Ribbon Cutting for Sunset Park Field Held Today

Just an hour ago the Parks Commissioner Veronica White, Council Member Sara Gonzalez and others gathered at Sunset Park to cut the ribbon to the new field, a former asphalt play area that was transformed into a synthetic turf field. (Here’s a Twitter picture of the new space… more coming soon!) Work began on this $4 million renovation project in 2011. The project includes new lighting, dugouts, fencing, benches, a walking track, drinking fountains and landscaping. The path and plaza around the field were repaved and landscaped. The Parks Department also refurbished the existing comfort station. The Sunset Park Playground is also due for a renovation; Parks plans to restore the spray shower play area adjacent to the pool in the spring of 2014. Council Member Sara Gonzalez already secured funding for the first phase of that redesign.
Major Overhaul of Sunset Park Under Way [Brownstoner]
Schematic via the Sunset Park Revitalization and Improvement Group