CB 11 unanimously approves Captain Dermody
Triangle reconstruction project in Bayside Hills
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TIMESLEDGER | QNS.COM | APRIL 23-APRIL 29, 2021 5
BY JENNA BAGCAL
Community Board 11 unanimously
approved the design
plan for the long-awaited reconstruction
of Captain Dermody
Triangle in Bayside Hills
at a recent board meeting.
For years, residents of the
northeast Queens neighborhood
and nearby areas have
called on the city’s Parks Department
to rehabilitate the
green space despite recent budget
cuts that put these plans on
hold. But following a Parks
Department presentation to
CB 11’s Parks Committee back
in March, the reconstruction
project is once again moving
forward.
According to a spokesperson
from NYC Parks, the
$500,000 Dermody Triangle
project is currently in the design
phase, which lasts about
12 to 18 months per the department’s
website.
At the April 5 meeting,
Parks Committee Chair Paul
DiBenedetto said that the
committee as a whole approved
of the plan. Additionally,
DiBenedetto said that the
Parks Department answered
all the questions raised at the
committee meeting.
“This $500,000 project will
create a seamless transition
between the historic war memorial
green space and the
surrounding community by
constructing new entrances
and pathways,” a Parks
spokesperson told QNS.” Upon
completion, the Triangle will
feature new sidewalks, decorative
pavers, benches and a
reconstructed retaining wall.
A new replica bronze plaque
honoring Captain William C.
Dermody will also be installed
to replace the former plaque
that was stolen.”
Parks added that project
funding was provided through
the Dormitory Authority State
of New York (DASNY) program.
Following the design
phase, which is expected to be
completed by fall, the plan will
continue with a nine-month
procurement stage and finally
a 12- to 18-month construction
stage.
“I’m on the board of the
Bayside Hills Civic Association
and we’ve really been
waiting more than five years
for this project,” CB 11 member
Eileen Miller said at an
April 5 meeting. “So we want
to move forward with whatever
Parks can do sooner rather
than later.”
Captain Dermody Triangle
was named for William
C. Dermody, a 19th-century
abolitionist who died during
the Civil War battle of Spotsylvania
in Virginia.
Reach reporter Jenna
Bagcal by e-mail at jbagcal@
schnepsmedia.com or by phone
at (718) 260-2583.
Captain Dermody Triangle. Photo via Google Maps
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