing and infrastructure,
and pavement. The project
will also increase the amount
of permeable green space
within the playground, which
can help to alleviate fl ooding
during storm events.
“The offi ce of The Bronx
Borough President has always
made it a priority to
provide quality public park
spaces and facilities as we
continue to work to build a
healthier Bronx,” said outgoing
Bronx Borough President
Ruben Diaz Jr. “It is vital to
the health and wellness of our
kids that we provide outdoor
space for them to run around
and play, as they shape longterm
habits and become adults
while improving greenspace
in the community. My offi ce
NYC Parks Commissioner Gabrielle Fialkoff joined Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr, City Councilman
Eric Dinowitz, Bronx Community Board 12 District Manager George Torres and members of the Woodlawn community
to break ground on the $1 million renovation coming to the Woodlawn Playground Spray Shower. Photo
has allocated over $83 million
of funding towards 87 parks
projects to improve and renovate
BRONX TIMES REPORTER, D 38 EC. 10-16, 2021 BTR
our Bronx parks, including
$500,000 to the renovation
of the spray showers at Woodlawn
Playground. I want to
thank City Council Member
Eric Dinowitz, former City
Council Member Andrew Cohen
as well as the New York
City Department of Parks &
Recreation and the mayor’s
offi ce for all of their efforts
in renovating and improving
Woodlawn Playground.”
The $1 million project was
made possible with $77,000
from Mayor Bill de Blasio,
$500,000 from Bronx Borough
President Ruben Diaz Jr., and
$425,000 from former City
Councilman Andrew Cohen
with continued support from
City Councilman Eric Dinowitz.
-Bronx Times
courtesy nycgovparks.org
Parks breaks ground
on $1M Van Cortlandt
playground renovation
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