6 The Queens Courier • JUNE 27, 2013 for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com THE COURIER/Photo by Melissa Chan Borough President Helen Marshall, Queens Parks Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski, Parks officials and volunteers cut the ribbon on five new volleyball courts in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. ‘COURT’ING FUN Flushing Meadows gets five volleyball courts BY MELISA CHAN mchan@queenscourier.com The largest park in Queens now has five new volleyball courts thanks to an assist from the borough president. “Who would have thought that Flushing Meadows, once a swamp and an ash dump, is now a flagship park in Queens,” said Borough President Helen Marshall, who paid for the $450,000 project with capital discretionary funding. The concrete courts, meant to keep players off the park’s grassy landscape, are the first of their kind on the eastern side of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, officials said. Benches and handicapped-accessible paths were also installed near the nets. Queens Parks Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski joined Marshall, Parks officials and volunteers at a ribbon cutting ceremony on June 25 to play the inaugural game. Nearly $89 million in capital improvements have been made to the park, the fourth largest in the city, since 2002, officials said. New additions include a dock, renovated boathouse and rain gardens. SUNNYSIDE PARK REOPENS Welcomes four-legged friends BY ANGY ALTAMIRANO aaltamirano@queenscourier.com Local officials and community members — both two- and four-legged — gathered on Saturday, June 22 to reopen the newly renovated Lou Lodati Park at the corner of Skillman Avenue and 43rd Street in Sunnyside. The $1.4 million renovations provide the community with an official dog run, improved asphalt sports courts and new trees and other plants throughout the park. Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer and Borough President Helen Marshall each provided $700,000 for the project. Photo Courtesy Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer
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