By Mark Hallum
A very rough timeline was announced for the restoration of Captain Dermody Triangle in Bayside Hills at the civic association meetingTuesday.
President of the civic, Michael Feiner, president of the civic, said the repair could possibly start within the next year and be completed within the next two to three years. The greenspace located at 48th Avenue and 216th Street is slated to have the stone walkways replaced with paving blocks, while the walls on the north side will be replaced as well as the steps, which will make the park ADA-accessible. Eight benches will be installed with two concrete tables and a few concrete garbage pails.
The city Parks Department will plant new trees for added shade.
The surrounding street lights will be checked and either repaired or replaced depending on need.
According to Feiner, board members of the association met with Queens Parks Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski and state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) to discuss the upgrades. Avella allocated $275,000 to the project.
The triangle is dedicated to William Dermody, the leader of the 67th Regiment of the New York Volunteers who fought in the American Civil War and was killed in 1864 in Spotsylvania, Va.
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