Gentile wants input into Bensonhurst Park fix-up plans
Asks public to offer ideas on renovation
City Councilmember Vincent Gentile is looking for ideas on how to renovate Bensonhurst Park and he is reaching out to the public for input.
The 17.5-acre park, located on Cropsey Avenue between 21st Avenue and Bay Parkway, is slated for a $6.5 million makeover by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
Gentile (D-Bay Ridge-Dyker Heights-Bensonhurst) said a scoping to discuss the work to be done is expected to take place sometime in the late summer or early fall and that he is hoping to hear ideas from the public.
Gentile secured more than $2.9 million of the capital funding for the project. The remainder was contributed by council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito ($2.3 million), Mayor Bill de Blasio ($1 million) and Councilmember Mark Treyger ($300,000). Treyger, a Democrat, represents Coney Island, Gravesend and parts of Bensonhurst. While Bensonhurst Park is technically located in Gentile’s council district, many of Treyger’s constituents enjoy its amenities.