Squadron to City: Missing Park Money Must Be Spent Now
NEW YORK — State Senator Daniel Squadron (D-Downtown Brooklyn/Lower Manhattan) recently urged the city to honor its pledge to North Brooklyn and use the budget process to fully fund the planned Bushwick Inlet Park.
North Brooklyn has long been starved for open, green space. As part of the 2005 rezoning of the Williamsburg and Greenpoint waterfront, the city committed $309 million to develop 28 acres of parkland along the East River, to be known as Bushwick Inlet Park.
However, last year, the city said that it did not have the remaining funding necessary to build the park — leaving more than $100 million for which the city is still responsible. Since last year, Senator Squadron, along with Assemblyman Joseph Lentol and Councilman Stephen Levin, both of whom represent the area, have been urging the city to fulfill its commitment.