Brooklyn BP Adams announced $5M to improve city parks in 2015
Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams unveiled the parks funding component of his capital budget plan during a press conference at the Hecksher Playground in Bushwick. Standing beside the leadership of the Department of Parks and Recreation, elected officials, park advocates, and community leaders from across the borough, he outlined the details of his $5.2 million in allocations during Fiscal Year 2015, which represents a nearly ten percent proportional increase to parks funding from Brooklyn Borough Hall in comparison to Fiscal Year 2014.
“I made the conscious decision to invest more in our parks because our parks are for every Brooklynite,” said Borough President Adams. “It does not matter if you are young or old, if you are rich or poor—our parks bring together Brooklynites of every age, race and income level. I will continue to use my capital budget to ensure that improvements to our parks and our open space are made across the borough in an equitable fashion—from Cobble Hill to Canarsie and from Bay Ridge to Brownsville.”