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Councilman David G. Greenfield will officially open the gates of the newly-renovated 18th Avenue Park Tuesday morning at 11:00am, bringing a close to more than 15 months of work that has turned the park into a beautiful, inviting area for recreation and rest.

Greenfield, the number one funder of parks in New York City, fought for and won $35 million to renovate every park in his district — including $7.25 million for improvements at the 18th Avenue Park.

Among the park’s new amenities are four new playgrounds, two new swingset areas, two new basketball courts, two new handball courts, two new baseball fields, and 50 new benches in several new seating areas.

On Tuesday, after 15 months of work, the gates will finally open for the public to enjoy the new amenities, which include:
· 3 new playgrounds
· 2 new swingset areas
· 2 new basketball courts
· 2 new baseball fields
· 4 new handball courts
· 50 new benches
· 7 new water fountains
· New and improved walkways and safety surfaces
· Hundreds of new trees and plants

In addition to these improvements, a new comfort station is nearly complete and is expected to open to the public later this week.

Greenfield is the City Council’s strongest supporter of neighborhood parks. He is committed to renovating every single park in his district, and he has fought for and won over $35 million to get it done. Renovating the 18th Avenue Park, however, was a particularly personal project for Councilman Greenfield.

“I used to play in this park when I was growing up — and even then, it was in need of improvements. I’m thrilled that we’ve finally gotten this done so the families in this area will have a clean, beautiful, inviting place to play and rest.”

Yeshiva World News has obtained this exclusive video of Councilman Greenfield previewing the park’s new features.

The park will officially reopen tomorrow morning at 11:00 a.m.

The public is invited to join CM Greenfield for the ceremony and be among the first to enjoy the new and improved 18th Avenue Park.

The ceremony will be at 19th Avenue & 55th Street.

Councilman Greenfield will make brief remarks and officially open the park in a ceremony to begin at 11:00 a.m. State Sen. Simcha Felder, Community Board 12 Chairman Yidel Perlstein, and CB12 District Manager Barry Spitzer will also be in attendance.

(YWN Desk – NYC)