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Sandpiper Playground reopens seven years after Sandy
BY BILL PARRY
bparry@schnepsmedia.com
@QNS
When Hurricane Sandy crashed into the
Rockaway Peninsula in 2012 it destroyed
whole communities, businesses and the
beloved boardwalk.
Seven years later, the recovery continues
with the reopening of the Sandpiper playground
on Shorefront Parkway between
Beach 106th and Beach 107th streets nestled
along the rebuilt boardwalk.
“Little by little the Rockaway community
is becoming whole again, seven years aft er
being devastated by Sandy, and the restoration
of Sandpiper Playground is another
step in that direction,” state Senator
Joseph Addabbo Jr said. “Th e nearly
$7 million project has made Sandpiper
Playground an even better community
destination with all new play area.”
Th e $6.9 reconstruction project made
the playground more resilient to coastal
fl ooding and it includes ADA-accessible
play equipment with safety surfacing, new
plantings and fencing, a spray shower
and a restored Wave Shelter, one of the
four bus shelters that graced Shorefront
Parkway as park and ride sites for the
1939 World’s Fair.
“I’m very happy to see the opening of
the newly rebuilt Sandpiper Playground,”
Councilman Eric Ulrich said. “Of the
many public areas that were damaged or
destroyed by Hurricane Sandy, Sandpiper
State Senator Joseph Addabbo said the Rockaway community is becoming whole again following the reopening of Sandpiper Playground that was lost
in Hurricane Sandy.
Playground has a special place in the
hearts of my constituents as many of them
played there when they were kids, and
then took their own kids to play there,
too. Now future generations will be able
to enjoy the space and the many improved
amenities it off ers.”
In addition to the updated active amenities,
there are opportunities for passive
recreation with new seating areas along
the parkway. Pedestrian paths have also
been replaced to provide easier access to
the boardwalk.
“It has been a long road to recovery,
so days like today are a true symbol of
recovery,” Assemblywoman Stacey Pheff er
Amato said. “Th e playground was cherished
by so many prior to Sandy and
now with this investment, will be enjoyed
for years to come. Many thanks to the
NYC Parks Department for their continued
eff orts in beautifying the parks
throughout the city, but especially here in
Rockaway.”
Th e full renovation was funded with
$2.6 million from Mayor Bill de Blasio,
$1.2 million from Ulrich, $1.4 million
from the federal Emergency Management
Photo Courtesy of Malcolm Pinckney/NYC Parks
Agency and $2 million from Queens
Borough President Melinda Katz.
“Th e reopening of Sandpiper Playground
is another great milestone in the rebuilding
and growth of the Rockaways following
the devastation of Hurricane Sandy,”
Katz said. “Th is reconstructed community
space, with its weather-resistant and
accessible play equipment, its sea creature
design elements and its opportunities
for passive recreation, is a boon to
the Rockaways and will be enjoyed by the
growing families in this area for years to
come.”
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