4 The Courier sun • OCTOBER 1, 2015 for breaking news visit www.couriersun.com Athletic fields, picnic areas to be improved at Brookville Park BY ROBERT POZARYCKI rpozarycki@queenscourier.com @robbpoz Brookville Park is about to get brighter and more beautiful. Next summer, the Parks Department will break ground on a $1.7 million renovation of the vast southeast Queens park, including flood lights at the tennis courts, more seating at the turf athletic field and an expanded picnic area. Councilman Donovan Richards, state Senator James Sanders and Queens Parks Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski unveiled the planned improvements during a press conference Photo courtesy of City Councilman Donovan Richards Rosedale residents joined City Councilman Donovan Richards, state Senator James Sanders and Queens Parks Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski on Sept. 23 to announce renovation plans for Brookville Park. Free Electronics Recycling Events are coming to Queens this Fall Avoid a fine: it’s now illegal to discard electronics in the regular trash! All Events from 10AM–4PM Rain or Shine Saturday October 10 Little Neck – Zion Episcopal Church, Douglaston Pkwy & Northern Blvd Sunday October 11 College Point –134-01 20th Avenue enter parking lot at 20th Avenue WE ACCEPT: Working and non-working computers, monitors, printers, scanners, keyboards, mice, cables, TVs, VCRs, CD/DVD players, phones, audio/visual equipment, video games, cell phones and PDAs For a full list of our Fall 2015 events, contact the Lower East Side Ecology Center at lesecologycenter.org or 212.477.4022 We would like to thank our sponsor: at the park on Sept. 23. Both Richards and Sanders allocated government funding toward the project. “These renovations will allow more people to spend their free time in Brookville Park and enjoy their day for longer periods of time,” Richards said. “More importantly, our children will have more access to the amenities here with better lighting and more seating for sports fans to watch the local youth being active.” Lights will be installed on the north and south sides of the Brookville Park tennis courts, extending the hours of activity there. The courts are used frequently by the Brookville Tennis Club, which provides free tennis lessons for local children. “The jewel of New York City is Rosedale, and the jewel of Rosedale is Brookville Park,” Sanders said. “We have made a heavy investment in this park, and there is a reason why — when you have neighbors who have strongly supported this park, you have to stand by their actions, whether it be our tennis league taking our young people and shaping them into the next Arthur Ashe or Serena Williams, or the Friends of Brookville Park shaping the entirety BUY DIRECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER FREE Measuring & Installation w/purchase of $100. with this ad. • Draperies • Vertical Blinds • Honeycomb Shades • Custom Window Shades • Mini Blinds Nobody Beats Our Prices! • Roman Shades • Balloon Shades • Swags & Jabots • Shutters • Upholstery • Radiator Covers • Table Pads UP TO 70% OFF LIST PRICE Free Interior Design Consultation $20 OFF with purchase of $200 or more *Not to be combined w/other offers. Expires 10/9/15 $50 OFF with purchase of $500 or more *Not to be combined w/other offers. Expires 10/9/15 $100 OFF with purchase of $1,000 or more *Not to be combined w/other offers. Expires 10/9/15 GOMER’S SINCE 1962 Window Treatments FREE SHOP AT HOME SERVICE SERVING QUEENS AND LONG ISLAND 1.800.522.6156 www.gomersdecorators.com of this area.” Additionally, the Parks Department will install five-tiered steel bleachers at the 50-yard line on the park’s synthetic turf field, accommodating the hundreds of people who watch local youth soccer and football games. The bleachers will come with ADA-accessible paths connected with the park’s pathways. “The design plan for Brookville Park will directly address the needs of park users by making enhancements to already existing, popular amenities in the park,” Lewandowski said. “We’re grateful to the City Council for their support in increasing access to this green gem in Rosedale.” Finally, the park’s picnic area will be extended to the south and across an existing pathway, allowing for the introduction of eight ADA-accessible picnic tables and another eight standard picnic tables. Crews will also install five barbecue grills and four hot coal bin stations.
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