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Park Restoration To Be Unveiled At June Ceremony
The first phase, with funds appropriated by City Councilman Lew Fidler, includes new pathways and nature trails, improved lighting and a four-foot high fence along Seaview Avenue from Remsen Avenue to Paerdegat Avenue North. The cost of this portion of the project phase totals over $5.5 million. Wilken said at the start of Phase Two later this summer, one of the cricket fields will be closed to the public in order to start planting new grass. The Parks representative also gave updated information on some community gardens during the meeting, which was held at the Hebrew Educational Society. He said the gardens at Schenck Street, between East 92nd and East 93rd streets, and between East 86th and East 87th streets, are almost complete. "A grant was awarded to turn a blight in the community into something beautiful," Wilken said. According to the Parks spokesman, about $30,000 was allotted to the community garden and refurbishing nearby sidewalks. He also gave an update on Canarsie Pier and said patrons will no longer be allowed to use their personal barbecues around the site. "People dump ashes from their barbecues into the garbage cans, the smoke and heat damages the trees, and coals have been dumped all over the grass," Wilken said. "The Health Department has also said that this is another way of feeding the rats, already a big problem in Canarsie. Therefore, visitors can only use the installed barbecues in the picnic area." The 69th Precinct, along with Na-tional Parks and the Parks Enforcement Patrol will be enforcing and monitoring conditions at the pier. Some residents were concerned that the new rules would encourage people to bring their barbecues to Canarsie Park and that similar problems would arise, but Wilken noted that a new picnic area in the park is also expected to open soon. "Another part of Canarsie Park's restoration is having a building for Parks Department workers to bring their vehicles," he said. "With that addition, we'll have more manpower in the park to keep up with the volume of visitors."
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