McGolrick Park Neighborhood Alliance thanks elected officials for $1.3M gift for playground
McGolrick Park Neighborhood Alliance (MPNA), local residents and businesses who seek improvements at the historic 10-acre Msgr. McGolrick Park in Greenpoint, have reason to celebrate. MPNA held a celebration on Oct. 18 to present certificates to local officials who have appropriated $1.3 million to build a new playground in the park.
Area parents have been pleading for playground renovations in recent years. This incentivized MPNA to campaign for renovation and improvement over the past year. Following the Oct. 18 ceremony, members of MPNA, area residents and officials planted daffodil bulbs in the gardens as part of It’s My Park Day. The flowers will bloom in the spring and for many springs thereafter.
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Councilmember Stephen Levin, Brooklyn Parks Commissioner Kevin Jeffrey and Brooklyn Community Board 1 officials were recognized at Saturday’s ceremony. State Assemblymember Joseph Lentol, a founding member of MPNA, moderated the ceremony.
“We thank and applaud our elected leaders and officials for dedicating $1.3 million to build a new playground at McGolrick Park,” said Ingrid Bromberg Kennedy, a concerned parent and a co-founder of the MPNA. “This playground has suffered from disrepair in recent years, and we are really thrilled that our elected officials dedicated funds for its rehabilitation. We hope it marks the start of revitalization of the park, which is a treasure to our community.”