BP Adams announces millions to overhaul Brooklyn War Memorial, parks
Brooklyn veterans, elected officials and community groups joined Borough President Eric Adams at the Brooklyn War Memorial in Cadman Plaza Park on Thursday as he unveiled his plans to allocate almost $12 million to overhaul parks across Brooklyn.
Heading the to-do list was one million dollars to kick off the restoration of the War Memorial, dedicated to the more than 300,000 “heroic men and women of the borough of Brooklyn” who served in World War II.
“Brooklyn and New York City Parks are in dire need of capital investment,” Adams told the crowd gathered for the announcement. “We are doing what we can for one park at a time, one borough at a time.”
“I’m extremely excited about the $1 million allocation to the Brooklyn War Memorial,” he said, adding that the funding would go towards a handicap access ramp “to finally get this War Memorial open.”