Youngsters in Corona from toddlers to teenagers have a new place to play, thanks to more than $2 million in improvements funded by Borough President Helen Marshall.
Marshall and New York City Department of Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe recently joined students from P.S. 28 to cut the ribbon and have some fun at the newly-renovated Corona Golf Playground at 109th Street between 46th and 47th Avenues.
“Thanks to Borough President Marshall’s vision in allocating more than $2 million, Corona Golf Playground has wonderful new features from a spray shower to basketball and volleyball courts to new benches,” Benepe said. “The Corona and Flushing neighborhoods have seen a many improvements to their parks, as we opened the Flushing Meadows Corona Park pool last year, recently opened the World Ice Arena at the same site and then launched the Al Oerter Recreation Center in March. Corona and Flushing have become the premiere sports and fitness destination in New York City.”
In addition to the new sports areas and play equipment for youngsters, the park also has new strengthening and stretching equipment for adults at the south end of the park.
Marshall, who provided $2.235 million for the renovations, was thrilled to give children in the Corona area a place to go and enjoy, especially during the spring and summer months.
