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Mayor de Blasio Announces New Waterfront Parkland in Co-Op City
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26:51Now PlayingCITY HALL IN YOUR BOROUGH: MAYOR DE BLASIO ANNOUNCES NEW 1.4 ACRE WATERFRONT SITE FOR PARKLAND IN CO-OP CITY
New park will serve 45,000 residents in and around Co-op City
Mayor Bill de Blasio joined Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., U.S. Representative Eliot Engel, Senator Jamaal Bailey, Assembly Member Michael Benedetto, Council Member Andy King, and Riverbay Corporation President Linda Berk to announce the City’s will develop 1.4 acres of new parkland, donated by the Co-op City cooperative management company, Riverbay Corporation, to serve residents in and around Co-op City.
The future park sits on the Hutchinson River adjacent to Co-op City, and just south of Co-op City Field, an NYC Parks site serving local little league teams. Riverbay Corporation will donate the land, and will partner with NYC Parks to maintain and operate the future park, which will serve about 45,000 residents in and around Co-op City.
This new waterfront park will provide sweeping views of Pelham Bay Park, the largest park in New York City. The City will develop waterfront pathways and other recreational amenities, working with the community to determine the best use of the space through a public engagement process. The requirements necessary to complete the donation have been memorialized in a memorandum of donation between NYC Parks and the board representing the residents of Co-op City.
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May 25, 2017
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