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After 20 Years, a Playground in Queens to Get $3 Million Makeover

The upgrade will feature new equipment, bathrooms, benches and greenery.

October 6, 2017

Will Bushwick Inlet Get Its Park?

Parcel by parcel, the city is trying to put one together along the North Brooklyn waterfront.

Lucia De Stefani

Contractors repair the Rockaway Beach boardwalk in Rockaway, Queens after severe damage from Superstorm Sandy. At Thursday's New York City Council Committee on Parks and Recreation preliminary budget hearing, first deputy Parks Commissioner Liam Kavanagh said city parks were still in need of $155 million to restore them to their conditions prior to Superstorm Sandy. (Associated Press)

Parks Need More Money to Repair Sandy Damage

The Parks Department needs $155 million to restore the parks back to normal.