Speaker Adrienne Adams and Council Member Sandra Ung present a check for $6 million in Council funding to NYC Parks for the next phase of the Eastern Queens Greenway project.
Photo by John McCarten/NYC Council
The Eastern Queens Greenway plan is a step closer to fruition after Council Member Sandra Ung joined Speaker Adrienne Adams in Kissena Park on Oct. 2, where they announced $6 million in funding to complete two sections of the greenway that will create a seamless connection between Flushing Meadows Corona Park and Alley Pond Park.
“We are fortunate in Eastern Queens to have a number of amazing parks, but in many places they are physically close but disconnected from one another,” Ung said. “This funding will create new connections and improve existing ones to create a continuous and safe path from Flushing Meadows to Alley Pond and beyond. These projects will increase access points to our open spaces, which in turn will make them safer for seniors, families, and those with mobility impairments.”
Of the $6 million in City Council funding, $2.1 million will fund ecological improvements to a path that runs along the wetlands in Kissena Park. The project will include a restoration of the natural area and new trees and plantings and it will complement another project already underway to construct a new greenway path improving the connection between the west and east sides of the park.
The additional $3.9 million in funding will create a new connection between 164th Street and 170th Street that will link to an existing portion of the greenway between 170th Street and Fresh Meadow Lane that will be reconstructed.
“Flushing Meadows Corona Park and Alley Pond Park are two pillars of our Queens communities that deserve investments and stronger connections,” Adams said. “With the Council’s $6 million allocation in the city budget, we have the opportunity to make smart improvements to the Eastern Queens Greenway to connect and expand access to…
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