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Astoria’s Rainey Park receives
$3.7M for renovations
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
edavenport@qns.com
@QNS
Thanks to new funding from the city,
a local councilman is making sure that
Astoria’s Rainey Park will receive some
much-needed improvements.
On Aug. 23, Councilman Jimmy Van
Bramer announced that he secured
$3.7 million in funding from the city’s
FY 2020 budget to restore Rainey
Park. With these new funds, a total
of $7.5 million has been invested in
the Rainey Park renovations, including
$800,000 from the Queens borough
president.
Joined by Van Bramer were Queens
Borough Parks Commissioner Michael
Dockett, Ravenswood Resident
Association President Carol Wilkins,
the Ravenswood Senior Center, Jacob
A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement, the
Dutch Kills Civic Association and students
from the Growing Up Green
Charter School.
“I am proud to have secured $3.7
million in this year’s budget to renovate
Rainey Park, adding to the $3
million I have already allocated to the
project. This will be the first upgrade
to Rainey Park in over a decade,” said
Van Bramer. “Rainey Park is beloved by
our Ravenswood community and local
schools, and it provides much-needed
green space to the surrounding Astoria
and Long Island City areas. It is critical
that we continually invest in our parks
and provide all children and families
with the beautiful, modernized public
open spaces that they deserve.”
The renovation plans include making
improvements to the park’s play
areas, athletic fields, sidewalks and
green spaces. Van Bramer stated that
he plans to work with NYC Parks to
ensure that community input is incorporated
into the designs for the new
renovations.
“From Hunters Point to Astoria, the
waterfront parks of western Queens
offer stunning views and a variety
of sports and recreational opportunities,”
said NYC Parks Queens
Borough Commissioner Michael
Dockett. “We’re thrilled to announce
the newest investment in our waterfront
at Rainey Park in Ravenswood,
Queens, thanks to generous allocations
from Council member Van
Bramer and previous funding from
Borough President Katz. We look forward
to getting to work designing
these new amenities.”
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