Swinging into summer
NYC Parks shows off newly renovated Stroud Playground in Crown Heights
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time for summer with the City
Council, the Prospect Park
Alliance, PTA leaders from
Elijah Stroud/PS 316, and
the rest of the Crown Heights
Community on hand to celebrate
the opening of Stroud
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Bringing more foliage, fun,
and space to soak up the sun,
the Stroud Playground opened
its gates to the public on May
17 after construction was completed
in January 2019.
Now equipped with features
for people of all ages and
abilities, Stroud Playground’s
impressive inventory of
swings, basketball and handball
courts, a walking track,
fi tness equipment, water fountains,
and an interactive spray
shower promises oodles of fun
for Kings County parkgoers.
“Every child deserves safe
places to play and exercise outside,
yet too many of the poorest
neighborhoods lack these
spaces. I’m so happy that the
youth in this area will get to
enjoy this beautiful new space
with their families,” said state
Sen. Zellnor Myriem (D-Crown
Heights).
Funded by Mayor Bill de
Blasio and City Councilwoman
Laurie Cumbo (D-Crown
Heights), this $5 million dollar
project is part larger initiative
— the Community Park
Initiative — that was launched
in 2014 to improve 67 neighborhood
parks throughout New
York City.
“Stroud Playground was
one of the original fi ve sites in
Brooklyn announced as part
of the Community Parks Initiative,
and it is rewarding
to fi nally see the community
enjoying the very space they
dreamed up,” NYC Parks Commissioner
Mitchell J. Silver
said.
Joining Silver at the ribbon
ceremony marking the park’s
total reconstruction was Prospect
Park Alliance’s President
Sue Donoghue, along with COO
& CFO James Snow, and many
members of the community.
“We hope it will serve
as a model for future New
York City playgrounds,” said
Donoghue.
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